臺(tái)灣的大學(xué)生穿得和美國(guó)的學(xué)生一樣嗎？為什么美國(guó)以前的服裝樣式很隨便

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論服飾，

臺(tái)灣的大學(xué)生穿得和美國(guó)的學(xué)生一樣嗎？為什么美國(guó)以前的服裝樣式很隨便

來(lái)聽今天的講解:

A: So, do university students in Taiwan dress like the students you see here?

臺(tái)灣的大學(xué)生穿得和這里的學(xué)生一樣嗎？

B: Yes, it's similar. But I'm still surprised.

差不多，但是我還是驚訝。

A: Why?

為什么？

B: It's even more casual here. In Taiwan, clothes styles used to be more formal.But now people are dressing more like Americans, more sloppy.

這里穿得比較隨便，臺(tái)灣服裝的樣式比較正式。但是現(xiàn)在都穿得跟美國(guó)人一樣，比較隨便。

A: I've been in Madison almost ten years now.Actually, now, in 1999, people dress a little better than before.

我在麥迪遜快十年了。事實(shí)上，1999 年的現(xiàn)在，大家穿得比以前好。

B: Really?

真的嗎？

A: Yes, in 1991, for example, clothes styles were even sloppier.

是的，例如1991年的服裝樣式就比現(xiàn)在還要隨便。

B: Why do you think that is?

你認(rèn)為那是為什么？

A: Well, you know about the 60s in America.There was a kind of social revolution. There were many hippies.

大約在美國(guó)的六十年代。有一個(gè)社會(huì)運(yùn)動(dòng)，出現(xiàn)很多嬉皮士。

B: Yes, I know about the hippies.It was a movement of people who rejected capitalist society.

是的，我知道嬉皮士。那是人們抗拒資本社會(huì)的運(yùn)動(dòng)。

A: The hippies dressed in very casual ways.And they influenced all the later generations, so clothes are more casual.If you look at clothing styles in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s,you will see they are closer to the style of the hippies. But now, styles have changed a little.

嬉皮士都穿得很隨便。他們影響到后來(lái)的幾代，因此穿著變得比較隨便。如果你注意七十、八十和九十年代早期，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)那時(shí)的穿著都跟嬉皮士的風(fēng)格很接近。但是現(xiàn)在的樣式稍微改變了一點(diǎn)。

B: Maybe they are more conservative now.

或許現(xiàn)在比較保守。

A: I don't know if conservative is the right word. They are just different.

我不知道是不是保守，但它們就是不一樣了。

B: If you came to Taiwan, you would be surprised, I think.

如果你到臺(tái)灣來(lái)，一定會(huì)驚訝。

A: Why?

為什么？

B: You would see most people dress very well. Not university students.But working people rather. Many working people in Taiwan spend a lot of money on clothes.

你會(huì)看到大部份的人都穿得很漂亮，不只大學(xué)生， 上班族也是。臺(tái)灣很多上班族花很多錢在服裝上。

 A: They dress better than Americans?

他們穿得比美國(guó)人好看嗎？

B: Yes. Or at least we Taiwanese think so.But sometimes I think Taiwanese are too concerned with their clothes.They spend too much money. Especially women.

是的，至少我們臺(tái)灣人這么認(rèn)為。但是有時(shí)我覺得臺(tái)灣人過(guò)分關(guān)心穿著了。花費(fèi)太大，特別是女人。

A: I'd like to go sometime. I'd like to see how women dress there.

改天我想去看看那邊的女人都怎么穿。

B: Well, if you have a break, I'd be happy to have you stay at our place in Taipei.I think you'd have a good time there.

如果有機(jī)會(huì)的話，我很樂意接待你們來(lái)臺(tái)北住我們家。你會(huì)玩得很愉快的。

A: That's a very hospitable offer. I'm tempted to take you up on it.

那真是好客的提議，我忍不住誘惑要你這么做了。