小升初英語輔導:旅行穿衣禁忌

　　A beach town in the US state of New Jersey recently passed a ban on trousers, jeans or shortsthat hang more than 3 inches (7.6 cm) below the hips, a hip-hop style that originated in USprisons. Anyone who breaks the rules, which apply on the town's boardwalk, will be fined $25-100 (154-615 yuan) the first time, and $200 for a repeat offense.

　　美國新澤西州的一個海濱小鎮最近通過一項禁令，禁止人們在該鎮穿著露臀3英寸(7.6厘米)以上的低腰褲、牛仔褲以及短褲。而這種嘻哈風格最早起源于美國監獄里。那些身著低腰褲在街上走來走去的初犯者將被處以25到100美元不等的罰款(約合人民幣154—615元)，再犯者將面臨200美元的罰款。

　　But those low-hanging pants aren't the only fashion crime. Here are some other items ofpopular travel clothing that may also need to be banned.

　　但是低腰褲并非唯一的時尚禁忌。下面來看看一些有關夏日旅行著裝的時尚禁忌吧!

　　Thai Fisherman Pants

　　泰國漁夫褲

　　These lightweight cotton unisex pants that are wide in the waist and were originally designedfor Thai fishermen, are popular due to their comfort, durability and relative ease of wearing.But the bad news is that wearing these pants isn't the way to “go local” in Bangkok. All they dois make you fit in with the many backpackers roaming the city.

　　漁夫褲是一款質地輕薄、腰身寬大的中性棉質褲裝，起初是為泰國漁夫們設計的。因為舒適、耐穿、輕便而廣受歡迎。但壞消息是，在曼谷穿著漁夫褲無法令你顯得“入鄉隨俗”，這樣做只會讓你成為千千萬曼谷背包客大軍中的一員。

　　“Wearing them with thongs to wander around town is considered ‘low class' (even if we don'tsay it out loud),” wrote a local Bangkok woman, who called herself “Beebah” online, ontravel-sharing website Virtual Tourist. “It's better to dress ‘respectable' if you want to betreated well. Even a T-shirt and shorts are better than fisherman pants and tight sleevelessshirts.”

　　一位來自曼谷當地、自稱‘Beebah'的女士在旅游網站Virtual Tourist上寫道:“穿著人字拖和漁夫褲在城市中閑逛，會被認為是‘低階層'(盡管我們不會大聲說出來)。”她接著說：“如果想得到友好得體的款待，最好‘體面'著裝。即使T恤加短褲的搭配也要好過漁夫褲和無袖緊身襯衫。”

　　If you really love these comfy pants, wear them “when relaxing around your guesthouse, notwhen you're sightseeing or eating out in good restaurants”, said Beebah.

　　Beebah表示：“如果你的確酷愛舒適的漁夫褲，那么大可在賓館享受休閑時光時穿，但切勿在游覽觀光或在高級酒店用餐時穿著。”

　　Slogan T-shirts

　　標語T恤

　　Wearing T-shirts with slogans in the local language on them may seem cool to some youngtourists who are swept up in the excitement of being in a foreign country for the first time. Andlet's be fair, some of the slogans, like “I heart NY”, aren't bad.

　　對于那些為第一次出國旅行而幸福不已的年輕游客而言，身著一件印有當地語言的標語T恤可能是件很酷的事。平心而論，一些像“I heart NY”這樣的標語其實并不賴。

　　But the thing about this trend is that slogan T-shirts are supposed to be a means of tellingthe world what you care about. Are you sure you want those words, of which you probablydon't even know the meaning, to speak for you? They could be some meaningless words andmake you look really stupid.

　　但是標語T恤之所以成為一種時尚潮流，是因為人們認為它是向全世界表達內心主張的一種方式。你確定這些連你自己都看不懂的話可以為你的內心世界代言嗎?它們可能只是一堆廢話，令你看上去傻乎乎的。

　　What's worse, some slogan T-shirts are political — you might get yourself into trouble withouteven knowing it.

　　更糟糕的是，一些標語T恤帶有政治色彩 — 你可能會身陷麻煩之中卻全然不知。

　　Crocs

　　洞洞鞋

　　Comfortable and easy to slip on and off, Crocs have been go-to-beach shoes for many people.Even former US president George W. Bush was known for his fondness of Crocs, paired withsocks.

　　舒適而方便的洞洞鞋是許多人的海灘鞋履首選。甚至連美國前總統小布什也對“洞洞鞋加襪子”這種搭配情有獨鐘。

　　But let's admit it: these holey plastic clogs are deadly ugly in every way. If you search online for“Crocs”, you'll find that there are many haters of the shoes. A video on YouTube shows awoman cutting a yellow pair of Crocs into pieces before putting them in a blender. And there isa Facebook page called “Let's Burn Crocs!”

　　而我們必須承認：無論怎么看，這些塑料洞洞鞋都丑得要命。如果上網搜“洞洞鞋”，你會發現許多人對洞洞鞋嗤之以鼻。在YouTube網站上的一段視頻中，一位女士先是將一雙黃色洞洞鞋切碎，然后將它們放入攪拌機中。Facebook上，也有一個名為“一起焚燒洞洞鞋吧!”的主頁。

　　are the ultimate example of what happens when practicality supersedes normal boundaries oftaste,” said a CNN story. “Proponents would have it that their hideousness is outweighed bycomfort, but Babygros are comfy, too. You don't feel the need to parade around in them, doyou?”

　　美國有線電視新聞網CNN的一則報道稱：“洞洞鞋是‘實用取代品味下限'的最佳例子。盡管支持者們認為，相對于外觀的丑陋，他們更在乎的是舒適度。但是，嬰兒服也很舒適，你想穿著它們到處走嗎?”

（育路中小學教育）