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衣服“俗气难看”英语怎么说?

2012年09月20日 01:35
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    李华收到了妈妈从中国寄来的包裹,迫不及待地把里面的东西拿给Larry看。他们会用到两个常用语:tacky和swallow one's pride。

    LH: Larry,你看,这是我妈送你的礼物!

    Larry: Interesting...Is...Is that a rug?

    LH: 什么啊?这是毛衣!多好看啊!

    Larry: That's a sweater? Oh, my...

    LH: 你看!我妈还在这儿别了张纸条,上面说,这是她亲手给你织的。我妈真有两下子,是不是啊,Larry?

    Larry: ...Oh my.

    LH: 怎么?你不喜欢?

    Larry: Umm...Look, Lihua. Don't get me wrong, it's great, but...It's just a little tacky for what I'd normally wear.

    LH: Tacky?什么意思?

Larry: Well...basically...not fashionable.

    LH: 不时髦?俗气?这毛衣怎么俗气了?!

    Larry: Well, look at this design...there are pine trees and little people knit into it.

    LH: 那怎么了,有松树有小人儿就俗气?

    Larry: Well, a little bit. And look at these colors...bright green and red on black? It's so tacky it almost hurts my eyes... and plus, look at the...

    LH: 你还嫌颜色太鲜艳,亮得闪了你的眼?!行了行了!I don't think they're tacky at all. 我觉得一点儿都不俗!我妈亲手织的,看你敢不穿!

    Larry: Listen, I know you like tacky clothing, and that's fine. But I'm not wearing it.

    LH: 什么?你说我喜欢俗气的衣服?!我哪有!

    Larry: OK, for example, your pink Hello Kitty tennis shoes are quite tacky.

    LH: 粉色的hello kitty网球鞋不是tacky,是可爱!可爱!

    Larry: They would be cute on an 8-year old girl, not a college-aged young woman...And how about that jacket you have with all the extra zippers all over it?

    LH: 哼!咱俩眼光不同,我不跟你争了。反正我妈的这件爱心毛衣,你非穿不可。

    Larry: Lihua, I don't think you understand. There is no way I'm going out in public with that thing on!

    LH: 你不穿我就要生气了!

    Larry: Forget about it! (a second passes) Lihua, come on. Don't be angry. Lihua?

    LH: 别理我。我正生气呢。

    Larry: (Begrudgingly, sighs) OK, fine. I guess I'll have to swallow my pride and wear the sweater.

    LH: Swallow your pride?你说什么呢?

    Larry: To swallow your pride means to begrudgingly do something that you are embarrassed to do.

    LH: Swallow one's pride就是忍气吞声,勉强去做不愿做的事儿。这么说……你是要穿这件毛衣喽?

    Larry: Yes, if it will make you happy, I will swallow my pride and wear your mother's tacky sweater.

    LH: OH YEAH! Larry你真好!

    Larry: Well, it's only because I know you have to swallow your pride and do many things on my behalf as well.

    LH: 啊?我也为了你忍气吞声过?

    Larry: Well, remember when my boss accidentally called you his "Japanese friend"? You just smiled and nodded, but I'm sure you wanted to correct him.

    LH: 哦,想起来了。那次,你老板的确把我当成了日本人,不过没关系啦,美国人把中国、韩国、日本人搞混是常事。我不介意,我们中国人也常常觉得只要金头发蓝眼睛就都是美国人!

    Larry: Well, do you remember when you swallowed your pride last Halloween? I made you wear that tacky French maid costume to my friend's party!

    LH: 对!那次万圣节,你非让我穿那件难看得要命的法国女仆装!

    Larry: Right. And I want to thank you for swallowing your pride and wearing that tacky costume.

    LH: 等等!你是说这件爱心毛衣和那件女仆装一样俗气难看?

    Larry: Why not? I think the sweater is tacky, just like you thought the costume was tacky.

    LH: 可是……我穿的那件女仆装还特别曝露,别扭死了!

    Larry: Oh, come on. Wearing a sexy costume is normal on Halloween!

    LH: 可我不喜欢穿这种衣服!穿女仆装在你一大堆朋友前走来走去,I really had to swallow my pride! 我牺牲了多少自尊啊!

    Larry: Gee, I didn't realize it was so embarrassing for you. You win, ok? I'll wear the tacky sweater. But that's all I can do.

    LH: 你想得美!你看,这里还有一个 Hello Kitty的手套,也是我妈织给你的!戴上吧!

    Larry: Oh good grief. How does your mother know how to make all of this stuff?

 

 

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