趣味英语第204期:第一次约会应该穿什么

Noah Lindner wants to know:

诺亚·林德纳想知道：

"What do I wear on a first date?"

“第一次约会应该穿什么？”

Hmm. That's tough.

嗯。这很难回答。

Overdress just a tiny bit.

稍微精心装扮一下。

Wear something fancy, so get a suit and tie.

穿精致的衣服，穿西装打领带。

If you're a boy, you'll wear a black tuxedo¹.

如果你是男生，你可以穿黑色礼服。

A bow tie, then just a suit for a boy. For a girl, one of those long dresses.

男生要戴蝶形领结，穿西装。女生的话，穿长裙。

It depends on where you're going. I wouldn't wear a tuxedo to the beach. That would not be good.

这要看你在哪里约会。我不会穿礼服去海滩约会。那可不太好。

If you're just gonna go to the movies, just be casual.

如果你们是去看电影，那穿休闲装就行。

If you're going to a club I would wear something, maybe a sports jacket.

如果是去俱乐部约会，那我可能会穿运动夹克。

If you're going out to a fancy restaurant you've gotta have a sports coat and a tie.

如果是在高级餐厅约会，那你要穿轻便上衣，打领带。

If you're just going to a fast food restaurant or something then you want to look casual but if you're going someplace nice, then you should wear a button down shirt with some black jeans and some gym shoes.

如果是在快餐店之类的地方约会，那你可以穿休闲装，但如果是在好点的地方约会，那你应该穿带扣衬衫、黑色牛仔裤和运动鞋。

Be classy about it. Wear something nice: slacks and a buttoned shirt.

要精心装扮一番。穿漂亮的衣服：休闲裤和纽扣衬衫。

Go for a mix of fancy and casual, like wear a collar shirt and then jeans and maybe Converse² shoes or something like that?

穿着既要精致又要休闲，可以穿有领衬衫，搭配牛仔裤和匡威鞋或之类的。

If you gotta pull a Jake from State Farm, you gotta throw on some khakis, a nice collared shirt, some good shoes and you're good to go.

如果你要像美国州立农业保险公司广告中的人物杰克那样，你应该穿卡其裤、好看的有领衬衫，再搭配一双好鞋，然后就可以去约会了。

Wear something comfortable. I feel like it's weird³ when you see people dressed to the nines for a first date. I feel like it's a really weird first impression.

穿舒服的衣服。每次看到有人盛装打扮去赴第一次约会，我都觉得很奇怪。我认为那会是非常奇怪的第一印象。

Wear whatever you want, man. Who cares? Honesty is the best policy. You don't wanna fake it. Show your true colors.

伙计，穿你想穿的衣服。谁在乎？诚实是上策。你并不想作假。展示你真实的一面。

1 tuxedo   

n.礼服，无尾礼服

参考例句：

• Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
• Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

2 converse   

vi.谈话，谈天，闲聊；adv.相反的，相反

参考例句：

• He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
• I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。