第一,迷你对话
A: Why do you look so excited?
你怎么看起来那么兴奋呀?
B: We will have the graduation ball tonight.
我们今晚将举行毕业舞会。
A: So what?
那有怎么样?
B: All the girls will be dressed up to the nines. Isn't it wonderful?
所有的女生都会打扮得漂漂亮亮的,岂不是很好吗?
第二,地道表达
be dressed up to the nines
1. 解词释义
Be dressed up to the nines的意思是“讲究穿着”。
2. 拓展范例
E.g. Girls are all dressed up to the nines for the great feast.
女孩子们全都打扮停当,准备参加这次盛宴。
E.g. Every time she went to a dance she would always be dressed up to the nines.
每次去参加舞会,她都打扮得特别漂亮。
E.g. Caroline dressed up to the nines for the dinner party.
卡洛琳盛装赴宴。