(单词翻译:单击)
情景对话
Todd: Okay. That brings up a good question because we're talking about shoes. How important is fashion for you? Are you willing to wear uncomfortable clothing to look good?
托德：好。这引出了一个好问题，因为我们在谈论鞋子。时尚对你来说有多重要？你愿意穿看上去很漂亮但是并不舒服的衣服吗？
Jen: Not always, because I really like comfort. I would rather wear pajamas and go out than, like you know, wear something really uncomfortable. But it depends, like if you're going to a party then you would obviously want to look good and wouldn't really care about comfort much. But in a daily basis, I would go for comfort always.
珍：不一定，因为舒适感对我来说很重要。我宁愿穿睡衣出门，也不愿意穿非常不舒服的衣服。但是这要视情况而定，如果要去参加派对，那肯定想让自己看上去很漂亮，这时我就不太在乎舒适感了。不过就日常着装来说，我一直选择舒服的衣服。
Todd: Okay. Nice. How about for example, jewelry? Do you like to wear necklaces, earrings, rings, things like that?
托德：好。不错。那珠宝首饰呢？你喜欢戴项链、耳环、戒指之类的饰品吗？
Jen: No, I'm not much of an accessories person.
珍：不喜欢，我不太喜欢饰品。
Todd: Okay. Now in your home country, Nepal, is it common for people to wear a lot of jewelry?
托德：好。那在你祖国尼泊尔，佩戴很多首饰普遍吗？
Jen: Yes, they do.
珍：很普遍。
Todd: Oh yeah? Oh, okay. What do people like to wear?
托德：是吗？好。人们喜欢戴什么首饰？
Jen: Everyone prefers gold I guess, because it's like people think that if you wear gold then you are rich. And yeah, gold, silver, and some wear diamonds.
珍：我认为所有人都喜欢金饰，因为人们认为戴金饰说明很有钱。他们会戴金饰、银饰，有时还会戴钻石。
Todd: Okay, nice. Nice. I don't have any jewelry, I don't think. Oh wow, I didn't even realize that. I don't have one piece of jewelry.
托德：哦，不错，真好。我没有珠宝首饰。哇哦，我甚至没有意识到这件事。我一件首饰都没有。
Jen: Really?
珍：真的吗？
Todd: Yeah, I have no rings. No necklaces. I have a broken watch. But yeah.
托德：对，我没有戒指、项链。我有块坏了的手表。就是这样。
Jen: Don't you ever feel like buying one though? Don't you ever follow a trend and thought about piercing your ears or something?
珍：你没想过买一件吗？你没有跟随潮流吗？没想过打耳洞之类的吗？
Todd: That would be interesting, piercing my ears. You know, when I was your age, which was about over 20 years ago, it was just starting to happen that boys or men would pierce their ears. But it was a bit controversial, it wasn't like it's common now. So yeah.
托德：打耳洞，那应该很有意思。你知道，我在你这么大的时候，大约20年前吧，刚刚有男孩或男性开始打耳洞。不过当时那有点儿争议，不像现在这么普遍。情况就是这样。
Jen: What about necklaces?
珍：那项链呢？
Todd: Yeah, I used to have a necklace, yeah. And I just stopped wearing them, it's just not a thing. Yeah. How about you? Would you like to have piercings? Like do you have, you have earrings, right?
托德：我以前有项链。不过我已经不再戴了，不是什么重要的东西。你呢？你想穿孔吗？你有耳环，是吧？
Jen: Yes, I do, but I rarely use them because at some point it's just hurts and you just feel like you don't really need it, so yeah.
珍：我有，不过很少戴，因为有时会弄伤自己，让我感觉其实并不需要它。
Todd: What about in your country, do people have piercings in different places like eyelids or lips or ... ? Like a nose ring?
托德：那你祖国尼泊尔的民众会在不同地方穿孔吗？比如眼皮或嘴唇之类的地方？或者会戴鼻环吗？
Jen: Yeah, they have nose ring and then they also pierce their ears, like in so many different places. But I've never really seen anyone really piercing their eyelids or stuff. I would want to pierce my-
珍：会，他们会戴鼻环，会打耳洞，也会在不同的地方穿孔。不过我从来没见到有人在眼皮上穿孔的。我想穿孔的地方是……
Todd: Belly button? The belly button?
托德：肚脐？在肚脐上穿孔？
Jen: Yes.
珍：对。
Todd: Oh my gosh, that looks like it would hurt.
托德：哦我的天哪，那会很疼吧。
Jen: I know-
珍：我知道。
Todd: So much.
托德：非常疼。
Jen: -but I really want to do it.
珍：不过我非常想在肚脐上穿孔。
Todd: Really? All right, well, just be careful.
托德：是吗？好吧，要小心一些。
Jen: Okay, I will.
珍：好，我会的。
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重点讲解
重点讲解：
1. bring up 提出；
例句：We decided to bring up the problem at the next meeting.
我们决定在下次会议上提出这个问题。
2. would rather do sth. than do sth. 宁愿做某事不愿做某事；
例句：I would rather hoe in the garden than run on the playground.
我宁愿在花园里锄草，不愿在运动场上跑来跑去。
3. care about 关心；在乎；在意；
例句：I don't care about the matter.
我对这事毫不介意。
4. go for 非常喜欢；选择；
例句：I don't go for men of his type.
我不喜欢他那种类型的人。
