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How to say it in American English: scantily clad
Jessica 在北京學中文，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是吳瓊要問的: 暴露。
WQ: Jessica, 明天我要去面試，得好好打扮打扮，你幫我參謀參謀?
Jessica: 沒問題！Show me what you've got.
WQ: 你看這件連衣裙，我穿上挺漂亮的，不過，似乎有點太露了。對了，這個衣著暴露在美語里要怎么說呢？
Jessica: You can say this address is showing too much skin.
WQ: Showing too much skin? 我明白了，就是露得太多。
Jessica: Exactly. You can also say someone is scantily clad. Scantily is spelt S-C-A-N-T-I-L-Y, 意思是少，不夠；clad is spelt C-L-A-D, 意思是穿衣服。
WQ: 哦！那把兩個詞放在一起就是穿得不夠，衣著暴露的意思嘍！對了，Jessica, 如果說天冷的時候穿得太少太薄，是不是也可以用scantily clad 呢？
Jessica: Yes! For example, you can say girls who are scantily clad when they go out in the cold weather are at higher risk of getting sick.
WQ: 你是說，大冷天穿得特別少出門的女孩子更容易感冒。那當然！不過做女生就是這么辛苦，為了漂亮只能忍著。
Jessica: 其實也不用這么辛苦。I know girls want to be pretty, but we don't have to be dressed to kill everyday. Right?
WQ: Dressed to kill? 要殺人?？
Jessica: No! "Dressed to kill" means wearing fancy or formal clothing. 比如說，I was dressed to kill for my interview.
WQ: 哦，我明白了！ Dressed to kill 就是著裝正式、搶眼。哎？你看這條西服裙行不行？It's not showing too much skin.
Jessica: I like this pencil skirt! It's perfect for the interview.
WQ: 原來西服裙叫pencil skirt─像鉛筆一樣直直的裙子！好吧， Let me put on this pencil skirt and this shirt. 看看效果如何！
Jessica: Hmm! WQ, now you're dressed to kill!
現在看看你今天都學了什么吧！
WQ: 第一，形容衣著暴露，可以用scantily clad, 或者 show too much skin;
第二，穿得正式、搶眼，是dressed to kill;
第三，西服裙是pencil skirt!
A: 正好，Kat，你看看我朋友婚禮我穿這件禮服去怎么樣？Is it showing too much skin?
B: Let me see. Hmm, this is a really nice evening gown, and you're not scantily clad. The problem is it's too much for a wedding. It's like what a movie star would wear on the Oscar night.
A: 真的啊？太華麗了是吧？呵呵，那就算了，我可不想在婚禮上搶了新娘的風頭。
B: 對啊。You should save it for a black-tie event.
A: Black-tie event? 你不是讓我穿著這么漂亮的禮服再配上條黑領帶吧？
B: Of course not! Listen to "Business Etiquette" and you'll know what I meant!
