美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)Lesson 172 - clotheshorse / shell out

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Larry和李華今天去逛街買衣服。Larry看到李華買了一大包衣服，簡(jiǎn)直吃驚。今天李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：clotheshorse和shell out。

LL: Wow, Li Hua! How many clothes do you need? You're a real clotheshorse, aren't you?

LH: 哎喲！這些衣服都在大減價(jià)，不買可惜耶！對(duì)了，你又在說(shuō)我什么啦？什么是clotheshorse?

LL: A clotheshorse is someone who is concerned about fashion and likes to collect a lot of clothes.

LH: Clotheshorse就是指愛(ài)時(shí)髦，喜歡買很多衣服的人。我不覺(jué)得我是clotheshorse??！我來(lái)美國(guó)念書(shū)后，胖了很多，舊衣服已經(jīng)穿不下了，所以我才需要買些新衣服嘛！

LL: I think that's just an excuse to go shopping! You don't look like you've gained weight to me.

LH: Larry，是真的，我沒(méi)有騙你，我真的胖了不少！

LL: 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?

LH: 我?guī)讉€(gè)星期前去買衣服了？ 你弄錯(cuò)了人吧。我已經(jīng)有一年多沒(méi)有買衣服了！再說(shuō)，我也不是什么追求時(shí)髦的人，你怎么能說(shuō)我是個(gè)clotheshorse？

LL: 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.

LH: 你媽媽這么喜歡買衣服??？難怪她總是打扮的很漂亮，而且她的衣服看來(lái)都很新。

LL: It's funny, but my sister didn't inherit my mother's tendencies. She's not a clotheshorse at all.

LH: 你妹妹不喜歡買衣服嗎？ 女孩子不喜歡買衣服，那可不多。

LL: My sister hates going shopping. She would be happy if she could wear the same t-shirt and jeans every day of the year.

LH: 真的？你妹妹寧可每天穿同樣的T恤和牛仔褲？看來(lái)，不是每個(gè)女人都是clotheshorse。

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, how much money did you shell out to buy clothes today?

LH: Shell out？那是什么意思？

LL: To shell out money means to pay for something.

LH: 噢，to shell out money就是花錢的意思，你是問(wèn)我今天花了多少錢買這些衣服？其實(shí)每件衣服都打了折扣，所以我沒(méi)花太多錢。

LL: I'm just curious how much you have to shell out to fill up that huge shopping bag with women's clothing.

LH: 你好奇？這可奇怪了，你怎么會(huì)突然間對(duì)女人衣服的價(jià)錢感興趣？你也想買一些??？

LL: No! I'm just curious, that's all. I've heard that women's clothes are more expensive than men's clothes.

LH: 你只是想知道女裝是不是比男裝貴。其實(shí)只要你懂得怎么找減價(jià)的衣服，你并不需要花大筆錢買衣服??！

LL: 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.

LH: 沒(méi)問(wèn)題！買衣服，找折扣品，我最在行了，我一定幫你！

LL: Well, while we're at the mall, why don't you help me find a good deal on a pair of jeans.

LH: 找牛仔褲？沒(méi)問(wèn)題！你通常都花多少錢買一件牛仔褲？

LL: I usually shell out around $40.00.

LH: 40塊??？我能幫你找到一件20塊的牛仔褲，怎么樣？

LL: That's awesome!

今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是clotheshorse，是形容一個(gè)講究穿著，喜歡買衣服的人。另一個(gè)常用語(yǔ)是shell out，也就是“付出”，尤其指付錢買東西的意思。