【大家说英语】 第104期:保暖衣物

 Lesson 11 Fashion¹ 第十一课 时尚

January 26 1月26日

Warm Clothes for Cold Weather 保暖衣物

Read it! 读读看！

Abby is wearing a short-sleeved shirt in the winter. 雅碧在冬天穿着一件短袖衬衫。

Why? She read a weather report² in the newspaper yesterday. 为什么？因为她在昨天的报纸上看到了一则气象报告，

It said³, "Tomorrow will be warm and sunny." 那则报导指出：明天会是温暖晴朗的天气。

But the report was⁴ wrong! 可是气象报告错了！

Her outfit⁵ isn't good for today's weather. 她的衣服不适合今天的天气。

Taylor needs winter clothes. 泰乐需要冬季服装，

Many of her winter clothes are still in Vancouver. 许多她的冬季服装都还放在温哥华。

Her coat is too thin. 她的外套太薄了，

Rob⁶ has a heavy coat. 罗柏有一件厚重的大衣，

Taylor wants a thick coat, too. 泰乐也想要一件厚大衣。

Conversation⁷ A 会话A

Why are you wearing that shirt, Abby? 雅碧，妳为什么穿这件衬衫？

This weather is too cold for short-sleeved shirts. 今天天气太冷了，不适合穿短袖衬衫。

I know, Susie. 苏希，我知道。

Why didn't you wear winter clothes? 妳为什么不穿冬天衣服？

I read the weather report in the newspaper yesterday. 我昨天在报纸上看到一则气象报告，

It said, "Tomorrow will be warm and sunny!" 内容说：明天会是温暖晴朗的天气！

Oh. The weather report isn't always right! 喔。气象报告不一定正确！

I know that now! 我现在终于知道！

Conversation B 会话B

Hi, Abby. How are you? 嗨，雅碧，妳好吗？

I'm OK, Taylor. But I'm cold. 我很好，泰乐， 可是我很冷。

Me, too! I only have this thin coat. 我也是！我只有这件薄外套。

Most of my winter clothes are still in Vancouver. 我大部分的冬季衣服都还在温哥华，

I didn't bring them. What was I thinking⁸? 没带过来， 我当时到底在想什么呀？

I wore the wrong outfit today. Because the weather report was wrong. 我今天穿错了衣服， 因为气象报告错了。

Let's order⁹ some hot drinks. 我们来点些热饮吧，

They can warm us up! 喝热饮可以为我们暖暖身子！

Conversation C 会话C

Taylor, is this your coat? 泰乐，这是妳的外套吗？

Yes, it is. Thanks! I left it here at lunch. 是啊。谢谢！ 我吃午餐的时候忘在这里了。

Wow, this coat is really thin. 哇，这件外套真薄，

It can't keep you very warm. 这样穿起来不会很保暖。

It doesn't. I really need a new coat. 的确是如此， 我非常需要一件新大衣。

You need a heavy coat. 妳需要一件厚重的大衣。

My coat is really heavy. It's good for cold weather. 我的大衣非常厚重， 很适合冷天气。

I need a thick coat like yours! 我需要一件和你一样的厚大衣！

1 fashion   

n.流行，风尚，时样，时装；v.形成，造，作

参考例句：

• The style of cloth is in fashion nowadays.现在这种布料正流行。
• She was dressed in the latest fashion.她穿着最新时装。

2 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 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。

6 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

7 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

8 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

9 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。