1、穿 pradaMiranda: No, I just. Its just baffling to me. Why is it so impossible to put together a decent run-through? You people have had hours and hours to prepare. Its just so confusing to me. Where are the advertisers? Woman: Oh, we have some pieces from Banana Republic. Miranda: No, we need more, d
2、ont we? Oh. This is. This might be. What do you think of Nigel: Yeah. Well, you know me. Give me a full ballerina skirt and a hint of saloon and Im on board. Miranda: Hmm. But do you think its too much like. Nigel: Like the Lacroix from July? I thought that, but no, not with the right accessories. I
3、t should work. Miranda: Where are the belts for this dre. Why is no one ready? Woman: Here. Its a tough call. Theyre so different. Miranda: Hmm. Something funny? Andy: No. No, no, no. Nothings. You know, its just that both those belts look exactly the same to me. You know, Im still learning about th
4、is stuff and, uh. Miranda: This. stuff? Oh. Okay. I see. You think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select. I dont know. that lumpy blue sweater, for instance because youre trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your
5、back. But what you dont know is that that sweater is not just blue. Its not turquoise. Its not lapis. Its actually cerulean. And youre also blithely unaware of the fact. that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent wasnt it. who showe
6、d cerulean military jackets? I think we need a jacket here. Nigel: Mmm. Miranda: And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. And then it, uh, filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic Casual Corner where you, no do
7、ubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs. and its sort of comical how you think youve made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact youre wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this r
8、oom. from a pile of stuff. Andy: She hates me, Nigel. Nigel: And thats my problem because. Oh, wait. No, its not my problem. Andy: I dont know what else I can do because if I do something right, its unacknowledged. She doesnt even say thank you. But if I do something wrong, she is vicious. Nigel: So
9、 quit. Andy: What? Nigel: Quit. Andy: Quit? Nigel: I can get another girl to take your job in five minutes. one who really wants it. Andy: No, I dont want to quit. Thats not fair. But, I, you know, Im just saying that I would just like a little credit. for the fact that Im killing myself trying. Nig
10、el: Andy, be serious. You are not trying. You are whining. What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Do you want me to say, “ Poor you. Mirandas picking on you. Poor you. Poor Andy“? Hmm? Wake up, six. Shes just doing her job. Dont you know that you are working at the place that published some
11、 of the greatest artists of the century? Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta. And what they did, what they created was greater than art because you live your life in it. Well, not you, obviously, but some people. You think this is just a magazine, hmm? This is not just a magazine. This is a shining beac
12、on of hope for. oh, I dont know. lets say a young boy growing up in Rhode Island with six brothers pretending to go to soccer practice when he was really going to sewing class and reading Runway under the covers at night with a flashlight. You have no idea how many legends have walked these halls. A
13、nd whats worse, you dont care. Because this place, where so many people would die to work you only deign to work. And you want to know why she doesnt kiss you on the forehead and give you a gold star on your homework at the end of the day. Wake up, sweetheart. 妙语佳句，活学活用 1. fish out Fish out 的本意是 “捕光
14、某一水体中的鱼 ”，例如：This stream is completely fished out. Fish out 还可以表示 “从一堆东西中发现/找出（通常要费一番力气） ”，例如：She finally fished out the right letter from the files. 做此意解时，这个片语也写作 fish up。 He fished up a scandal for the paper to run in the early edition. 2. Pick on “挑剔、戏弄”的意思，例如：She told Mom the boys were always pi
15、cking on her.The boss is always picking on him. Pick on 还有一个意思是“挑选（通常是挑选去做不愉快的事情） ”，例如：The professor always picks on me to translate long passages. 3. live in something 意思是“Continue in existence, memory, or some feeling 活在之中，为而活” ，live in 常用于这样的短语中，例如 live in the past：Alice lived in the past. 或者 live in hope of（继续期望某件事情会发生）：Jim lived in hope of getting a teaching post. 此外，live in 还可以表示“居住在工作或学习的地方” ，例如：They wanted a baby-sitter who could live in. 1 2 3
