美语情景对话 第1214期:What do you wear when you dress up? 精心打扮时的穿着

Pernais: Hello, I'm Pernais from Jamaica.

佩纳斯：大家好，我是佩纳斯，来自牙买加。

Doron: And I'm Doron from England.

多伦：我是多伦，来自英国。

Pernais: And our question is what do you wear when you dress up?

佩纳斯：我们要讨论的问题是，你精心打扮时会穿什么？

Doron: I'm sometimes very happy to be a boy because I think boys don't have to dress up too much and when we do we just wear a suit, so I own one suit and when I have to dress up for a special occasion I wear that suit. Sometimes I change ties. That's my version of dressing up. What about you?

多伦：有时我很高兴自己是个男生，因为我认为男生不必盛装打扮，我们穿西装就行了，我有一套西装，我在为特殊场合精心打扮时会穿那套西装。有时我会换领带。我就是这样打扮的。你呢？

Pernais: Well I don't like to dress up to begin with but if I have to, it's usually something very casual like some jeans and a nice shirt but I just don't like dressing up.

佩纳斯：首先我要说，我不喜欢打扮，如果必须要打扮，那我通常会穿牛仔裤和漂亮的衬衫等休闲的衣服，我很不喜欢打扮。

Doron: OK.

多伦：好。

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重点讲解：
1. dress up 装扮；打扮；
例句：You do not need to dress up for dinner.
你们不必特意盛装赴宴。
2. be happy to do sth. 乐意的；情愿的；
例句：If you have any requests, I'd be happy to play them for you.
您点播任何歌曲，我都会很乐意为您演奏。
3. like to do sth. （表示习惯）愿意，希望；
例句：Some young people like to make a fetish of style.
有些年轻人喜欢盲目地赶时髦。
4. to begin with 首先；第一；
例句：'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' — 'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'
“跟你聊过的科学家是怎么看的？”——“嗯，首先，他们怀疑这能否行得通。”