美語會話 242 Are you nuts?你瘋啦

Jess: I've just got Bean's new brand image. Let's make a T-shirt line with these pics.

James:Are you nuts? It's the President of the United States in lingerie!

Jess: Exactly! With the war in Iraq, they'll sell like crazy around the world.

James:What's next? Tony Blair in high heels?

Jess: Sure. I'd rather show Bean in a garter belt, but all in good time.

James:[Shakes his head] Inspiration can come in the strangest ways...

Tony Blair

東尼布萊爾。他是英國現(xiàn)任首相

People have criticized Tony Blair for acting like George W. Bush's "poodle."

大家批評東尼布萊爾的行徑就像是小布什的「卷毛狗」。

high heels

高跟鞋(常用復數(shù))

A: Aren't these high heels so elegant?

這雙高跟鞋真高雅，不是嗎?

B: Yes, but they look like they'd be really bad for your feet.

沒錯，可是看起來他們似乎對你的腳會產生不良影響。

garter belt

(女用)吊襪帶，以掛鉤將長絲襪固定在大腿上的女性內衣

My husband bought me a new garter belt yesterday.

我先生昨天買給我新的吊襪帶。

inspiration (n.)

靈感

A:How is your book going?

你的書寫得怎么樣了?

B:Terribly-I don't have any inspiration!

糟透了--我一點靈感也沒有!

nuts (a.)

(俚)發(fā)瘋的

A: What do you think of Michael Jackson?

你覺得麥克杰克森怎么樣?

B: I think he's absolutely nuts.

我認為他根本是瘋了。

lingerie (n.)

女用貼身內衣褲。這個字來自法文，法文發(fā)音為

I bought my husband some sexy lingerie.

我買了一些性感女性內衣褲給我先生。

潔　絲：我剛想到炳的新品牌形象了。我們來設計一系列有這些圖案的T恤。

詹姆士：你瘋啦?這是美國總統(tǒng)穿女性內衣耶!

潔　絲：正是如此!隨著伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭，它們會在全世界狂賣的。

詹姆士：那接下來呢?東尼布萊爾穿高跟鞋嗎?

潔　絲：當然了。我比較想印出炳穿吊襪帶的模樣，不過還是以后再說吧。

詹姆士：(搖頭)靈感會來自最奇怪的地方……