考考自己,看看下面的這個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 在英語里往往代表時尚的意思,比如what's in at the moment? 意思就是現(xiàn)在流行的是什么?你可能也會聽到人們談到the in-thing,它指那些現(xiàn)在流行、時尚的東西,并不局限于時裝,還包含音樂,語言表達等。Up, downt都不是時尚的意思,out正好和時尚相反,這個詞是指過時的。
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,有的時候流行的是寬松類型的衣服,并不代表衣服不合身。a不對,因為英語里沒有l(wèi)oosy這個詞;c不對,因為tight是寬松的反義詞,意思是很緊;d不對,因為Shaggy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,High street fashion 的意思就是指大眾能接受的時裝流行趨勢。a不對,因為A high street一般指商業(yè)街,不過不是所有商業(yè)街上的時裝店買的都是high street 時裝;b不對,因為high street fashion一般沒有價格昂貴的頂級名牌時裝。
4: Which of the following expression_r_r_r_r_rs does NOT mean to be really dressed up in very nice
clothes?
a. Dressed to kill b. Dressed to the nines c. Dolled up d. Dressed down
答案是:d. Dressed down,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,因為如果一個人dressed to kill 那就是說穿上了最好的衣服,非常漂亮;b不對,因為如果一個人dressed to the nines 那就是說穿得非常漂亮,準備參加晚會;c不對,因為如果一個人dolled up那就是說穿得非常漂亮,這是一個非常口語化的表達。
5: Which of the following is another common expression_r_r_r_r_r 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)在非常時尚,就可以用這個詞來形容。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. 這個包的款式現(xiàn)在非常流行。b不對,因為英語里沒有這個表達;c不對,因為英語里沒有這個表達,fury 的意思是發(fā)怒;d不對,因為英語里沒有這個表達。
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. Very tight jeans, skinny jeans是一個流行款式,是很緊身的牛仔褲,要瘦的人穿著才好看。a不對,因為Skinny jeans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 skinny jeans;b不對,因為不是說穿上skinny jans,人看上去就瘦了;d不對,因為Skinny jeans不是很長的牛仔褲。