你知道多少的時(shí)尚詞匯?考考自己,看看下面的這個(gè)fashion quiz吧。
1: Which of the following prepositions means that something is fashionable?
a.up
b.down
c.in
d.out
答案是:c. in,in 在英語(yǔ)里往往代表時(shí)尚的意思,比如what's in at the moment?意思就是現(xiàn)在流行的是什么?你可能也會(huì)聽到人們談到thein-thing,它指那些現(xiàn)在流行、時(shí)尚的東西,并不局限于時(shí)裝,還包含音樂,語(yǔ)言表達(dá)等。Up,downt都不是時(shí)尚的意思,out正好和時(shí)尚相反,這個(gè)詞是指過時(shí)的。
2: If a piece of clothing is a bit big and loose on the body, which word would we use in English to describe it?
a.loosy
b.baggy
c.tight
d.shaggy
答案是:b.baggy,Baggy 表示衣服穿著很寬松,有的時(shí)候流行的是寬松類型的衣服,并不代表衣服不合身。a不對(duì),因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)里沒有l(wèi)oosy這個(gè)詞;c不對(duì),因?yàn)閠ight是寬松的反義詞,意思是很緊;d不對(duì),因?yàn)镾haggy一般是用來形容頭發(fā)亂糟糟的意思。
3: When British people talk about "high street fashion" – what do they mean?
a. Clothes that they bought at a shop on a main road
b. Expensive designer clothes
c. Clothes bought from one of the many chain fashion shops that you typically see in all towns across Britain
d. Clothes that you can only wear outside
答案是:c,Highstreet fashion 的意思就是指大眾能接受的時(shí)裝流行趨勢(shì)。a不對(duì),因?yàn)锳 high street一般指商業(yè)街,不過不是所有商業(yè)街上的時(shí)裝店買的都是highstreet 時(shí)裝;b不對(duì),因?yàn)閔igh streetfashion一般沒有價(jià)格昂貴的頂級(jí)名牌時(shí)裝。
4: Which of the following expression does NOT mean to be reallydressed up in very nice clothes?
a. Dressed to kill
b. Dressed to the nines
c. Dolledup
d. Dressed down
答案是:d. Dresseddown,dressed down意思就是穿得很普通,沒有特意打扮自己,其它的選擇都是特意打扮的意思。a不對(duì),因?yàn)槿绻粋€(gè)人dressed tokill 那就是說穿上了最好的衣服,非常漂亮;b不對(duì),因?yàn)槿绻粋€(gè)人dressed to the nines 那就是說穿得非常漂亮,準(zhǔn)備參加晚會(huì);c不對(duì),因?yàn)槿绻粋€(gè)人dolledup那就是說穿得非常漂亮,這是一個(gè)非??谡Z(yǔ)化的表達(dá)。
5: Which of the following is another common expression meaning fashionable?
a. All the rage
b. All the anger
c. All the fury
d. All the upset
答案是:a. All the rage,如果什么東西現(xiàn)在非常時(shí)尚,就可以用這個(gè)詞來形容。比如有人說喜歡你的拎包,你可以回答說 that style is all the rage at the moment. 這個(gè)包的款式現(xiàn)在非常流行。b不對(duì),因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)里沒有這個(gè)表達(dá);c不對(duì),因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)里沒有這個(gè)表達(dá),fury的意思是發(fā)怒;d不對(duì),因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)里沒有這個(gè)表達(dá)。
6: Skinny jeans are fashionable in the UK at the moment – but what are they?
a. Jeans that make you lose weight
b. Jeans that make you look thinner
c. Very long jeans
d. Very tight jeans
答案是:d. Verytight jeans, skinny jeans是一個(gè)流行款式,是很緊身的牛仔褲,要瘦的人穿著才好看。a不對(duì),因?yàn)镾kinnyjeans不是說穿了就可以減肥的牛仔褲,而是人要瘦才有可能穿進(jìn) skinny jeans;b不對(duì),因?yàn)椴皇钦f穿上skinnyjans,人看上去就瘦了;d不對(duì),因?yàn)镾kinny jeans不是很長(zhǎng)的牛仔褲。
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