【英语趣味课堂】套装-The Outfit

 Todd: Jessica, I see you're wearing a cute outfit¹!

 

Jessica: Thanks Todd

 

Todd: OK, so where did you get you clothes?

 

Jessica: Well, I got these in the states actually, and if you ever want to borrow them you can?

 

Todd: Thanks, thanks. I think we're maybe not the same size.

 

Jessica: Right, right, a little different. Yeah, the slippers² 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.

 

Todd: OK, so you got the slippers in the states?

 

Jessica: Yeah, I got the slippers in, because my feet are so humongous that I would not be able to get.

 

Todd: They're not that big!

 

Jessica: There size ten.

 

Todd: Ooh, that's

 

Jessica: That's pretty big.

 

Todd: Yeah, Yeah OK. Well, they look comfortable.

 

Jessica: They are. They are. They're like clogs³.

 

Todd: OK, and where, the pants?

 

Jessica: Express

 

Todd: Express is a store?

 

Jessica: Is a store, in America, yeah. Just a, kind of, they're business, business casual⁴.

 

Todd: How much did you pay?

 

Jessica: Ooh, too much I think! About 50 dollars U.S.

 

Todd: for pants?

 

Jessica: For pants, but they're

 

Todd: I've never paid 50 dollars for pants in my entire life.

 

Jessica: No! Really!

 

Todd: Well it shows, my fashion sense. And your shirt, your blouse?

 

Jessica: I got it from, from, Learners, which is also another store in the states, and this was like actually 35 dollars.

 

Todd: 35 dollars! You spend a lot of money on clothes.

 

Jessica: No, I don't though. I just, for business clothes. You have to have professional⁵ looking clothes so..

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

outfit

 

I see you're wearing a cute outfit.

 

An 'outfit' is a combination⁶ of clothes that you put on your body.Notice the following:

 

This is one of my favorite outfits⁷.

I need to buy an new outfit for the party on Saturday.

nice touch

 

The slippers are kind of a nice touch to it.

 

A 'nice touch' means⁸ a good addition, or an addition that makes something better than it was before. Notice the following:

 

Her accessories⁹ always add a nice touch.

The flowers on the table are a nice romantic¹⁰ touch.

humongous

 

My feet are so humongous, I won't be able to get a pair of slippers easily.

 

If something is 'humongous' it is really, really big. Notice the following:

 

Living in countries where people are really short makes me feel humongous.

These sandwiches are humongous.

entire life

 

I've never paid $50 for pants in my entire life.

 

Your 'entire life' is your whole life or the whole time you have been alive. Notice the following:

 

He spent hi entire life studying and learning¹¹.

They have lived in this town for their entire lives

fashion sense

 

It only shows my fashion sense.

 

A 'fashion sense' is an idea or opinion about what looks good together. Notice the following:

 

He developed a fashion sense when he was very young and always went shopping for his own clothes.

She has an interesting fashion sense and wears a lot of things that would look terrible on other people.

 

 

1 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

2 slippers   

n. 拖鞋

参考例句：

• a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
• He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。

3 clogs   

木屐； 木底鞋，木屐( clog的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Clogs are part of the Netherlands national costume. 木屐是荷兰民族服装的一部分。
• Clogs are part of the Dutch traditional costume. 木屐是荷兰传统装束的一部分。

4 casual   

adj.漠不关心，冷漠的；随便的，非正式的；偶然的，碰巧的

参考例句：

• He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
• The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。

5 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

6 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

7 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 accessories   

n.附件；附件( accessory的名词复数 )；（衣服的）配饰；从犯；妇女饰品

参考例句：

• a range of furnishings and accessories for the home 各种各样的家居装饰物及配件
• These are indispensable accessories. 这些是不可缺少的附件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 romantic   

adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的

参考例句：

• She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
• Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。

11 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。