迷你对话学地道口语第584期:盛装打扮

　　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”。

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。