英语口语大赢家Topic266:时尚消费 Fashion Consumer
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：英语口语大赢家
阿美的阿姨辛迪是典型的时尚一族，热衷于时尚消费，这不，今天她带着阿美来逛大商场，大谈时尚消费，一起来感受一下时尚吧。
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May: Wow! They've got everything here. All the world's famous brands. Aunt Cindy, what is your favorite brand?
Cindy: I love all the fashionable things. But my favorite brand is Chanel.
May: Oh, that's a very expensive brand, but with good reason.
Cindy: Yeah. Each style is specially 1 designed by world's top designers. So they can always make you look amazing.
May: I see. Come here. The high heels here look really attractive. But I wonder whether it's comfortable to wear any of them?
Cindy: Not really, especially at the beginning, if you wear high heels all day long, your feet would hurt. But, no big deal. Women can always get used to that.
May: It's not a simple thing to be beautiful.
Cindy: Sure. But everyone loves to be beautiful. Hey, do you think this pair of sunglasses matches the handbag well?
May: Yeah, very tasteful. And with them, you look even more fashionable. Oh, there are so many French perfumers. Oops, perfumes for guys? So strange!
Cindy: Come on. Fashion is not only for women. Men also share the equal right to chase fashion. It's the new fashion for men to wear perfumes, which is called cologne.
May: Oh, really, that's really something new. I'm afraid not everyone can accept it.
Cindy: It takes time for that. But people's consuming attitudes are changing quickly.
May: That's true. Well, it's obvious that fashion is not a cheap thing. So, do you spend all your money on it?
Cindy: No. Fashion is just part of my life, which improves its quality. But also, I'm good at financing. I have a credit card, but I never overdraft 2.
May: How is it that you are my mom's sis? You two are so different. She always picks up bargains and spends more than she earns. You do so much better than her.
Cindy: I have to say that's just the result of difference of our consumptive habits.
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阿美: 哇，这里什么都有啊，国际名牌齐全。辛迪阿姨，你最喜欢的牌子是哪个？
辛迪: 我爱所有时尚的东西。不过，我最喜欢的牌子是香奈尔。
阿美: 哦，那个牌子很贵，不过确实值得。
辛迪: 是啊，每一款都是由世界顶级设计师专门设计的。所以它们总是能使你看起来很棒。
阿美: 明白。来这边。这些高跟鞋看起来好漂亮啊。但是我怀疑它们穿起来是否舒适？
辛迪: 不会很舒适。尤其是刚开始穿的时候，如果一整天都穿着高跟鞋，脚会很疼。但是，也没什么大不了。女孩都会适应那个的。
阿美: 想变漂亮也不容易啊。
辛迪: 那当然。不过每个人都爱美啊。嗳，你觉得这副太阳镜和这个手提包搭配起来怎样？
阿美: 很有品位啊。有了它们，你看起来更加时尚了。哦，这里有好多法国香水啊。哦，男士香水？好奇怪啊？
辛迪: 拜托。时尚可不是女士的专利啊。男士也有追求时尚的同等权利啊。男士香水是一种新时尚，这些香水叫古龙水。
阿美: 哦，真的，这可真是新鲜事哦。恐怕不是每个人都可以接受。
辛迪: 这还需要点时间。不过人们的消费观念在迅速地改变着。
阿美: 这倒是。对了，时尚显然不是一件便宜的事情。所以，你把你所有的钱都花在这里了吗？
辛迪: 没有啊。时尚只是我生活的一部分，它提升了生活的品质。不过，我还擅长理财呢。我有信用卡，但是我从来都不用透支的。
阿美: 你怎么会是我妈妈的妹妹呢？你们俩太不一样了。她总是买便宜货而且入不敷出。你做得比她好太多了。
辛迪: 我只能说这是消费习惯的不同而导致的结果吧。
经典背诵 Recitation
Cindy: Hello, I'm Cindy, Shirley's younger sis. I love all the fashionable things, especially the world's famous brands. So fashion is part of my life, the interesting part which can always makes me feel amazing about myself. Some people think fashion is only for women. I can't agree with them. I always believe that men also share the equal right to chase fashion.
生词小结
high heels n. 高跟鞋
handbag n. 手提包
chase v. 追求
cologne n. 古龙水
financing n. 理财
overdraft vi. 透支
bargain n. 便宜货
语素 Material
Chanel No. 5
In 1920, the scent 3 Chanel No.5 was created. In a small square bottle, over eighty ingredients were mixed to create this amazing perfume. The fragrance 4 was launched in 1921 and named Chanel No.5. All perfumes before this one had immediately become old-fashioned and outdated 5, and Chanel No.5 became the popular new trend. This perfume was referred to by Marilyn Monroe when she claimed it was the only thing she wore to bed. Chanel No.5 is timeless and will shock and amaze people with its lasting 6 scent.
香奈儿5号
1920年，香奈尔5号问世了。在一个很小的方形瓶中，八十多种成分混合而形成了这种奇妙的香水。这款香水在1921年发行，并被冠名为香奈尔5号。立刻，在它之前的所有香水就都过时不再流行了，香奈尔5号变成了新的流行风尚。这款香水被明星玛丽莲 梦露提到过，当时她说香奈尔5号是她睡觉时唯一“穿”的东西。香奈尔5号是永恒的，它持久的香味不断地给人们带来激动和惊喜。
The celebrity endorsement 9 has started since a long time ago. And now, all the companies are using celebrities 11 to endorse 8 everything. Obviously, the strategy of using celebrities is useful to promote the sales. Celebrity endorsements are very expensive but worthy 12, Since it can build credibility, foster trust and draw attention, all of which can translate into higher brand sales. But, on the other hand, some people think a brand should not rely on a celebrity to achieve success.
名人代言
名人代言从很早以前就已经开始了。现如今所有的公司都在请名人代言每一件商品。显然，名人策略对于推动销售是很有效的。名人代言很费钱但却值得，因为它可以建立信誉，得到信任，还可以引起关注，所有的这些都可以转化为更高的品牌销售额。但是，另一方面，也有人认为一个品牌不该依靠一个名人去获取成功。
- They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
- The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
- Her bank warned that unless she repaid the overdraft she could face legal action.银行警告她如果不偿还透支钱款，她将面临诉讼。
- An overdraft results when a note discounted at a bank is not met when due.银行贴现的支票到期而未能支付就成为透支。
- The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
- The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
- The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
- The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。
- That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
- Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
- No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
- I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。
- We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
- His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。
- He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告，就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
- But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此，邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目