(单词翻译:单击)
情景对话
Todd: So, Jeyong, you like to go to night clubs. When you go to a night club, what do kids wear these days? Like what makes you look cool in a night club or how should you dress?
托德:在英,你喜欢去夜店玩 。现在的年轻人去夜店都穿什么衣服?什么衣服会让你在夜店里看起来很酷?应该怎么打扮?
Jeyong: These days being sexy is what kids prefer, and by saying sexy, wearing a tank top, and a top that shows a lot of your skin.
在英:现在的年轻人喜欢打扮得很性感,就是穿那种露出很多皮肤的女性圆领背心 。
Todd: OK, a lot of skin. So tank tops. What about a guy? What would a guy wear for a shirt?
托德:露出很多皮肤,女性圆领背心 。那男孩呢?男孩会穿衬衫吗?
Jeyong: A guy would be wearing casual hip-hop pants, and maybe a polo shirt.
在英:男孩会穿休闲的嘻哈裤和马球衫 。
Todd: A polo shirt.
托德:马球衫 。
Jeyong: Or a top.
在英:或者普通的上衣 。
Todd: Like just a t-shirt.
托德:普通的T恤 。
Jeyong: T-shirt.
在英:对,T恤 。
Todd: OK, now for a, would a girl wear hip-hop pants?
托德:好,那女孩会穿嘻哈裤吗?
Jeyong: No, girls wear also sexy clothes, maybe short skirts or comfortable jeans with high heels.
在英:不会,女孩会穿性感的衣服,一般会穿短裙或是舒服的牛仔裤,搭配高跟鞋 。
Todd: High heels! Now aren't high heels hard to dance in?
托德:高跟鞋!穿高跟鞋跳舞不是很难吗?
Jeyong: They are actually, but then it looks better with high heels on. They look taller.
在英:是的,不过穿高跟鞋看上去更好 。看起来更高 。
Todd: OK, what do the guys wear? Obviously they don't wear high heels.
托德:好,那男孩穿什么?显然他们不会穿高跟鞋 。
Jeyong: No. Guys wear sneakers.
在英:对,男孩们穿运动鞋 。
Todd: Ah, sneakers. OK. Now do you wear anytime of jewelry or anything? Do you wear necklaces or?
托德:运动鞋 。好 。那你会戴饰品之类的东西吗?你戴项链吗?
Jeyong: I personally don't wear a necklaces but earrings. Big hoops. Silver ones. Those look really pretty at the clubs because it kind of shines, and make-up is really important, too.
在英:我不戴项链,我戴耳环 。那种银色大圈耳环 。这种耳环在夜店里看起来很漂亮,因为它们会闪光,当然化妆也非常重要 。
Todd: Really! OK.
托德:真的吗?好 。
Jeyong: Like for eyelashes, you want to have a really strong look for your eyes, and maybe lip-gloss, would look good on too.
在英:如果你想突出你的眼睛,那睫毛就很重要,当然唇彩也很重要 。
Todd: Now, do the men wear make-up these days?
托德:那现在的男孩化妆吗?
Jeyong: No, but then perfume would be a nice thing to put on guys.
在英:不化妆,不过一般男孩会喷香水 。
Todd: OK. Now you said you want to look sexy, right, but you're 19, so when you go to the night club, can you leave your house looking like that, or is that something you have to hide from your parents?
托德:好 。你说过你希望看起来很性感,不过你只有19岁,你能穿着那样性感的衣服离开家吗,还是你会瞒着你的父母?
Jeyong: First, of all I don't go to night clubs that often because I'm not a party-party girl, but then I like dancing so I only went to club once when I was in Korea and I actually told my parents the truth that I am going to a party at a club so it was alright for me to wear sexy clothes and then leave home.
在英:首先,我不是经常去夜店,因为我并不是派对女孩,不过我喜欢跳舞,我在韩国只去过一次夜店,我如实告诉了我的父母,我要去俱乐部参加一个派对,所以穿着性感的衣服离开家没什么问题 。
Todd: Ah, that's good, you have very supportive parents. OK, well thanks.
托德:这很好,你拥有支持你的父母 。好,谢谢你 。
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重点讲解
重点讲解:
1. what about
(用于引出与之前内容相关的新的话题或观点)那么…怎么样;
eg. And what about when you were in the fifth year, did people give you careers advice on coming to college?
那么在你五年级时,有人就上大学给过你择业方面的建议吗?
eg. 'I don't like being in the house on my own.' — 'What about at night? Do you mind being by yourself at night?'
“我不喜欢独自一个人呆在屋子里 。”——“那晚上呢,你介意晚上一个人呆着吗?”
2. kind of
稍微;有几分;有点儿;
eg. She kind of hoped to be invited.
她有点儿希望能受到邀请 。
eg. She looks kind of pale after her illness.
她病后面色有点苍白 。
3. tell the truth
说实话;
eg. Children and fools tell the truth.
[谚]孩子和傻子,口中无诈语 。
eg. I wouldn't go so far as to say that she is a liar, simply that she doesn't always tell the truth.
我倒不想说她是个说谎的人,她只不过并不总是说实话 。