中級(jí)美語(yǔ)lesson38. That s Fashion

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38. That's Fashion
    Andy and Jess are at a fashion designer's party.
    A: My God, Jess. What's that on Betty's head?
    J: Beats me. How weird! I think it's a new kind of hat.
    A: Oh, really? If you ask me, it's more like a bird's nest. How stupid it looks!
    J: you think so? Hey, wait a minute. You might be right. There's something moving in the nest... I mean, hat.
    A: Gee whiz! It's a bird.
    J: Holy cow! How does she keep it from flying away?
    A: Don't you see! She's got it fastened to a gold chain around her neck.
    J: If the bird were strong enough, it could fly her to the moon, so to speak.
    A: That would really be funny.
    J: Well, that's fashion!
    I am going to party all weekend. party v.大玩特玩
    My Goodness! 相當(dāng)于 My God
    sth beats sb. 難倒了
    We finally beated that team. 不說(shuō):win that team 而說(shuō) win that game
    exhausted
    Gee whiz! = Gee! = Holy cow! = My God = My Goodness 表驚訝
    buffalo 水牛 one buffalo, two buffalo
    cattle 牛群 和people 用法同 two cattle 不說(shuō):one cattle
    閹過(guò)的牛oxen
    The thief was chained(fastened,tied,bound) to the tree.
    be in fashion, be out of fashion