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本週話題焦點:穿著禮儀【面試時的穿著】


Joyce is going to attend a cocktail party and she is worried about what to wear. Brian walks by and start chatting with her.
Joyce 要去參加一個雞尾酒會,她正在擔心該穿什麼好。Brian 走過她身邊,開始和她聊天。

 

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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