【情景英语口语100主题】019 fashion 时尚

Fashion 时尚

【Beginner】step1：初级入门

A: Do you think I still look fashionable in this dress?

B: I think so. Blue is still fashionable at the moment.

A: This style came out last year, though. I like the dress, but I’m not sure whether last year’s fashions will be same this year.

B: I think this kind of dress will stay in fashion for a few more years. People don’t change fashions every year. It would be too expensive.

A: Yes. Only the top designers try to tell people to change fashion every year, but only rich people can do it.

B: There are some real fashion victims who just have to keep totally up-to-date with expensive clothes.

A: I wish I could be one of those people, but my budget simply doesn’t stretch that far. I have to limit the amount of money I spend on clothes, otherwise I would go on a shopping frenzy.

B: I know what you mean. The situation will be worse if we marry our boyfriends and have children. Then we’ll have even less money to spend on fashionable clothes!

【Intermediate】step2: 中级进阶

A: Look at all these clothes designed by top fashion designer like Versacci, Calvin Klein, and Vivienne Westwood. What do you think of them?

B: Well, they look lovely, but they’re not very practical. I mean, would you wear that dress to the office or walking down the street?

A: I know what you mean. People would stare at you in amazement if you wore something like that in an everyday situation. I suppose only extravagant rich people wear then at cocktail parties.

B: Maybe. I’m not sure why they have fashion shows like this. Hardly anyone will buy those clothes. The clothes you see are nothing like the ones that ordinary people wear. It seems like a waste of money.

A: I think that the designers hold these fashion shows for a few reasons. First, it’s just like a big party. They can meet each other and network. The other thing is that it is great advertising. All the journalists and photographers are there. Thirdly, it give them a chance to show what they would like to see people wearing.

B: You mean it’s an expression of their fantasies?

A: Yes. I think the designers are saying that these clothes are what they would like to see people wear if those people weren’t concerned with what other people might think. In a way, the designers are saying “Don’t worry about what others think. Wear what you like!”

B: Very philosophical. I think they design these clothes more for publicity. They try to see who can be the most extreme and outrageous, but still stylish.

A: Come on. All this fashion has reminded me that I want to buy some clothes.

【Notes】学习笔记

Words.

Designer/ quality/ expensive/ fashionable/ fashion show/ model/ revealing

material/ well-dressed/ trendy/ elegant/ chic/ match/ boutique

in fashion 流行,合于时尚

Long skirts for women are in fashion again.女长裙又开始流行了。

fashion victim【俚】流行受害者, 被流行牵着鼻子走的人,时装奴(一味追求时髦,但不管对于自己是否合适的人)

New Age hippies love fashion but don't want to be fashion victims.新时代嬉皮喜爱流行,但是不愿意成为流行的受害者。

keep up-to-date 赶时髦

up-to-date [ˈʌptəˈdeit] a.现代化的，最新的；跟上时代的

stretch [stretʃ]

n. 伸展,张开,连绵,一段路,一段时间

a. 可伸缩的,弹性的

vt. 伸展,张开,曲解

1. She stretched out her hand for the dictionary.她伸手拿字典。

2. The eagle stretched its wings.雄鹰展翅。

3. The desert stretches for thousands of miles.沙漠连绵数千里。

4. He stood up and had a stretch.他站起来,伸了个懒腰。

Do you know?

extend，lengthen，stretch，prolong

这些动词含有“伸展，延长”或“延伸”之意。

extend指时间或空间的延长，也可指影响和使用范围等的扩大。

lengthen指把长度或期限拉长或延长，其反义是shorten。

stretch指长度的延伸以及宽度的增加。

prolong通常指时间上延长得超过了一般或正常的限度。

frenzy [ˈfrenzi]n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

1. He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。

2. In a frenzy of hate he killed his enemy.一股仇恨涌上心头,他杀死了他的敌人。

3. They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

stare [stɛə]vi. 盯,凝视[(+at/into/out of)] vt. 盯, 凝视,注视 n. 凝视,瞪眼

1. Don't stare at me like that.别那样盯着我看。

2.We stared at him in amazement.我们惊奇地注视着他

3 The old man stared the uninvited guest up and down.老人把不速之客上下打量了一番。

4. He gave her a rude stare.他粗鲁地瞪了她一眼。

stylish [ˈstailiʃ] a.时髦的，入时的，漂亮的

He is a stylish dresser.他穿着时髦。

Phrases.

Brand names/ Matching clothes/ Model clothes/ Look trendychic/ Remain fashionable

Designer clothes/ See a fashion show/ Dress stylishly/ Stay in fashion