【大家说英语】 第180期:夏日造型

 Lesson 13 Fashion¹ 第十三课 时尚

May 28 5月28日

Summer Styles² 夏日造型

Read it! 读读看！

Susie and Abby are excited³ about summer! 苏希和雅碧对于夏天即将来临深感兴奋！

They like to wear light clothes. 她们喜欢穿轻便的衣服。

But Taylor is not prepared⁵ for hot weather. 不过，泰乐还没准备好迎接大热天。

She needs more T-shirts, shorts and sandals⁶. 她需要更多的T恤、短裤和凉鞋。

What can she do? 她该怎么办？

Abby, Susie and Taylor can go shopping. 雅碧、苏希和泰乐可以一起去购物。

Abby saw⁷ some cute skirts at the mall⁸. 雅碧在购物中心看到了一些漂亮的裙子。

Taylor can put away her winter clothes and get ready for summer! 泰乐可以把冬季服装收起来，准备迎接夏天！

Conversation⁹ A 会话A

Summer is here! I love hot weather! 夏天来了！我爱大热天！

Me, too! I can't wait to go to the beach. 我也是！我等不及要去海滩玩了。

Is it very hot here in the summer? 这里夏天很热吗？

Yes. But you can wear something cool. 很热，可是妳能够穿凉爽的衣服。

Something cool? You mean light clothes? 凉爽的衣服？妳是说轻便的衣服吗？

Yes! Heavy clothes are hot. 没错！厚重的衣服太热了，

Light clothes can help you feel cool. 轻便的衣服可以让妳觉得凉爽。

Conversation B 会话B

You're right. I like to feel cool. 妳说得对， 我喜欢凉爽的感觉，

So I wear T-shirts and shorts a lot. 所以我常穿T恤和短裤。

I agree¹⁰. They feel really comfortable¹¹. 我同意， 这种衣服穿起来很舒服。

And I wear sandals, too. Then my feet stay cool! 我还会穿凉鞋， 这样我的脚就可以很凉爽！

Sandals are great in summer. 在夏天穿凉鞋很棒，

But I have a problem¹². 可是我有个问题。

What's wrong? 怎么啦？

I don't have sandals. And I don't have many summer clothes, either¹³. 我没有凉鞋， 而且我的夏季服装也不多。

Then you need some! 那妳就需要准备一些呀！

Conversation C 会话C

I need to prepare⁴ for summer weather. 我需要为夏季的天气做准备。

Do you want to go shopping together? 妳要一起去逛街吗？

Good idea! Let's go to the mall Saturday afternoon. 好主意！我们星期六下午一起去购物中心吧。

I saw some cute summer skirts at the mall. 我在购物中心看到了几件漂亮的夏季裙子，

Shorts and T-shirts are really cheap there, too! 那里的短裤和T恤也非常便宜！

I can put away my winter clothes. 我可以把冬季服装收起来。

And make room for new summer clothes! 然后腾出空间给新的夏季服装！

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 styles   

n.风度( style的名词复数 )；风格；作风；种类

参考例句：

• a conglomeration of buildings of different sizes and styles 大小和风格各异的建筑楼群
• a patchwork of different styles and cultures 不同风格和文化的拼合

3 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

4 prepare   

vt.为...做好准备，整合；vi.做好准备

参考例句：

• I prepare to sell the car.我准备把车卖掉。
• We must prepare for the worst.我们必须做最坏的打算。

5 prepared   

adj.事先准备好的；愿意的；期望的adv.事先准备好地；愿意地；期望地v.准备( prepare的过去式和过去分词)；预备（饭菜）；配备；使（自己）有准备

参考例句：

• She had prepared a very elaborate meal. 她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
• We were prepared for every eventuality . 我们准备应付任何可能出现的情况。

6 sandals   

n.拖鞋；（古代希腊罗马人穿的）带子鞋；鞋襻；凉鞋( sandal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He always wears sandals in the summer. 他夏天总是穿凉鞋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Straw sandals need no last; the shape comes with the weaving -- work things out as you go along. 草鞋没样，边打边像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

8 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

9 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。

10 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

11 comfortable   

adj.舒适的，舒服的

参考例句：

• This sofa is very comfortable.这张沙发很舒服。
• The environment for shopping is comfortable.购物的环境很舒适。

12 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

13 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。