4: Which of the following expressions does NOT mean to be really dressed up in very nice
clothes?
a. Dressed to kill
b. Dressed to the nines
c. Dolled up
d. Dressed down
答案是:d. Dressed down,dressed down 意思就是穿得很普通,沒有特意打扮自己,其它的選擇都是特意打扮的意思。a不對,因為如果一個人dressed to kill 那就是說穿上了最好的衣服,非常漂亮;b不對,因為如果一個人dressed to the nines 那就是說穿得非常漂亮,準備參加晚會;c不對,因為如果一個人dolled up那就是說穿得非常漂亮,這是一個非常口語化的表達。
5: Which of the following is another common expression meaning fashionable?
a. All the rage
b. All the anger
c. All the fury
d. All the upset
答案是:a. All the rage,如果什麼東西現在非常時尚,就可以用這個詞來形容。比如有人說喜歡你的拎包,你可以回答說 that style is all the rage at the moment. 這個包的款式現在非常流行。b不對,因為英語裏沒有這個表達;c不對,因為英語裏沒有這個表達,fury 的意思是發怒;d不對,因為英語裏沒有這個表達。
6: Skinny jeans are fashionable in the UK at the moment – but what are they?
a. Jeans that make you lose weight
b. Jeans that make you look thinner
c. Very long jeans
d. Very tight jeans
答案是:d. Very tight jeans, skinny jeans是一個流行款式,是很緊身的牛仔褲,要瘦的人穿著才好看。a不對,因為Skinny jeans不是說穿了就可以減肥的牛仔褲,而是人要瘦才有可能穿進 skinny jeans;b不對,因為不是說穿上skinny jans,人看上去就瘦了;d不對,因為Skinny jeans不是很長的牛仔褲。