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| 2003年04月07日14:47:28 空中美语 |
 Mar. 18
Conversation A
Trevor tells his friend Beth he wants to join her at the next cosplay convention.
Beth: I’m shocked! You said you wouldn’t be caught dead in a cosplay costume!
Trevor: Well, your enthusiasm has finally worn me down.
Beth: So, you’re going to give it a go? Who do you want to be?
Trevor: Vash the Stampede.
Beth: Great! Have you bought your fabric yet?
Trevor: I’m not making a costume! I tried to sew in school once; all I got was a shirt with two crooked arms and an F.
Beth: I remember that!
Trevor: So, instead of embarrassing myself again, I think I’ll just pick something up at the costume shop.
特雷弗告诉他的朋友贝丝他想在下个角色扮演会场加入她的行列。
贝丝：真让我吃惊！你说过你死也不会穿上角色扮演的服装！
特雷弗：呃，你的热情最终让我屈服了。
贝丝：那你愿意试一试了？你想扮成谁？
特雷弗：法修史丹比特。
贝丝：太好了！你买布料了吗？
特雷弗：我不打算自己做服装！我在学校曾试着缝一件衣服，结果做出来的衬衫两边袖子歪歪扭扭的，成绩也不及格。
贝丝：我还记得那件事！
特雷弗：因此，为了不再让自己出丑，我想我还是去服装店里买一件吧！
Conversation B
Beth: But then you run the risk of looking exactly like someone else. Where is your creativity, your imagination, your sense of adventure?
Trevor: I guess you’re right. Vash is one-of-a-kind, so he deserves an original costume.
Beth: I know all the secrets to good costume construction.
Trevor: So, where do we start?
Beth: First, we’ll go to the secondhand store. Then we’ll move on to the art store to get all the supplies we need.
Trevor: If we work together, it won’t be long till we’re dressed to kill—
Beth: Just like Vash!
贝丝：可是那样你会冒险和别人穿一样的衣服。你的创意，你的想像力，你的冒险精神去哪儿了？
特雷弗：我想你说得对。法修是独一无二的，因此他应该配富有创造性的服装。
贝丝：我知道所有制作漂亮服装的秘诀。
特雷弗：那我们从哪儿开始呢？
贝丝：首先，我们要去二手店。接着再去道具店买我们需要的一切装饰。
特雷弗：如果我们联手出击，很快我们身上的装扮就能让全场震惊！
贝丝：就像法修一样！
Vocabulary
1. wouldn’t be caught dead idiom used to express that sb. would never do sth. 决不会
Gavin doesn’t like Sally, so he says he wouldn’t be caught dead at her party.
2. enthusiasm n. a strong feeling of interest and excitement 热衷；热情
Julia could not conceal her enthusiasm when she learned that she had won a trip to Mexico.
3. wear sb. down idiom to persuade sb. over a long period of time in order to get them to do what one wants 令（人）屈服
His wife’s determination finally wore Marco down, and he agreed to get a dog instead of a cat.
4. embarrass v. to make sb. feel nervous and ashamed in front of others 使（人）难堪、尴尬
Laura embarrassed herself by forgetting the names of many people at her parents’ wedding anniversary party.
5. deserve v. to be worthy of sth. because of the way one is or behaves 应受；值得
For doing so well on her university entrance examinations, Shirley thought she deserved a new scooter.
6. original adj. unlike any other 原创的；独特的
Though Leonardo da Vinci had many original ideas, his peers dismissed them for being too impractical.
More Information 仅供参考，不须强记
1. crooked adj. 弯曲的
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