6-Minute English – Dress code debate

• You are a man of taste! – 有品味的男人
  What do they wear?
  Well, there is quite a range 都幾廣泛下~

• You all look lovely – including yourself.
  Hmm, I’m not sure how sincere you are about that, but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.
  

• Well surprisingly I have no idea about (sth.)
  e.g Well surprisingly I have no idea about women’s fashion.

• I’ll go for a)
  #go for (sth.) (in a big way)
  =to choose (sth.)
  =like (sth.)(very much)
  #go for (sb.)
  =to attack (sb.)
  e.g The dog go for me suddenly.
  #go for it
  =to do anything you have to in order to get sth.
  e.g Come on, Tommy, go for it! – to be the pilot.
  e.g Hey, man, go for it, invite her for a dance!

• Controversial (adj.) – (sth.) spark a debate and lots of people taking about it – and often arguing about it!
• Controversy (n.) – (sth.) cause controversy

• (The issue/problem/gossip) is currently the (second) most discussed topic (on Facebook/Weibo/Twitter) and even has even prompted a protest – people held up a banner reading – “I have the right to dress whatever I want to“#(sth.) is currently the (second) most discussed topic (somewhere)#prompt(v.) – make … happen
  e.g the video prompt the protest.#prompt (adj.) – action done quickly
  e.g Thanks for your prompt reply.
  e.g Pilot have to be prompt in dealing with problem
  e.g This need to be prompt, I’m afraid.#prompt (sb.) to (do sth.) [ph.] – make (sb.) decide to (say/do sth.)
  e.g What prompt you to tell the truth?
  e.g What prompt you to leave her?#hold up a banner reading “…”
  e.g I was hold up a banner reading “Welcome Mr.Smith to HK~”#Reading = understand
  e.g My reading of the situation is that we’d better not tell fibs to her, not even a white lie.

• It seems that opinion is divided.

• (sth.) is a huge problem in society and the question of how to avoid it is a difficult one.
  e.g Sexual harassment is a huge problem in society and the question of how to avoid it is a difficult one.#(sth.) is a huge problem in society
  #the question of how to avoid it is a difficult one.

• Ya, it’s a difficult question really!

• Everyone should be treated with respect (no matter what / no matter what they choose to wear)

• Speaking of (sth.)…
  e.g Speaking of cinema, I think of …
  e.g Speaking of Marry, I asked you ….

• dress in conservative way in public – wear traditional clothes and avoid outlandish or revealing.
• Outlandish (adj.) – unusual and difficult to accept or like
  e.g Wearing a see-through or transparent dress might be outlandish
• get harassed – continue to be annoyed
  harass (v.) – continue to annoy
  e.g She is always dressing provocatively and coquettishly, it’s not surprising that she get harassed.
• provocative (adj.) 挑釁的 / Provocatively (adv.) 挑釁地 – in a manner which attracts attention
• coquettish (adj.) / coquettishly (adv.) = in a flirty manner – behavior as if sexually attracted to sb. 發”酵”
• It’s not surprising that ….
  e.g It’s not surprising that she get harassed.
  e.g It’s not surprising that she suffer from sexual harassment.
• sexual harassment – 性騷擾

• That’s certainly/absolutely the opposite of (sth.)
  e.g That’s certainly the opposite of my meaning!
  e.g That’s certainly the opposite of conservative!

• Do you really thing/believe that ….?
  e.g I don’t think many people would believe it.
  e,g I don’t thing many people would go out in public wearing an outfit you could see through!
• an outfit (n.) – a set of clothes for a particular occasion or activity

• clip (n.) – short part of a film/TV program

• caption (n.) – short piece of text under a picture in book/magazine/newspaper

• pervert(s) (n.) 變態佬 – sb’s sexual behavior is strange and unpleasant by most people

•  cherish (v.) – tender, loving, care
  e.g Please cherish yourselves!
  e.g If you don’t cherish yourselves, no people won’t!