第5課:美 - 2

迷你小對(duì)話

A: Have you even seen a beauty pageant? All the women that participate are attractive.
B: I’ve watched a few. Most of the girls have an angelic appearance which appeals to the judges.
A: It doesn’t hurt that they wear ravishing clothes that make them look more becoming.
B: Not only do they need to be beautiful but also graceful in the judges’ eyes.

A: 你看過(guò)選美表演嗎?所有參賽的女孩兒都很迷人。
B: 看過(guò)幾次。她們中的絕大多數(shù)都美若天仙,很受評(píng)委的喜愛(ài)。
A: 即使她們身著令人銷魂的服飾也無(wú)傷大雅,那反而讓她們看起來(lái)更出眾。
B: 要想贏得評(píng)委的青睞,她們不僅要外觀靚麗,還要談吐優(yōu)雅、舉止得體。

語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講

pageant: 壯麗的場(chǎng)面,盛會(huì)。
attractive: 嫵媚的,招人喜歡的,有魅力的,吸引人的。
angelic: 可愛(ài)的,天使般美麗的。
appeal to sb.: 對(duì)某人來(lái)說(shuō)有吸引力。
It doesn’t hurt that …: ……是毫無(wú)害處的。
ravishing: 美得令人銷魂的,嫵媚的。
becoming: 看上去吸引人的。