本週話題焦點:穿著禮儀【面試時的穿著】
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Brian: Hi, Joyce! How was your presentation yesterday?
嗨,Joyce。你昨天的簡報還好嗎?
Joyce: Oh, it went pretty well. Thanks for your encouragement and advice.
喔,進行的很順利啊。謝謝你的鼓勵和建議。
Brian: No problem.
別客氣。
Joyce: Brian, have you ever attended any cocktail parties before?
Brian,你有參加過雞尾酒會嗎?
Brian: Sure. Why do you ask?
有阿。怎麼了?
Joyce: One of my foreign clients invited me to his party this weekend and I am worried about what to wear for it.
我的一個客戶邀請我這週末去參加他的派對,我正在擔心該穿什麼去才好。
Brian: Do you have any ideas so far?
到目前為止,你有什麼想法嗎?
Joyce: I am thinking about wearing a reformed cheongsam.
我在考慮要不要穿改良式的旗袍。
Brian: That sounds interesting. I have never seen anyone wear that to a cocktail party before.
聽起來很有趣耶。我以前從來沒看過有人穿那樣去雞尾酒會過。
Joyce: Do you think it's weird for me to wear a cheongsam?
你會不會覺得我穿旗袍很怪啊?
Brian: Not at all. In fact, I think it is quite special! Just don't forget to bring something like a bottle of champagne as a gift for the host.
一點也不。事實上,我覺得那還挺特別的呢!只是不要忘記帶點東西,像是一瓶香檳,當作是送給主人的禮物。
Joyce: I will. I hope I can be the perfect guest.
Joyce:我會的。希望我會是個最稱職的客人。
重要字詞講解: |
1. walk by 經過 例:Brian walks by and starts chatting with her. (Brian 走過她身邊,開始和她聊天。) 例:He must be angry at me. Yesterday he walked by me without saying hello. (他一定在生我的氣。昨天他經過我身邊沒有打招呼。) ※ 小叮嚀: "walk by" 是可分的雙字動詞,受詞可以放在 by 後面,也可放在 walk 和 by 之間。 2. encouragement (n.) 鼓勵 例:Thanks for your encouragement and advice. (謝謝你的鼓勵和建議。) 例:What she said was a great encouragement to me. (她說的話對我來說是很大的鼓勵。) 3. so far 到目前為止 例:Do you have any ideas so far? (到目前為止,你有什麼想法嗎?) 例:He is so far the best pianist I know. (你是到目前為止我所知道最好的鋼琴演奏者。) 4. reformed (v.) 改良過的 例:I am thinking about wearing a reformed cheongsam. (我在考慮要不要穿改良式的旗袍。) 例:Although it's reformed beef, I still like its taste. (雖然它是重整牛肉,但我還是喜歡它的味道。) ※ 小叮嚀: "reformed beef" 指的是由小塊牛肉拼成,但肉本身組織完整的牛肉。 5. cheongsam (n.) 旗袍 例:The cheongsam has become a mainstream dress style. (旗袍已成為一種主流的服裝款式。) 例:Do you know Linda's measurements? I want to give her a cheongsam as a birthday gift. (你知道Linda的三圍嗎?我想送她一件旗袍當禮物。) |
相關實用句型解析
1. 擔心…;煩惱…
sb. + be 動詞 + worried + about …
例:She is worried about what to wear.
(她正在擔心該穿什麼好。)
例:I am worried about my grade.
(我擔心我的成績。)
※ 小叮嚀:
擔心 (worry) 除了可以當情緒動詞以 "be worried about" 的形式出現以外,也可以當成是一般的動詞,例:Don't worry about the bad weather.(別擔心天氣不好。)
2. 邀請某人去…
invite + sb. + to ...
例:One of my foreign clients invited me to his party this weekend.
(我的一個客戶邀請我這週末去參加他的派對。)
例:Vincent wants to invite her to the ball.
(Vincent 想邀請她去舞會。)
※ 小叮嚀:
如果主詞要說成被邀請的人,將句子改成被動式即可,例:She was invited to the ball. (她被邀請去舞會。)
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