迷你对话学地道口语第584期:盛装打扮

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（单词翻译）

　　Subject：Everybody² was³ dressed to kill⁴.
迷你对话
A: Did⁵ you enjoy the fashion⁶ show last night?
昨晚你看了时装表演吗？
B: Of course⁷. Everybody was dressed to kill.
当然看了。个个衣着鲜亮。
地道表达
be dressed to kill
1. 解词释义
Everybody was dressed to kill.表示“每个人穿着鲜亮。”这个句子中的dress to kill这个短语运用了夸张的手法，其含义是wear one’s finest clothing⁸。如果翻译得口语化点则是“衣服漂亮得迷死人”。
2. 例句拓展
e¹.g. A young fellow⁹, dressed to kill, came¹⁰.
一个穿着十分惹眼的小伙子走了过来。
e.g. John, dressed to kill, with money borrowed¹¹ from the bank, and flew¹² across¹³ the Channel¹⁴.
John穿着华丽的衣服，带着从银行里借来的钱款，乘飞机飞过了英吉利海峡。
e.g. Betty came to the party dressed to kill and she certainly¹⁵ was the center¹⁶ of attention¹⁷.
贝蒂穿着最好的服装来参加聚会，她理所当然地引起了广泛的注意。
e.g. Nora arrived at the party dressed to kill, causing¹⁸ every head to turn in admiration¹⁹.
娜拉打扮得花枝招展来参加聚会，她令人刮目相看。
Ps: enjoy an fashion show的意思是“欣赏时装秀”。

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1 e
n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音
参考例句：
The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。来自《简明英汉词典》 You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 everybody
pron.每人，人人(=everyone)
参考例句：
Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。 It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

3 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 kill
vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物
参考例句：
Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。 She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

5 did
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？ Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 fashion
n.流行，风尚，时样，时装；v.形成，造，作
参考例句：
The style of cloth is in fashion nowadays.现在这种布料正流行。 She was dressed in the latest fashion.她穿着最新时装。

7 course
n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)
参考例句：
The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。 Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

8 clothing
n.(总称)衣服
参考例句：
John sells clothing in a store.约翰在商店里卖服装。 We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作，就不会缺吃少穿。

9 fellow
n.人，家伙；伙伴，同事；对等者，对手；一对中之一，配对物；adj.同伴的，同事的
参考例句：
I can't stand that fellow.我不能容忍那家伙。 Who's that old fellow?那个老家伙是谁？

10 came
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。 The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

11 borrowed
adj.借来的
参考例句：
I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed. 我觉得有责任归还我借的钱。 I have left the watch as pledge for borrowed money. 我留下这块手表作为借款的抵押物。

12 flew
vbl.fly的过去式
参考例句：
She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。 The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

13 across
adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过
参考例句：
He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。 You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

14 channel
n.(无线电、电视)波段；波道；频道
参考例句：
There will be a special on Channel 8 tonight.今晚八频道电视有特别节目。 The channel is 20 miles across.海峡宽20英里。

15 certainly
adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定
参考例句：
He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！ Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。

16 center
n.中心，中央；vi.居中；vt.使集中
参考例句：
The new sports center is a big success.新建的体育中心获得巨大成功。 Alice stood in the center of a large group.爱丽丝站在一大群人的中央。

17 attention
n.注意，注意力，关心，关注
参考例句：
I hope you will give attention to this problem.希望你对此给予关注。 Pay attention to your spelling.请注意拼写。

18 causing
vt.成为…的原因（cause的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
She carried on merrily, not realizing the offence she was causing. 她毫无顾忌地胡闹，没意识到惹人生气了。 They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. 他们因虐待动物而被判有罪。

19 admiration
n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕
参考例句：
He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。 We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。

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