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生活英语|情景英语:中级美语对话(第38讲)

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38. That's Fashion p.249

Andy and Jess are at a fashion designer's party.

A: My God, Jess. What's that on Betty's head?

J: Beats me. How weird1! I think it's a new kind of hat.

A: Oh, really? If you ask me, it's more like a bird's nest. How stupid it looks!

J: you think so? Hey, wait a minute. You might be right. There's something moving in the nest I mean, hat.

A: Gee2 whiz! It's a bird.

J: Holy cow! How does she keep it from flying away?

A: Don't you see! She's got it fastened to a gold chain around her neck.

J: If the bird were strong enough, it could fly her to the moon, so to speak.

A: That would really be funny.

J: Well, that's fashion!

I am going to party all weekend. party v.大玩特玩

My Goodness! 等于 My God

sth beats sb. 难倒了

We finally beated that team. 不说:win that team 而说 win that game

exhausted3

Gee whiz! = Gee! = Holy cow! = My God = My Goodness 表惊讶

buffalo4 水牛 one buffalo, two buffalo

cattle 牛群 和people 使用方法同 two cattle 不说:one cattle

阉过的牛oxen

The thief was chained(fastened,tied,bound) to the tree.

be in fashion, be out of fashion


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