服饰
A：Do you know what we’re supposed to wear to the party this evening?
你知道今晚我们应该穿什么衣服去参加聚会吗?
B：I don’t know. I was just going to go in a pair of shorts and my blue Hawaiian shirt. What were you going to wear?
我不知道。我原来打算穿一条短裤和我的蓝色夏威夷衬衣。你准备穿什么呀？
A：I was going to wear my new suit that I bought last week.
我原打算穿上星期买的套装。
B：That’s a little dressy, isn’t it?
那太正式了吧？
A：Your outfit is a little too casual, isn’t it?
你的衣服太过休闲吧？
B：I don’t know. I thought it was an outdoor barbeque.
我不知道。我想这是一次户外烧烤。
A：Well, it is, but it’s for a special occasion.
是的，但是个特别场合。
B：Surely they wouldn’t expect us to dress up if we were going to be outside.
既然我们是在户外，他们当然不会要求我们穿得太正式。
A：I think it’s a catered barbeque though. I think it’s going to be quite fancy.
我想尽管这是个事先定制好的烤肉晚餐，我认为它仍然会很特别。
B：Well, if you think we should dress up, I’ll dress up.
如果你认为我们应该打扮，我就打扮。
A：I don’t know. I don’t want to be overdressed.
我不知道。我也不想穿得过于正式。
B：Do you think we should call to ask about the dress code?
你认为我们是不是应该打电话问一下着装的要求呢？
A：I don’t want to bother them with our silly questions.
我不想用这些愚蠢的问题去打搅他们。
B：Why don’t we call some of the other people who are going? We can ask them what they’re going to wear.
为什么我们不问一下去参加聚会的其他人呢？我们可以问问他们穿什么去。
A：Ok. You talk to the guys and I’ll talk to the women.
好。你问男士，我问女士。
B：How about you talk to the women for both of us and I’ll go take a quick nap?
你问女士我们俩个要穿什么，我打个盹怎么样？
A：OK!
好吧。
形容词slowsluggish
1. to the quick : 触及要害；
quick