Jessica在北京學(xué)中文，她的中國(guó)朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)的詞，就會(huì)來(lái)請(qǐng)教她。今天是吳瓊要問的：暴露。

WQ: Jessica, 明天我要去面試，得好好打扮打扮，你幫我參謀參謀?

Jessica：沒問題！Show me what you've got.

WQ: 你看這件連衣裙，我穿上挺漂亮的，不過(guò)，似乎有點(diǎn)太露了。對(duì)了，這個(gè)衣著暴露在美語(yǔ)里要怎么說(shuō)呢？

Jessica: You can say this dress is showing too much skin.

WQ: Showing too much skin? 我明白了，就是露得太多。

Jessica: Exactly. You can also say someone is scantily clad. Scantily is spelt S-C-A-N-T-I-L-Y, 意思是少，不夠；clad is spelt C-L-A-D, 意思是穿衣服。

WQ: 哦！那把兩個(gè)詞放在一起就是穿得不夠，衣著暴露的意思嘍！對(duì)了，Jessica, 如果說(shuō)天冷的時(shí)候穿得太少太薄，是不是也可以用scantily clad 呢？

Jessica: Yes! For example, you can say girls who are scantily clad when they go out in the cold weather are at higher risk of getting sick.

WQ: 你是說(shuō)，大冷天穿得特別少出門的女孩子更容易感冒。那當(dāng)然！不過(guò)做女生就是這么辛苦，為了漂亮只能忍著。

Jessica: 其實(shí)也不用這么辛苦。I know girls want to be pretty, but we don't have to be dressed to kill everyday. Right?

WQ: Dressed to kill? 要?dú)⑷?？

Jessica: No! "Dressed to kill" means wearing fancy or formal clothing. 比如說(shuō)，I was dressed to kill for my interview.

WQ: 哦，我明白了！ Dressed to kill 就是著裝正式、搶眼。哎？你看這條西服裙行不行？It's not showing too much skin.

Jessica: I like this pencil skirt! It's perfect for the interview.

WQ: 原來(lái)西服裙叫pencil skirt - 像鉛筆一樣直直的裙子！好吧， Let me put on this pencil skirt and this shirt. 看看效果如何！

Jessica: (Pause) Hmm! WQ, now you're dressed to kill!

現(xiàn)在看看你今天都學(xué)了什么吧！

WQ: 第一，形容衣著暴露，可以用scantily clad, 或者 show too much skin;

第二，穿得正式、搶眼，是dressed to kill;

第三，西服裙是pencil skirt!