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2024.12.10 19:27
第十二部 第七課: clotheshorse, shell out
- Larry 和李華今天啊去逛街買衣服． Larry 看到李華買了一大包衣服，簡直吃驚．今天李華會學到兩個常用語： clotheshorse 和 shell out。
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- Wow, Li Hua! How many clothes do you need? You're a real clotheshorse, aren't you?
- 哎喲！這些衣服都在大減價，不買可惜哎！對了，你又在說我什麼啦？什麼是 clotheshorse？
- A clotheshorse is someone who is concerned about fashion and likes to collect a lot of clothes.
- Clotheshorse 就是指愛時髦、喜歡買很多衣服的人．我不覺得我是 clotheshorse 啊！我來美國唸書以後，胖了很多啊，舊衣服已經穿不下了，所以我才需要買些新衣服嘛！
- I think that's just an excuse to go shopping! You don't look like you've gained weight to me.
- Larry，是真的，我沒有騙你哎，我真的胖了不少！
- I guess I'll take your word for it. Are you sure you're not a clotheshorse? Didn't you just go shopping a few weeks ago?
- 我幾個星期前去買衣服？你弄錯了人吧．我已經有一年多沒有買衣服了！再說啊，我也不是什麼追求時髦的人，你怎麼能說我是個 clotheshorse 呢？
- I'm just teasing you. My mother is a true clotheshorse. She has a huge, walk-in closet and it is completely filled with clothes. She loves to buy clothes.
- 你媽媽這麼喜歡買衣服啊？難怪，她總是打扮的很漂亮，而且啊她的衣服看起來都很新呢！
- It's funny, but my sister didn't inherit my mother's tendencies. She's not a clotheshorse at all.
- 你妹妹不喜歡買衣服嗎？女孩子不喜歡買衣服，那可不多喔。
- My sister hates going shopping. She would be happy if she could wear the same t-shirt and jeans every day of the year.
- 真的啊？你妹妹寧可每天穿同樣的 T 恤和牛仔褲？看來，不是每個女人都是 clotheshorse。
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- Hey, Li Hua, how much money did you shell out to buy clothes today?
- Shell out？那是什麼意思啊？
- To shell out means to pay for something.
- 哦～， to shell out money 就是花錢的意思，你是問我今天花了多少錢買這些衣服啊？其實啊每件衣服都打了折扣，所以我沒花太多錢。
- I'm just curious how much you have to shell out to fill up that huge shopping bag with women's clothing.
- 你好奇？這可奇怪了，你怎麼會突然間對女人衣服的價錢感興趣啊？你也想買一些啊？
- No! I'm just curious, that's all. I've heard that women's clothes are more expensive than men's clothes.
- 你只是想知道女裝是不是比男裝貴．其實只要你懂得怎麼找減價的衣服，你並不需要花大筆錢買衣服啊！
- Next time I have to buy clothes, I'll ask you for help. I never bother to look for sales and I always end up shelling out more than I should.
- 沒問題！買衣服，找折扣品，我最在行啦，我啊一定幫你！
- Well, while we're at the mall, why don't you help me find a good deal on a pair of jeans.
- 找牛仔褲？沒問題！你通常都花多少錢買一件牛仔褲啊？
- I usually shell out around $40.00.
- 40 塊啊？我能幫你找到一件 20 塊的牛仔褲，怎麼樣？
- That's awesome!
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- 今天李華學到了兩個常用語．一個是： clotheshorse，是「形容一個講究穿著、喜歡買衣服的人」．另一個常用語是： shell out，也就是「付出，尤其是指付錢買東西的意思」。
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