情景对话

Todd: Jessica, I see you're wearing a cute outfit!
托德：杰西卡，你的衣服真可爱！
Jessica: Thanks Todd.
杰西卡：托德，谢谢你ZD9%xZ_E822s1[^。
Todd: OK, so where did you get your clothes?
托德：嗯，你都在哪儿买衣服？
Jessica: Well, I got these in the states actually, and if you ever want to borrow them you can?
杰西卡：嗯，实际上我是在美国买的这些衣服，如果你想借穿的话没问题Cd@KIxTb@L5Bb。
Todd: Thanks, thanks. I think we're maybe not the same size.
托德：谢谢，谢谢a)6mKx&=g@gng1ePX。我想我们衣服的尺寸不一样tvR.xKoZ41@nvD|。
Jessica: Right, right, a little different. Yeah, the slippers are kind of a nice touch to it. We have to wear slippers where we work, so even though we work inside a university building, and we go outside actually, everything's in slippers.
杰西卡：没错，对，有些不同ZnHc,OuOhcEHit@)tR9。嗯，拖鞋像是一种配饰2eF]*oDGDD,8dQ。我们工作的时候必须要穿拖鞋，所以即使我们在大学教学楼里工作，我们也要外出的，所以拖鞋很重要!]~OPE&Gls!ax6F#9+[。
Todd: OK, so you got the slippers in the states?
托德：对，那你也是在美国买的这些拖鞋？
Jessica: Yeah, I got the slippers in, because my feet are so humongous that I would not be able to get.
杰西卡：对，我在美国买的，因为我的脚太大了，所以不好买.iK9HKF[Y7l=2KVn。
Todd: They're not that big!
托德：你的脚并不是很大！
Jessica: There size ten.
杰西卡：我穿十号鞋@qLMO)2GAk7oIP+;SSlX。
Todd: Ooh, that's...
托德：哦，那是……
Jessica: That's pretty big.
杰西卡：是真的很大UJCV*5S].+vkwN=2-。
Todd: Yeah, Yeah OK. Well, they look comfortable.
托德：嗯，对，没错b),_piPen.ljI%z;HM)。嗯，鞋看上去很舒服JUFe4CLg!CEr~dK=Diu7。
Jessica: They are. They are. They're like clogs.
杰西卡：没错，是很舒服G%|zZBpS!NbHPu]YwhOI。就像厚底鞋w8xGRCcUSIz]F1_mW]。
Todd: OK, and where, the pants?
托德：对，那裤子呢？
Jessica: Express.
杰西卡：在Express买的P7UAq35Zyy!。
Todd: Express is a store?
托德：Express是家店吗？
Jessica: Is a store, in America, yeah. Just a, kind of, they're business, business casual.
杰西卡：对，是美国的店P~6OGSAZUIP*gvNE5C。类似商务休闲装的一个牌子#;axkpd#]r8k。
Todd: How much did you pay?
托德：多少呢？
Jessica: Ooh, too much I think! About 50 dollars U.S.
杰西卡：哦，我想很贵！大概50美元S,pDg&BTgt。
Todd: for pants?
托德：裤子吗？
Jessica: For pants, but they're...
杰西卡：对，裤子，不过……
Todd: I've never paid 50 dollars for pants in my entire life.
托德：我一生中都没有花50美元买过裤子Z=gTZSl)|2tY(.~z。
Jessica: No! Really!
杰西卡：不是吧，真的吗！
Todd: Well it shows, my fashion sense. And your shirt, your blouse?
托德：嗯，不过能看出我的时尚品味p]k[wY3M;c#w7ZU。那你的衬衫呢？
Jessica: I got it from, from, Learners, which is also another store in the states, and this was like actually 35 dollars.
杰西卡：我从Learners买的，是另一个美国的牌子，这件衣服要35美元.I~lK+UEwbZlW。
Todd: 35 dollars! You spend a lot of money on clothes.
托德：35美元！你在衣服上花了很多钱啊wJ|oS_l.O9R。
Jessica: No, I don't though. I just, for business clothes. You have to have professional looking clothes so..
杰西卡：不，其实不是uxaNL7TY7RcHN&。我只是在职业装上花费的多RhAUVqtnG3!。你必须要有一些职业装，所以……

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. kind of
稍微；有几分；有点儿；
eg. It was kind of sad, really.
有点儿让人难过，真的.LUD9~i29+qU-DMX。
eg. She wasn't beautiful. But she was kind of cute.
她不漂亮X_R*GC7x;_VMHaP。但她有几分可爱NJ8QfwsYIXb3。
eg. It kind of gives us an idea of what's happening.
这让我们大概了解了正在发生的事情YBzpe%AYv+rlT1q。
2. touch
这里表示：润色；装点；修饰；
eg. They called the event 'a tribute to heroes', which was a nice touch.
他们把这一活动称为“向英雄致敬”，这可是加分之举UGLHyH0JGO。
eg. Small touches to a room such as flowers can be what gives a house its vitality.
房间里放些诸如鲜花之类的小点缀可以给家里带来生气BIJWo^Bq~R^|。
3. be able to do sth.
（因具有品质或技能）能做到…的；（因有足够的自由、权力、时间、财力等而）可以…的，能够…的；
eg. The company say they're able to keep pricing competitive...
该公司说他们能够使定价保持竞争力od(nSAm4eq4tLjzw。
eg. You'll be able to read in peace.
你就能安心地读书了jQ^H(BXMYxT)。
eg. It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事UxrTSlxP%Vt13i。