
Vera: How do these pants look on me?
Wang: Uh, aren’t they a little too
tight? They look
like they’re cutting off
circulation in your legs.
* tight
= 꽉 조이는[딱 붙는]/ cut off = 중단시키다, 자르다/ circulation = (혈액)
순환
Vera: They’re a little snug, but they show off my
curves, don’t
they?
* snug = 꼭 맞는; 포근한, 아늑한/ show off = 과시하다,
자랑하다/ curve = 몸매
Wang: I suggest going up a size. Something a
little less formfitting would be a lot more
comfortable.
* go up a size = 한 치수 올리다/
formfitting = 몸에 꼭 맞는, 일정한 형태에 의해 만들어진
Vera: I’m not
going for comfort.
I’m going for style.
* go for ~ = ~을
택하다
Wang: Here, try these pants. They’re looser and offer more
room.
* loose = (옷이) 헐렁한/ room = 공간
Vera: These
don’t show my shape at all. They’re not in the least flattering.
* (not) in the least ~ = 조금도 ~않다/ flattering =
돋보이게 하는; 아첨하는
Wang: But you can move in them without
busting a
seam.
* bust a seam = (옷의)
이음매[접합선]를 찢다
Vera: You’re missing the point. I want
to look good in these pants no
matter what.
* miss the point =
요점(要點)을 놓치다, 뜻을 잘못 알다/ no matter what = 비록 무엇이 ~한다
하더라도
Wang: Spoken like a true slave to fashion!
* spoken like ~ = 딱 ~처럼 말하다/ a slave to ~ = ~의
노예가 되다
Describing the Fit of Clothing - WTS.mp3