一分鐘英語 第4期:Dressed To Kill 穿得美極了

Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.

歡迎收聽本期的《一分鐘英語》，在這裏我們將教您一些美式英語中的俚語。

Have you ever heard someone say they were "dressed to kill," don't worry, you're not in any danger -- it's just the opposite.

您聽過某人說“dressed to kill（穿好衣服去殺人）”麼？別擔心，沒有什麼危險——而恰恰相反。

Do you see that couple over there?

你看見那邊那對夫婦了麼？

Yeah, it looks like they are going into that new restaurant. They look great!

是的，他們好像是要去那家新餐廳。他們看起來漂亮極了！

Oh, yeah! They are dressed to kill.

哦，是的！他們穿得好看極了！（ dress to kill）

In American English, "dressed to kill!" is a different way of saying "dressed very attractively" or "dressed to impress."

在美語中，“dress to kill”（穿得美極了）是“dressed very attractively”和“dressed to impress”另外一種說法。

This phrase came from criminals...

這個短語來源於犯罪分子……

In the past, people who were professional criminals often dressed in fancy clothing to hide the fact that they were doing horrible things.

過去，專業的罪犯總是穿着光鮮亮麗的衣服，用以掩蓋他們在做壞事。

So, if you were "dressed to kill" back then, you would be wearing a pretty nice looking outfit.

所以，在過去如果你是“dressed to kill”（準備實施犯罪活動），你應該穿上非常漂亮的套裝。

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。