英语口语练习小对话 第584期:盛装打扮

Subject：Everybody was dressed to kill.

迷你对话

A: Did you enjoy the fashion show last night?

昨晚你看了时装表演吗？

B: Of course. Everybody was dressed to kill.

当然看了。个个衣着鲜亮。

地道表达

be dressed to kill

1. 解释

Everybody was dressed to kill.表示“每个人穿着鲜亮。”这个句子中的dress to kill这个短语运用了夸张的手法，其含义是wear one’s finest clothing。如果翻译得口语化点则是“衣服漂亮得迷死人”。

2. 拓展

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

一个穿着十分惹眼的小伙子走了过来。

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

John穿着华丽的衣服，带着从银行里借来的钱款，乘飞机飞过了英吉利海峡。

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

贝蒂穿着最好的服装来参加聚会，她理所当然地引起了广泛的注意。