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BBC Learning English – Ask About Britain About this script Please note that this is not a word for word transcript of the programme as broadcast. In the recording and editing process, changes may have been made which may not be reflected here. 关于台词的备注 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。 White Socks 白袜子 Helen: Hello. Welcome to another BBC Learning English programme. I’m Helen. Li: 我是杨莉， 大家好。欢迎收听英国问答Ask About Britain, 我们在这个节目中专 门回答有关英国文化习俗方面的各种提问。 Helen: And our question today is very interesting. Li: What is it? Helen: It’s about dress code. Li: Dress code 衣着规则。那么是有关哪方面的衣着规则呢？ Helen: Eric Wu wrote in to say that he read an article on business etiquette and it mentioned that in business situations, men should not wear white socks. And Eric wonders why? Li: 今天的问题的确很有意思， Eric Wu 在一篇介绍商务礼仪的文章中看到男士们穿西 装的时候不要 白袜子，但是为什么不可以呢？ Helen: Well, we lets see if any of our male colleagues are wearing white socks with their suits. Insert Grey. They’re black ones with stripes worked in. Grey, that’s easy. I ’m wearing black socks. Li: Grey 灰色的，black 黑色的，stripes 有条纹的。好像没人 白色的袜子。 Helen: So far no one seems to wear white socks to work, so what do people think of white socks? When can we wear white socks? Li: 让我们来听听著名高中哈罗中学的校长 Barnaby Lenon, 对白袜子的看法吧。 1 Insert In this country, everybody wears white socks with trainers, because white socks are a sportswear item, so you wear white socks if you’re going to play tennis or go running. Li: 刚才我们听到的校长说在英国白袜子和运动鞋是配套的。 Helen: People wear white socks with trainers, trainers are sports shoes. Li: 所以如果去锻炼，打网球play tennis 或者是跑步 go running 就应该 白袜子。 Insert If you wore white socks with dark shoes or with a suit, it would be regarded as slightly foolish, defin