英语悠选脱口秀 第87期:你敢不穿裤子上街溜达吗

 　　讲解

　　Today's key word is Pants

　　Pants 裤子

　　Pants are a piece of clothing that cover the lower¹ part of your body and each leg. 美式英语中的裤子，跟trousers的意思一样，但在英式英语中也指内裤，所以跟英国人说裤子的时候要小心误会哦。

　　Here is an example:

　　He was wearing a pair of short pants and a T-shirt.

　　他当时穿着一条短裤和一件T恤。

　　And what are you wearing now?A pair of black pants or blue jeans maybe?有没有想过不穿裤子，只穿内裤出门是个什么赶脚？想试试的同学，你的机会来了。

　　Each year in January, there is a day called “No pants day”. On “No pants day”, there will be lots of peopleriding the subway without wearing their pants. The mission² started as a small prank（恶作剧） with seven guysin New York.有一天，7个男孩儿突发奇想，决定不穿裤子去坐地铁看看人们的反应。本以为会被朝阳群众举报，没想到！！！反而大受欢迎。

　　Now it has grown into an international celebration³ of silliness（蠢萌）, with dozens⁴ of cities around the worldparticipating(参加) each year. 在这个普天同庆的日子里，不论男女老少，去坐地铁的时候不穿裤子，而且一定要站在地铁里面像什么事情都没有发生过一样，不会被当成变态。The participants⁵ behave as if they do not know each other,andthey all wear winter coats, hats, scarves(围巾), and gloves（手套）. The only unusual（不寻常） thing is theirlack of pants. But, but, 内裤还是一定要穿的。你有没有兴趣尝试一下啊？

 

1 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

2 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

3 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。

4 dozens   

几十，许多； （一）打，十二个( dozen的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Dozens of police arrived as the hoodlums closed in on him. 几个恶棍逐渐将他团团围住时，几十个警察到了。
• Pack them in dozens. 按打装袋吧。

5 participants   

参加者，参与者； 参加者，参与者( participant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Participants were categorized according to age. 参加者按年龄分组。
• However, there were two disagreements among some Asian and European participants at the colloquium. 然而，与会的亚洲和欧洲代表在两方面出现意见分歧。