英語口語練習小對話 第584期:盛裝打扮

Subject：Everybody was dressed to kill.

迷你對話

A: Did you enjoy the fashion show last night?

昨晚你看了時裝表演嗎？

B: Of course. Everybody was dressed to kill.

當然看了。個個衣着鮮亮。

地道表達

be dressed to kill

1. 解釋

Everybody was dressed to kill.表示“每個人穿着鮮亮。”這個句子中的dress to kill這個短語運用了誇張的手法，其含義是wear one’s finest clothing。如果翻譯得口語化點則是“衣服漂亮得迷死人”。

2. 拓展

e.g. A young fellow, dressed to kill, came.

一個穿着十分惹眼的小夥子走了過來。

e.g. John, dressed to kill, with money borrowed from the bank, and flew across the Channel.

John穿着華麗的衣服，帶着從銀行裏借來的錢款，乘飛機飛過了英吉利海峽。

e.g. Betty came to the party dressed to kill and she certainly was the center of attention.

貝蒂穿着最好的服裝來參加聚會，她理所當然地引起了廣泛的注意。