【一起听英语】时尚的装束

什么样的穿着适用于任何场合呢，换句话说，什么样的装扮最保险，我想应该是牛仔裤搭衬衫或者T恤吧.

 

 

Jennifer: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm

Jennifer and with me today is Rob.

Rob: Hello Jennifer!

Jennifer: Now Rob, you’re a man of taste – what would you usually wear to the office?

Rob: Well I think it’s important to look smart, but in my job I can be casual, so

perhaps a nice shirt and some jeans or casual trousers?

Jennifer: Very nice, and what about the women, what do they wear?

Rob: Well, there’s quite a range at work – some ladies are quite smartly dressed

and might wear a dress or a skirt and blouse, but others are more casual. Of

course, they ALL look lovely – including yourself.

Jennifer: Hmm, I’m not sure how sincere you are about that, but I’ll give you the

benefit of the doubt. We’re talking about the importance of dress codes on 6

Minute English today, but before we get to our story, I’ve got a question for

you and it’s all about fashion, something I’m sure you know lots about. Are

you ready for the all-important question, Rob?

Rob: Yes I am.

Jennifer: Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is known for his bold statements about

fashion and famously said: “One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a

what?”

(a) Pair of jeans

(b) Little black dress

(c) Pair of high heels

Rob: Oh dear, I don’t even understand the quote? What does it mean exactly?

Jennifer: If you are overdressed, you look too formal. If you are underdressed, you are

not formal enough – so he thinks there is one fashion item which is perfect for

all occasions – is it a pair of jeans, the little black dress, or a pair of high

heels?

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Rob: Well surprisingly I have no idea about women’s fashion. I’ll go for a) a pair of

jeans…

Jennifer: Well we’ll see if you’re right at the end of the programme. Now back to our

story which is about a controversial microblog post which has sparked a

debate in China.

Rob: That means it has lots of people talking about it – and often arguing about it!

Jennifer: The post was from a metro¹ operator in Shanghai who suggested that women

should dress in a conservative way in public.

Rob: If you dress conservatively, you wear traditional clothes and avoid anything

outlandish or revealing.

Jennifer: The blog post included a photograph of a woman wearing a see-through, or

transparent², dress.

Rob: That’s certainly the opposite of conservative! I don’t think many people would

go out in public wearing an outfit³ you could see through!

Jen: Probably not, but this blogger’s comment about the outfit has caused

controversy⁴. Listen to this clip from the BBC’s John Sudworth – what

comment was made about the photo?

BBC correspondent John Sudworth:

The Shanghai Metro authority used its official Weibo account, the Chinese version of Twitter,

to publish a photograph of a woman in what appears to be a see-through dress, standing⁵ on

a subway platform. “It’s not surprising that women get harassed⁷ if they dress like this,” the

caption⁸ reads, adding “it’s hard to avoid perverts⁹. Girls, please cherish yourselves.”

Rob: The Metro authority said that if women wear see-through clothes, then it’s not

surprising they get harassed.

Jennifer: Thousands of female passengers have been voicing their anger at this, as

they feel it is an attempt to blame them for any sexual harassment¹⁰ they

receive.

Rob: Those passengers think they should have the right to dress however they like

- without being harassed.

Jennifer: But on the other hand, there are people who have said that women should not

dress provocatively¹¹, as it might encourage people to make unwanted

comments.

Rob: It seems that opinion is divided.

Jennifer: Here’s the BBC’s John Sudworth again with some of the responses to the

statement. 

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BBC correspondent John Sudworth:

“The issue is currently the second most discussed topic on Weibo and has even prompted a

small tube-train protest. One woman, angered by the statement, held up a banner reading;

“I can be coquettish but you can’t harass⁶ me.” Other internet uses through have spoken out

in defence of what they say is simply common-sense advice. In an online poll, with 45,000

respondents so far, almost 70% said that women should dress more conservatively when

taking trains or buses.”

Rob: So it’s even prompted a protest by some women who feel it’s their right to

dress how they like without people making comments.

Jennifer: That includes dressing¹² coquettishly – or in a flirty¹³ manner.

Rob: But other people have said it’s only common sense – or good judgement –

to dress conservatively, as then nobody is likely to bother you.

Jennifer: Maybe not – but they argue that everyone should be treated with respect no

matter what they choose to wear.

Rob: Sexual harassment is a huge problem in society and the question of how to

avoid it is a difficult one. Who is responsible for harassment – the people who

dress provocatively, or the people making the unwanted comments?

Jennifer: It’s a difficult question, and I’m sure the debate will carry on for a long while.

Speaking of difficult questions, I asked you a tricky¹⁴ one about clothing at the

start of the programme. Karl Lagerfeld once said “One is never over-dressed

or underdressed with a what?”

(a) Pair of jeans

(b) Little black dress

(c) Pair of high heels

Rob: And I said …

Jen: And you were wrong! Jeans are very important, very handy for the wardrobe,

but according to Lagerfeld, every woman should have own a little black dress,

as they are so versatile¹⁵!

Rob: Have you got one?

Jen: I’ve got far too many. Ok, we’ve come to the end of today’s programme. Rob,

will you remind us of some of the words that we’ve heard today?

Rob: Of course, they are:

sparked a debate

conservative

coquettishly

common sense

sexual harassment 

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Jennifer: That's all we have time for today but do join us again for more 6 Minute

English and for more help with any aspects of your English language studies

go to our website BBCLearningEnglish.com. Bye for now!

Rob: Bye!

1 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

2 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

3 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

4 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 harass   

vt.使烦恼，折磨，骚扰

参考例句：

• Our mission is to harass the landing of the main Japaness expeditionary force.我们的任务是骚乱日本远征军主力的登陆。
• They received the order to harass the enemy's rear.他们接到骚扰敌人后方的命令。

7 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

8 caption   

n.说明，字幕，标题；v.加上标题，加上说明

参考例句：

• I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。
• There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。

9 perverts   

n.性变态者( pervert的名词复数 )v.滥用( pervert的第三人称单数 )；腐蚀；败坏；使堕落

参考例句：

• A clever criminal perverts his talents. 一个聪明的犯罪者误用了他的才智。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Not all fondlers are sexual perverts. 并非所有的骚扰者都是性变态。 来自互联网

10 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

11 provocatively   

参考例句：

• Democracy or dictatorship, the golden ships still hung in the sky and shone provocatively. 民主也好，独裁也罢，那些金晃晃的飞船依然高悬天际，闪熠发光，向我们挑衅。 来自英汉非文学 - 科幻

12 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

13 flirty   

adj.爱调戏的，轻浮的

参考例句：

• Add a flirty blouse and cardigan for a super chic weekend look. 再穿一件风情万种的衬衫，搭配开襟羊毛衫，就是超级有型的周末装了。 来自互联网

14 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

15 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。