用英语介绍旗袍.doc

用英语介绍旗袍? “旗袍”在英语中有一个固定的词，不过是一个loanword，外来语，写做cheongsam，是从广东话Cantonese里来的。我们也可以拼写为qipao或者chipao：The cheongsam is a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qipao or chipao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown. 旗袍是中国一种紧身的连衣女子服饰，男子的被称为长衫。英语中也用mandarin gown来表示这种服饰。清朝时候的旗装是很宽松的，1900年之后，在上海，旗袍的样式发生了改变： The modernized version is noted for accentuating the figures of women, and as such was popular as a dress for high society. As Western fashions changed, the basic cheongsam design changed too, introducing high-necked sleeveless dresses, bell-like sleeves, and the black lace frothing at the hem. By the 1940s, cheongsam came in a wide variety of fabrics with an equal variety of accessories.现代版的旗袍很贴身，更能显出女子的身材，为上流社会的女性所推崇。旗袍的式样也跟随西方时尚而变化，出现了高领无袖、喇叭状袖子和黑色蕾丝泡泡镶边的款式。到上世纪四十年代，旗袍已经有很多种不同材质和配饰。旗袍和长衫的那种标志性小立领被称为mandarin collar，a short unfolded stand-up collar style，而旗袍的那种盘扣被称为frog，或者Chinese frog，frog在这里不是青蛙的意思哦，意为一种用细绳做的扣饰：A frog (sometimes referred to as a Chinese frog) is an ornamental braiding for fastening the front of a garment that consists of a button and a loop through which it passes.盘扣是一种装饰性的编织状扣子，用来扣住一件衣服的前襟 英语脑筋急转弯 　1. What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破？) 　　Silence. (沉默) 2. Will liars be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗？) 　　No, they won’t. They lie still after they die。(不会，他们依旧撒谎。Lie still躺着不动，依旧撒谎。) 3. What always goes up and never goes down? (什么东西只升不降？) Your age. (你的年龄)5. Why can a bride hide nothing?(为什么新娘子什么也藏不住？) 　　Because someone will give her away. (因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎) 　14. Whats the poorest bank in the world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么？) 　　The river bank。(河岸。) 　　15. What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月？) 　March。(行军。)Q: Why is the letter E so important? 　　A: Because its the beginning of everything! Q: Why are the letter G and letter S in gloves close to each other? 　　A: Because there is love between them! Q: What resembles half a pie? 　　A: