A：What a nice dress,Jean.You look marvelous !

琼，多漂亮的衣服。你真美!

B：You, too. Where did you get your new hat?

你也很漂亮。你的帽子在哪儿买的?

A：From the Crown's. Oh, what lovely earrings you have! Are they diamond?

在皇冠商店。哟，你的耳环太漂亮了!是钻石的吗?

B：Yes. It's a birthday present from my husband !

是的，是我丈夫送给我的生日礼物。

A：Well, you are lucky to have such a considerate husband. Mine hasn't brought me a single rose since we married.

有这么体贴的丈夫你可真运气。自结婚以来我那位再也没有给我送过一朵玫瑰。

B：He'll come out with surprises. Just wait and see. Look at that woman,with the white chiffon !

他会让你惊喜的，你就等着瞧好了。看!那有个穿白纱裙的女人!

A：She's chic,isn't she?

挺时髦，是吧?

B：Yes.I like the dress. It must be the latest fashion. Look, the hem has lowered, and the waist narrowed.

是的。我喜欢这样的衣服。一定是最新款式。看!裙边放低;腰身也收得紧紧的。

A：It makes me feel rather shabby. That woman has a good taste in dressing, I would say.

相比之下我觉得自己穿得很寒酸。我觉得这个女人很会穿衣服。

B：Yes. She dressed with an individual flair. I rather envy her.

是啊，她的穿戴很有个人风格，我真有点儿嫉妒她了。

A：Most women follow fashion like sheep.They don't know any better than imitate.

大多数女人都盲目追赶时装潮流，只知道一味地模仿。

B：I quite agree with you.See the woman there? I dare say she hasn't got any eyes. How could she match the mauve gown with the green handbag? And all that jewelry !

我太同意你说的了。看见那边那个女人了吗?我敢说她没有什么眼光。她竟然用绿手袋配紫裙，还戴着那些珠宝!

A：The gown is quite expensive,believe me.

我想那件长裙一定很贵的。

B：So what? It only makes her look cheap and vulgar.

那又怎么样?反倒使她看起来更没品位，更俗气。

A：You know those upstarts. They're all show-offs!I think I'd better have a diet; otherwise I'd look like a ballon soon.

你知道，那些暴发户们都是些好出风头的人。我想我该减肥了，不然我就会胖得像个气球了。

B：You're quite slim. In fact,if you were one of those starlets, the movie company would say you have a fabulous figure.

你很苗条嘛。实际上，如果你是个新星，电影公司会说你的身材棒极了。

A：Thanks. I'm flattered.

谢谢，我真有点受宠若惊了。

B：Oh, my shoes pinch me. Let's find a seat and sit a while.

哦，我的鞋把我的脚夹疼了，我们快找个位子坐会儿吧。