美語情景對話 第1159期:Clothes by Season 應季衣服

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

託德：梅格，我們來談談服裝，你的工作着裝都很漂亮。你的時尚感非常不錯。

Meg: Oh, thank you.

梅格：哦，謝謝你。

Todd: So you must go shopping a lot.

託德：你一定經常去購物。

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：我有時會去購物。去購物買新衣服非常有趣，尤其是在換季的時候。

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

託德：每個季節你都喜歡穿什麼？比如，你冬天喜歡穿什麼衣服？

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。所以我會穿毛衣。有時裏面會穿件T恤，外面再套件毛衣，這樣很保暖。我有很多長袖襯衫。我喜歡穿長袖襯衫。我冬天也會穿短裙。所以有時我會在短裙里加條緊身褲，這樣可以保暖。

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

託德：那連衣裙呢？你喜歡穿連衣裙嗎？

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：我喜歡穿連衣裙。冬天很適合穿針織連衣裙。這種裙子非常暖和，很適合上班穿。

Todd: Sweater-dresses.

託德：針織連衣裙。

Meg: Have you seen a sweater-dress before?

梅格：你以前看到過針織連衣裙嗎？

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

託德：我不知道針織連衣裙是什麼。那是什麼？

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

梅格：那是裙子，不過是用毛衣料製成的。

Todd: Ah.

託德：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.

託德：好。我以爲是那是毛衣和短裙連在一起的衣服呢。

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

梅格：（笑）可能有那樣的衣服，不過針織連衣裙和那不太一樣。

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

託德：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：夏天我喜歡穿人字拖。那是我最喜歡穿的鞋。我經常穿牛仔褲、短褲或短裙搭配人字拖。我夏天不穿緊身褲，因爲太熱了。

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

託德：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，還有時裝鞋。

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

託德：好。你喜歡穿短褲和短裙。這兩個中你更喜歡哪個？

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：我更喜歡穿短褲，因爲短褲更舒服，而且方便活動。不過我也不能穿短褲上班。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?

託德：好。下面我們來談談鞋。女性一般都有很多種鞋，比如你剛纔提到的高跟鞋、靴子、平底鞋，還有運動鞋。除了人字拖以外，你還喜歡穿哪種鞋？

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：我的確有很多雙鞋，夏天我喜歡穿平底鞋和涼鞋。冬天我喜歡穿靴子，要是下雨的話我會穿雨靴。我鍛鍊的時候穿運動鞋或網球鞋，因爲這種鞋對腳有好處。

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

託德：對。你經常旅行，我們都經常旅行。那你旅行時會帶哪種鞋？

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：我旅行時通常會帶平底鞋，因爲在機場方便脫，而且平底鞋很輕，對旅行來說很方便。

Todd: Oh, right.

託德：對。

Meg: What shoes do you usually use?

梅格：你一般穿什麼鞋？

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?

託德：運動鞋。無論去哪裏我都穿運動鞋。女性有時會戴飾品，比如耳環、項鍊、圍巾等。你喜歡戴飾品嗎？

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：我喜歡戴項鍊，尤其是長項鍊。我不喜歡太短的項鍊。那讓人感覺不舒服。我不喜歡戴手鐲和手錶，因爲我不喜歡手腕上有東西，不過我喜歡戴戒指。我經常每隻手上戴一個戒指，這只是爲了時尚，沒什麼特殊含義。

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

託德：哦，這很不錯。真酷。梅格，謝謝你。

Meg: Thank you.

梅格：謝謝。

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重點講解：
1. be made of （由…）構成的；（由…）製成的；
例句：Some bowls were made of pottery and wood.
一些碗是用陶土和木頭製成的。
2. what about (用於引出與之前內容相關的新的話題或觀點)那麼…怎麼樣；
例句：What about the salary? Can you get more money? If I were you I'll think about this.
工資怎麼樣？你能拿到更多錢嗎？如果我是你我將考慮這個。
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.
多數大城市是做生意和吃喝玩樂的好地方，但並不適合舉家去度假。
4. love to do sth. 喜歡；喜愛；
例句：Children love to draw with colored crayons.
孩子們喜歡用彩色蠟筆畫畫。