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英语情景对话:用英语聊聊“花美男”

时间:2012-09-25 07:10:52

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 英语情景对话:用英语聊聊“花美男”

JESSICA在北京学汉语,她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教她。今天是杨林要问的:花美男。

YL: JESSICA,你发现没有,现在有一种男人,皮肤比女人还好,比女人还爱打扮,穿得特时髦,都跟从偶像剧里走出来似的。我们叫他们“花美男”,flower-pretty-man! 呵呵,我瞎翻的,美语中不会也有类似的称呼吧?
JESSICA: Actually, there IS an English equivalence. It's "metrosexual" m-e-t-r-o-s-e-x-u-a-l, metrosexual.
YL: metro-- "大城市",加上 sexual-- "性别的"。那 metrosexual 跟中文里说的“花美男”指的是一种人吗?
Jessica: Well, Metrosexual men live in big cities, know all the trendy places in town and pay great attention to their appearances.
YL: 没错! 花美男就是住在大城市里的时尚达人,特别注重外表和打扮!要这么说,花美男就是 metrosexual man!
JESSICA: I guess being a metrosexual man means you're doing your homework on the latest trends. You need to be up-to-date on the hottest fashion!
YL: up-to-date on the hottest fashion? fashion是时尚的意思,up-to-date是跟上潮流,所以,up-to-date on the hottest fashion 就是“紧跟最新时尚”吧?
JESSICA: That's right! But Yanglin, I would say the real fashionable people are not those who follow the trends, but the trend setters!
YL: trend setters? t-r-e-n-d, trend 是趋势的意思,setter, s-e-t-t-e-r 是设定者,所以 trend setter 就是开创时尚的真正潮人!
JESSICA: 没错! Now let's see what you've learned today!
YL: 第一,注重打扮的“花美男”是 metrosexual men;
第二,紧跟流行时尚是 be up-to-date on the hottest fashion;
第三,领导时尚的潮人叫 trend setter!

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0 actually wJSyE     
adv.实际上,事实上,竟然,居然,如今
参考例句:
  • he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻,可是实际上已五十岁了。
  • Actually,that's not quite right.实际上,那不完全对。
0 appearances af4f0d57b7fb1f47610a3786ce1283d7     
n.出现( appearance的名词复数 );外观;[复数](事物的)表面;[哲学]现象
参考例句:
  • To all appearances, they are very much in love. 显然他们正处在热恋之中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Here he fell into the common error of judging by appearances. 在此他又犯了一般以貌取人的通病。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
0 attention tNtzA     
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。
0 being 1yfzKt     
n.存在;生存;生命存在,生命,人, 本质;art.在,有,是
参考例句:
  • Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗?
  • What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么?
0 cities a66b311547bf3da88f01139271d5bb50     
n.城市( city的名词复数 );全市居民;(由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市;(由政府授予特权的)特权市
参考例句:
  • recent bombings in major cities 近期发生在大城市的投放炸弹事件
  • The bulk of the population lives in cities. 大多数人口居住在城市里。
0 equivalence Jimzp     
等价,同等,等值
参考例句:
  • Nuclear physics has provided extensive experimental support for the mass-energy equivalence. 原子核物理学已经为质能等效性提供了广泛的实验证据。
  • The midpoint and equivalence point for carbonic acid are much higher. 碳酸滴定中点和等量点也高得多。
0 fashion jlUxP     
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。
0 fashionable JlGxP     
adj.时髦的,上流社会的,流行的
参考例句:
  • She is moving in fashionable circles in New York.她活动于纽约上流社会之中。
  • We lunched in a fashionable restaurant.我们在一家上等的饭店吃午餐。
0 follow Uj1xO     
vt.跟随,追赶,追逐
参考例句:
  • We only follow in its footsteps!我们只有追随它的脚步!
  • Did anybody follow you here?有没有人跟你一起来?
0 guess PeAxu     
v./n.猜测,推测;以为;猜想[同]surmise
参考例句:
  • I guess that she is 40. 我猜想她40岁了。
  • Let us guess at the height of the building. 让我们推测一下这栋楼房的高度。
0 homework Fczxk     
n.家庭作业,课外作业
参考例句:
  • We do our homework now.我们现在做家庭作业。
  • I am busy doing my homework right now.我现在正忙着在做课外作业。
0 hottest cqlzyp     
adj.热的,热烈的;热的( hot的最高级 );辣的;音乐;重视
参考例句:
  • This has been the hottest summer within my memory. 就我所记得的,这是最热的一个夏天。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • One of the hottest areas of nanoresearch4 is better drug delivery. 纳米技术研究的一个最热门领域是更好的给药方式。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
0 latest kpJzAJ     
adj.最新的,最近的,最后的,最迟的
参考例句:
  • This is the latest hiar-style.这是最新的发型。
  • Have you read her latest work?你读过她最近的作品吗?
0 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
0 live B0jx4     
v.住,居住;生活
参考例句:
  • I live in the north of China.我居住在中国北部。
  • We can not live without water.我们没有水不能生存。
0 means 9oXzBX     
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
参考例句:
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
0 need 7GIxk     
vt.需要,要;aux.必须,不得不;n.需要,必要;需用的东西,需求
参考例句:
  • We'll be happy to help if you need us.如果你需要的话,我们将乐意帮助。
  • There is no need to shout angry words at me.用不着冲我嚷。
0 pay NL6xI     
v.付钱;n.付钱;薪金
参考例句:
  • How much did you pay?你付了多少钱?
  • His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 places ab7dc89534e36069de69a74fe634aa31     
n.位( place的名词复数 );地方;职位;座位
参考例句:
  • They intend to allocate more places to mature students this year. 今年他们打算给成人学生提供更多的名额。
  • Plaster had fallen away in places, exposing the brickwork. 有些地方的灰泥脱落了,露出了砖。
0 real 6TXxO     
adj.真实的;非虚构的;真正的;非常的
参考例句:
  • You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字?
  • The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的!
0 town Sn6wd     
n.市镇,城镇
参考例句:
  • This town is colder now.这个小镇天气变冷了。
  • They left the town quietly.他们静静地离开了镇子。
0 trend om9wf     
n.趋势,倾向,方位;vi.倾向,转向
参考例句:
  • Today's trend is toward less formal clothing.眼下时尚趋向于穿着随便。
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
0 trends 9ce2472db8c3b3d94511365004ce8468     
n.趋势( trend的名词复数 );(海岸、河流、道路等的)走向;流行;时尚v.伸向( trend的第三人称单数 );趋向;倾向;使趋向
参考例句:
  • The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends. 这些数据是从过去的趋势推断出来的。
  • fashionistas who are slaves to the latest trends 被潮流牵着鼻子走的赶时髦者
0 trendy 7GXyQ     
n.新潮人物,穿着时髦的人;adj.流行的
参考例句:
  • I just want to dress my baby as trendy as possible.我只想尽量把宝宝打扮得时髦点儿。
  • Do you know black clothes will be trendy this fall?你知道今秋要流行黑衣服吗?
0 up-to-date 7flzHE     
adj.现代化的,最新的;跟上时代的
参考例句:
  • The car is a beauty and quite up-to-date.那辆车子很漂亮是最新款的。
  • He bought an up-to-date textbook.他买了一本最新的教科书。
0 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式;愿,要;常常;大概;将要,会
参考例句:
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说?
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗?