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Gossip Girl,《绯闻女孩》

A:You girls have been getting a lot of press.You got talent.Who's the designer?

甲:你们这些女孩吸引了很多媒体啊，很有天賦。谁是设计师？

B:It's me.

乙:我。

A:And I'm the face of the line and the brains behind the operation.

甲:我是这个时装系列的模特，还负责运营管理。

B:Who do you imagine your client will be?

乙:你们觉得自己的目标客户是哪些人？

A:Girls like us.

甲:像我们一样的女孩。

B:Sophisticated girls with a bit of edge,who can afford hiuh-end product,and I know these girls and their style,because I'm their peer,so that's what makes me unique as a designer.

乙:经验丰富，有点个性的女孩，而且能够买得起奢侈品的，我了解这样的女孩和她们的风格，因为我和她们是同龄人，所以这也是我作为设计师的独特之处。

A:What's the name of the label?

甲:品牌名字叫什么？

B:Vixen dresses,Inc.

乙:雌狐时装公司。

A:J.Humphrey designs.We haven't fully decided yet clearly,but,it really doesn't matter,because we're just here to take the work to the next level.

甲:珍妮汉弗莱设计公司。显然我们还没做最终决定，但是，这不是很重要因为我们来这儿是想让工作能更进一步。

生活口语

Last week I went shopping with Caroline. You're right. She spends money as if it were going out of style.

上周我和凯若琳去购物。你说得对,她花起钱来毫无节制。

Told you before. But you can't compare to her; her family is rich.

早告诉你了。但你不能和她比，她家里有钱。

重点讲解:

She has no control when it comes to spending money.

She spends money as if it were going out of style.

有些人花钱“大手大脚”，毫无节制，英语中我们可以说：She has no control when it comes to spending money.句型when it comes to…表示当涉及…时”，但口语中还有一个更贴切的说法，即She spends money as ifit were going out of style, go out of style表示落伍，跟不上。