美语情景对话 第1159期:Clothes by Season 应季衣服

Todd: So Meg, we are talking about clothes, and you always look nice at work. You have a very nice fashion sense.

托德：梅格，我们来谈谈服装，你的工作着装都很漂亮。你的时尚感非常不错。

Meg: Oh, thank you.

梅格：哦，谢谢你。

Todd: So you must go shopping a lot.

托德：你一定经常去购物。

Meg: I do go shopping sometimes. It's fun to go shopping and buy new clothes especially when it's a new season.

梅格：我有时会去购物。去购物买新衣服非常有趣，尤其是在换季的时候。

Todd: Like what do you like to wear per season? For example, what do you like to wear in winter?

托德：每个季节你都喜欢穿什么？比如，你冬天喜欢穿什么衣服？

Meg: In the winter, it's pretty cold. So I like to wear sweaters. Sometimes, a t-shirt with a sweater over it to stay warm. Lots of long-sleeve shirts. I like to wear long-sleeve shirts. And I still wear skirts in the winter. So sometimes, I wear tights underneath the skirts to stay warm.

梅格：冬天非常冷。所以我会穿毛衣。有时里面会穿件T恤，外面再套件毛衣，这样很保暖。我有很多长袖衬衫。我喜欢穿长袖衬衫。我冬天也会穿短裙。所以有时我会在短裙里加条紧身裤，这样可以保暖。

Todd: What about dresses? Do you like to wear dresses?

托德：那连衣裙呢？你喜欢穿连衣裙吗？

Meg: I do like to wear dresses. In the winter, it's a good time actually to wear sweater-dresses. They're warm and a dress, so it's nice for work.

梅格：我喜欢穿连衣裙。冬天很适合穿针织连衣裙。这种裙子非常暖和，很适合上班穿。

Todd: Sweater-dresses.

托德：针织连衣裙。

Meg: Have you seen a sweater-dress before?

梅格：你以前看到过针织连衣裙吗？

Todd: I have no idea what a sweater-dress is. What is a sweater-dress?

托德：我不知道针织连衣裙是什么。那是什么？

Meg: It's a dress but made of sweater material.

梅格：那是裙子，不过是用毛衣料制成的。

Todd: Ah.

托德：哦。

Meg: So sweater-cloth made into a dress. So it's very warm.

梅格：把毛衣料做成裙子。非常暖和。

Todd: Okay. I was picturing a sweater with a skirt attached to it.

托德：好。我以为是那是毛衣和短裙连在一起的衣服呢。

Meg: [Laughs] You might find that but I think a sweater-dress is a little different.

梅格：（笑）可能有那样的衣服，不过针织连衣裙和那不太一样。

Todd: Okay. What about... What about in the summer?

托德：好。那夏天呢？

Meg: In the summer, I love to wear flip-flops. It's my favorite thing to wear. So I often wear flip-flops with jeans or shorts, skirts again. I don't wear tights in the summer because it's too hot.

梅格：夏天我喜欢穿人字拖。那是我最喜欢穿的鞋。我经常穿牛仔裤、短裤或短裙搭配人字拖。我夏天不穿紧身裤，因为太热了。

Todd: Right. Do you wear flip-flops to work?

托德：好。你穿人字拖上班？

Meg: I can't wear flip-flops to work. So when I go to work, I often wear high heels or flats, some dress shoes.

梅格：我上班不能穿人字拖。所以我上班一般穿高跟鞋或平底鞋，还有时装鞋。

Todd: Okay. So do you like to wear shorts or skirts. Which do you prefer?

托德：好。你喜欢穿短裤和短裙。这两个中你更喜欢哪个？

Meg: I prefer shorts because it's more comfortable and easy to move around. But I also can't wear shorts to work. So I have many summer skirts for work.

梅格：我更喜欢穿短裤，因为短裤更舒服，而且方便活动。不过我也不能穿短裤上班。所以我有很多上班穿的夏季短裙。

Todd: Okay. Now, let's talk about shoes. So women often have many types of shoes, high heels, boots, flats, like you just said, sneakers. So what kind of shoes besides flip-flops do you like to wear?

托德：好。下面我们来谈谈鞋。女性一般都有很多种鞋，比如你刚才提到的高跟鞋、靴子、平底鞋，还有运动鞋。除了人字拖以外，你还喜欢穿哪种鞋？

Meg: I do have many pairs of shoes and so I like to wear flats and sandals especially in the summer. In the winter, I like to wear boots and rain shoes when it rains or rain boots. When I'm exercising, I like to wear sneakers or tennis shoes because it's good for your feet.

梅格：我的确有很多双鞋，夏天我喜欢穿平底鞋和凉鞋。冬天我喜欢穿靴子，要是下雨的话我会穿雨靴。我锻炼的时候穿运动鞋或网球鞋，因为这种鞋对脚有好处。

Todd: Oh right. Now you travel a lot, we both travel a lot. What shoes do you usually take when you travel?

托德：对。你经常旅行，我们都经常旅行。那你旅行时会带哪种鞋？

Meg: When I travel, I usually take flats because they're easy to remove at the airport and they're light and convenient for traveling.

梅格：我旅行时通常会带平底鞋，因为在机场方便脱，而且平底鞋很轻，对旅行来说很方便。

Todd: Oh, right.

托德：对。

Meg: What shoes do you usually use?

梅格：你一般穿什么鞋？

Todd: Just my sneakers. So my sneakers I wear everywhere. Now, women sometimes have accessories, you know, like earrings, necklaces, scarves, things like that. What do you like to wear?

托德：运动鞋。无论去哪里我都穿运动鞋。女性有时会戴饰品，比如耳环、项链、围巾等。你喜欢戴饰品吗？

Meg: I like to wear necklaces especially long necklaces. I don't like necklaces that are too short. It feels uncomfortable. I don't like to wear bracelets or a watch because I don't like anything on my wrist, but I do love to wear rings. I usually wear one ring each hand, just for fashion, not for anything special.

梅格：我喜欢戴项链，尤其是长项链。我不喜欢太短的项链。那让人感觉不舒服。我不喜欢戴手镯和手表，因为我不喜欢手腕上有东西，不过我喜欢戴戒指。我经常每只手上戴一个戒指，这只是为了时尚，没什么特殊含义。

Todd: Oh that's nice. Cool. Well anyway, thanks, Meg.

托德：哦，这很不错。真酷。梅格，谢谢你。

Meg: Thank you.

梅格：谢谢。

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重点讲解：
1. be made of （由…）构成的；（由…）制成的；
例句：Some bowls were made of pottery and wood.
一些碗是用陶土和木头制成的。
2. 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；
例句：What about the salary? Can you get more money? If I were you I'll think about this.
工资怎么样？你能拿到更多钱吗？如果我是你我将考虑这个。
3. be good for 有利的；有益的；
例句：Most large cities are good for business and high life, but not for families on holiday.
多数大城市是做生意和吃喝玩乐的好地方，但并不适合举家去度假。
4. love to do sth. 喜欢；喜爱；
例句：Children love to draw with colored crayons.
孩子们喜欢用彩色蜡笔画画。