王强口语 第一册 long conversation 4.4

　　D:(Saying to Frank)
Susan:Dad, I'm going to a sports car race! Victor has a car entered!
Frank:So he's thought up a new way to break his fool neck!
Susan:(Opens the closet) Hmm...now what can I possibly wear? No, this looks too old.
Uh-uh, this looks too sophisticated!
(Doorbell rings)
Susan:Like it, Victor? I pieced together and accessorized  a few outfits² ...chromed the buttons...redesigned the lapels... and modified the lining³!
Victor:  (Looking a little surprised) Looking good, Sue! What do you say we burn a little rubber in my second car for the Grand Prix?
Susan:(A car pulls up and they drive away.) This is Mike's house! Are you picking him
up too?
Victor:  C'mon! Mike's also got a racer!
(They enter Mike's house.)
Victor:Is the Grand Prix set up, gang?
Mike:For a half hour already!
(A girl smirks⁴.)
Susan:What are you smirking⁵ at, Betty?
Betty:Oh nothing, Sue! Your outfit¹ is very original!
Victor:(Showing Sue a model car) Sue, just look at this baby! Aren't these treads
realistic?
Susan:(Feeling angry) I'd like to tread all over you, Victor!
Victor:  But, Sue! I named this beauty "Susan" after you!
Susan: Oh? That's sweet of you, Victor! Enjoy your race!
(Susan runs away angrily.)

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 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

3 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

4 smirks   

n.傻笑，得意的笑( smirk的名词复数 )v.傻笑( smirk的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Eighteenth-century wigs are still worn by the judiciary and nobody smirks. 法官至今还戴18世纪的假发套而没有人嘲笑。 来自互联网
• Once a league laughingstock, nobody even much as smirks at the Hornets anymore. 曾经联盟的笑柄，没人再去嘲笑蜜蜂了。 来自互联网

5 smirking   

v.傻笑( smirk的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Major Pendennis, fresh and smirking, came out of his bedroom to his sitting-room. 潘登尼斯少校神采奕奕，笑容可掬地从卧室来到起居室。 来自辞典例句
• The big doll, sitting in her new pram smirking, could hear it quite plainly. 大娃娃坐在崭新的童车里，满脸痴笑，能听得一清二楚。 来自辞典例句