情景英语：中级美语对话(第38讲)

  38. That's Fashion p.249

    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 weird¹！ 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： Gee² 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！  相当于  My God

    sth beats sb. 难倒了

    We finally beated that team. 不说：win that team   而说  win that game

    exhausted³

    Gee whiz！ = Gee！ = Holy cow！ = My God = My Goodness   表惊讶

    buffalo⁴ 水牛 one buffalo, two buffalo

    cattle 牛群  和people 用法同       two cattle 不说：one cattle

    阉过的牛oxen

    The thief was chained（fastened,tied,bound） to the tree.

    be in fashion, be out of fashion