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Words for underwear¹ 表示内衣裤的词语 

The script of this programme 本节目台词

You wear them under your normal clothes: these are smalls and undies

Neil: Hello and welcome to Authentic² Real English with me Neil...

Li: ...and me Li. Hello.

Neil: In this programme, we're talking about clothes.

Li: (very excited) 衣服! 这可是我最喜欢的话题了 my favourite subject in the whole world! 我通晓所有的名牌，也都穿过。咱们就来谈谈我的衣服吧 let's talk about MY clothes.

Neil: Well... actually Li, I thought we could talk about our smalls.

Li: Smalls 小衣服？你认为我穿的衣服太小？你不是在说我胖吧？

Neil: No, no Li. You look fine. 'Smalls' is a word we use for underwear.

Li: Smalls 内衣裤。这么说你是在谈论女人和男人内裤啦、袜子啦还有女人带的胸罩啦什么的...

Neil: Yes. And we can refer to our underwear as 'smalls' or 'undies'.

Li: Undies 内衣内裤。这倒挺容易记的，因为 undies 就是我们穿在外衣里面的衣服。

Neil: Two easy words to remember when you talk about underwear. And remember they are always plural³.

Li: I see. 这两个词永远都是以复数形式出现，所以决不能说 one undie 或者 one small. 记住这两个词是统称的内衣裤所以要加复数。

Neil: Yes. Let's hear some examples of how these words are used.

Examples

Linda, hurry up or we'll miss the plane! Don't forget to pack your smalls! 

Billy, don't walk around the house in your undies. Your granny is coming to visit and she'll be here at any time. 

Neil: Now don't forget that these words for underwear are very informal and British slang⁴.

Li: 请大家记住这两个词是非正式用语，而且属于英语中的俚语。Well, smalls and undies can look good too - even if not many people will see them.

Neil: Oh, you want to talk about fashion now.

Li: Of course. I love fashion! Do you love fashion, Neil?

Neil: Er... not much... no.

Li: Come on! Come on, Neil! Let's go shopping! I can help you choose the trendiest clothes... you've got to have style. Let's go! Come on!

Neil: OK. OK.

Li: Bye!

1 underwear   

n.衫衣，内衣，贴身衣

参考例句：

• He had removed his underwear.他已脱去了内衣。
• They left off their woollen underwear when the weather got warm.天气转暖的时候，他们不再穿羊毛内衣。

2 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

3 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

4 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。