1.? Which of the following prepositions means that something is fashionable????

??? a. up?? ?
??? b. down ?
??? c. in ?
??? d. out ?

答案是:c.? in,in 在英語里往往代表時尚的意思,比如what's in at the moment? 意思就是現(xiàn)在流行的是什么?你可能也會聽到人們談到the in-thing,它指那些現(xiàn)在流行、時尚的東西,并不局限于時裝,還包含音樂,語言表達(dá)等。Up, downt都不是時尚的意思,out正好和時尚相反,這個詞是指過時的。


2.? If a piece of clothing is a bit big and loose on the body, which word would we use in English to describe it????

?? a. loosy?? ?
?? b. baggy ?
?? c. tight ?
?? d. shaggy ?

答案是:b. baggy,Baggy 表示衣服穿著很寬松,有的時候流行的是寬松類型的衣服,并不代表衣服不合身。a不對,因?yàn)橛⒄Z里沒有l(wèi)oosy這個詞;c不對,因?yàn)閠ight是寬松的反義詞,意思是很緊;d不對,因?yàn)镾haggy一般是用來形容頭發(fā)亂糟糟的意思。
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3.? When British people talk about "high street fashion" – what do they mean? ?
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?? a. Clothes that they bought at a shop on a main road?? ?
?? b. Expensive designer clothes ?
?? c. Clothes bought from one of the many chain fashion shops that you typically see in all
towns across Britain ?
?? d. Clothes that you can only wear outside ?

答案是:c,High street fashion 的意思就是指大眾能接受的時裝流行趨勢。a不對,因?yàn)锳 high street一般指商業(yè)街,不過不是所有商業(yè)街上的時裝店買的都是high street 時裝;b不對,因?yàn)閔igh street fashion一般沒有價格昂貴的頂級名牌時裝。
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4.? Which of the following expressions does NOT mean to be really dressed up in very nice clothes??

?? a. Dressed to kill?? ?
?? b. Dressed to the nines ?
?? c. Dolled up ?
?? d. Dressed down ?

答案是:d. Dressed down,dressed down 意思就是穿得很普通,沒有特意打扮自己,其它的選擇都是特意打扮的意思。a不對,因?yàn)槿绻粋€人dressed to kill 那就是說穿上了最好的衣服,非常漂亮;b不對,因?yàn)槿绻粋€人dressed to the nines 那就是說穿得非常漂亮,準(zhǔn)備參加晚會;c不對,因?yàn)槿绻粋€人dolled up那就是說穿得非常漂亮,這是一個非??谡Z化的表達(dá)。
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5.? Which of the following is another common expression meaning fashionable? ?
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?? a. All the rage?? ?
?? b. All the anger ?
?? c. All the fury ?
?? d. All the upset ?

答案是:a. All the rage,如果什么東西現(xiàn)在非常時尚,就可以用這個詞來形容。比如有人說喜歡你的拎包,你可以回答說 that style is all the rage at the moment. 這個包的款式現(xiàn)在非常流行。b不對,因?yàn)橛⒄Z里沒有這個表達(dá);c不對,因?yàn)橛⒄Z里沒有這個表達(dá),fury 的意思是發(fā)怒;d不對,因?yàn)橛⒄Z里沒有這個表達(dá)。

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6.? Skinny jeans are fashionable in the UK at the moment – but what are they?? ?
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?? a. Jeans that make you lose weight?? ?
?? b. Jeans that make you look thinner ?
?? c. Very long jeans ?
?? d. Very tight jeans

答案是:d. Very tight jeans, skinny jeans是一個流行款式,是很緊身的牛仔褲,要瘦的人穿著才好看。a不對,因?yàn)镾kinny jeans不是說穿了就可以減肥的牛仔褲,而是人要瘦才有可能穿進(jìn) skinny jeans;b不對,因?yàn)椴皇钦f穿上skinny jans,人看上去就瘦了;d不對,因?yàn)镾kinny jeans不是很長的牛仔褲。

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