Fashion
时尚
Laura, a high school student, has been asked to give a presentation to her class. Read the transcript of her talk.
高中生劳拉被要求给她的班级做一个演讲。阅读她讲话的抄本。
My topic is 'Fashion'.
我的话题是“时尚”。
Fashion is important to almost all of us.
时尚对几乎我们所有人来说很重要。
By fashion, we usually mean popular trends in styles of dress.
对于时尚，我们一般指的是服装风格的流行趋势。
When we go out or to a party, we usually like to wear fashionable clothes.
当我们出门或者参加晚会，我们总喜欢穿时尚的衣服。
To illustrate my talk, I have brought along five objects.
为了阐明我的讲演，我带来了五样物品。
My first object is this blouse.
我的第一样物品是这件衬衫。
It looks beautiful, doesn't it?
它看起来很漂亮，不是吗？
It is my most expensive piece of clothing, and I love it!
这是我最贵的的一件衣服，我很喜爱它！
It cost me ＄200.
这件衣服花费了我200美元。
It may seem very extravagant, but I could afford it with my own savings.
它看起来也许太奢侈了，但我可以用我的积蓄买它。
It wasn't easy for me to earn the money, but when buying clothes, I think the more you spend the better the quality.
对于我来说挣钱并不容易，但是当买衣服的时候，我相信多花钱才会买到质量好的东西。
So, you see, fashion is quite important to me.
所以，你看，时尚对于我来说很重要。
However, I am not as keen on fashion as my brother Gary.
但是，我没有我哥哥加里对时尚那般热衷。
Last summer, he won a free trip to London in a contest.
去年夏天，他在一场竞赛中赢得了去伦敦的免费游。
The organizers wanted to show him some famous sights.
组织者们想要让他看些名胜。
But he did not appreciate the old buildings.
但他并不欣赏那些古老的建筑。
He just spend all his time searching for the coolest pair of trainers!
他把所有的时间都用来寻找最酷的运动鞋！
For him, fashion was more important than culture.
对他来说，时尚要比文化重要。
These are the trainers he bought.
这就是他买的运动鞋。
Was it worth a trip to London to buy these?
去伦敦旅行就为了买这个，值得吗？
Well, I don't think so.
我不这样认为。
It was a waste of time and money.
这是浪费时间和金钱。