和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Dressed to Kill

2013-07-14来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Everything I told you was true. I did not talk through my hat or say something without knowing the facts.

talk through my hat 胡说八道
例句:"Just now I was talking through my hat." He cut off her speech.
“刚才我是在瞎编,”他打断了她的话。 

2. Do not be fooled, though. My friends sometimes call me a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

a wolf in sheep’s clothing 披着羊皮的狼; 狼着羊皮; 面善心恶
例句:We're dealing with a wolf in sheep's clothing.
我们是在跟一只披着羊皮的狼打交道。

3. But I do love clothes. It is always fun to get dressed up.

dress up 打扮;穿上特殊服装
例句:Let's dress up and go out to dinner.what?
我们打扮下,出去吃午饭吧什么?

4.  Maybe someday they will come into fashion.

come into fashion 流行,入时
例句:After a long period, mini skirt have come into fashion again.
经过一段很长的时期后,迷你短裙又流行起来。

5. I try not to get them dirty or torn. Most of my clothes fit like a glove.

fit like a glove 完全相合,恰好
例句:He is fit for the job like a glove.
非常适合这项工作。

6. Some of the clothes I like best are hand-me-downs.

hand-me-downs 旧衣服
例句:Twenty years ago my brothers and sisters all had to wear hand- me-downs. 
二十年前我们兄弟姊妹都必须穿旧衣服。