社交禮儀(十三)
(★ 聽對話內容) 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。)
小試身手 1. ____ ____ there are one hundred and thirty-two people ____ me ____. (到目前為止已經有一百三十二人從我身邊經過。) 2. Because of his _____, she won the best designer by her _____ _____. (因為他的鼓勵,她以她的改良式旗袍贏得了最佳設計師獎。) 請 先 練 習 再 看 解 答 ☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆ 解答 1. So far there are one hundred and thirty-two people passing me by. (到目前為止已經有一百三十二人從我身邊經過。) 2. Because of his encouragement, she won the best designer by her reformed cheongsam. (因為他的鼓勵,她以她的改良式旗袍贏得了最佳設計師獎。) 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。) 小試身手 1. 我們的老師擔心環境污染的問題。 __________________________________________________________________ 2. 你何不邀請她去看電影? __________________________________________________________________ 請 先 練 習 再 看 解 答 ☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆ 解答 1. Our teacher is worried about the problem of environmental pollution. 2. Why don't you invite her to see a movie? | | |
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