a pair of

a pair of的基本解释

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一对, 一双

与a pair of相关的情景对话

衣食住行/服饰

A:

Do you know what we’re supposed to wear to the party this evening?

你知道今晚我们应该穿什么衣服去参加聚会吗?

B:

I don’t know. I was just going to go in a pair of shorts and my blue Hawaiian shirt. What were you going to wear?

我不知道。我原来打算穿一条短裤和我的蓝色夏威夷衬衣。你准备穿什么呀？

A:

I was going to wear my new suit that I bought last week.

我原打算穿上星期买的套装。

B:

That’s a little dressy, isn’t it?

那太正式了吧？

A:

Your outfit is a little too casual, isn’t it?

你的衣服太过休闲吧？

B:

I don’t know. I thought it was an outdoor barbeque.

我不知道。我想这是一次户外烧烤。

A:

Well, it is, but it’s for a special occasion.

是的，但是个特别场合。

B:

Surely they wouldn’t expect us to dress up if we were going to be outside.

既然我们是在户外，他们当然不会要求我们穿得太正式。

A:

I think it’s a catered barbeque though. I think it’s going to be quite fancy.

我想尽管这是个事先定制好的烤肉晚餐，我认为它仍然会很特别。

B:

Well, if you think we should dress up, I’ll dress up.

如果你认为我们应该打扮，我就打扮。

A:

I don’t know. I don’t want to be overdressed.

我不知道。我也不想穿得过于正式。

B:

Do you think we should call to ask about the dress code?

你认为我们是不是应该打电话问一下着装的要求呢？

A:

I don’t want to bother them with our silly questions.

我不想用这些愚蠢的问题去打搅他们。

B:

Why don’t we call some of the other people who are going? We can ask them what they’re going to wear.

为什么我们不问一下去参加聚会的其他人呢？我们可以问问他们穿什么去。

A:

Ok. You talk to the guys and I’ll talk to the women.

好。你问男士，我问女士。

B:

How about you talk to the women for both of us and I’ll go take a quick nap?

你问女士我们俩个要穿什么，我打个盹怎么样？

A:

OK!

好吧。