| Frank: | What’s with that 1)getup you have on? |
| Kara: | Today’s school spirit 2)dress up day, Frank. Remember?It’s homecoming week! |
| Frank: | Oh, right. But isn’t that a little over the top? |
| Kara: | Huh? What do you mean? |
| Frank: | I get the blue and red clothes, but blue 3)mascara? Red 4)streaks in your hair? |
| Kara: | Hey. There are people who paint their faces—and even their whole bodies—red and blue. This is actually pretty 5)low-key. |
| Frank: | I hope you don’t expect me to paint myself. I’d break out all over. |
| Kara: | No, but I bought you this 6)outfit. |
| Frank: | Hmm, I guess I can handle that. |
| 法蘭克： | 你那套怪衣服怎麼回事？ |
| 卡拉： | 今天是學校精神變裝日，法蘭克。記得嗎？現在是校友返校。 |
| 法蘭克： | 喔對耶。但這會不會有點太超過了？ |
| 卡拉： | 呃，你什麼意思？ |
| 法蘭克： | 我可以瞭解藍色和紅色衣服，但是藍色睫毛膏？頭髮挑染紅色？ |
| 卡拉： | 嘿，還有人把臉都塗了藍色紅色，甚至全身都塗，我其實還蠻低調的了。 |
| 法蘭克： | 我希望你不會期待我把自己塗顏色，我會全身起疹子。 |
| 卡拉： | 不會，但是我幫你買了這套服裝。 |
| 法蘭克： | 呃，我想這我還能夠接受。 |
| 好用句 |
over the top 太誇張了，太超過了 |
這個說法可以是正面或負面形容。正面是描述某事比想象中更好。負面則是形容某件事情或動作太過極端，或是花了過多時間精力做了某事情，不大合宜。
A: How did you like the movie?
你覺得那部電影怎樣？
B: it wasn’t bad, but the ending was a little over the top.
不差，但是結尾有點太誇張了。
Vocabulary
1) getup (n.)（醒目的、怪異的）全套衣服，戲服
You’re not going to work in that getup, are you?
2) dress up (phr.) 盛裝打扮
Let’s dress up and eat at a fancy restaurant.
3) mascara (n.) 睫毛膏
Do you wear mascara?
4) streak (n.) 條紋，條痕，斑紋，在此指挑染出來一條一條的顏色
Martha dyes her hair to hide her gray streaks.
5) low-key (a.) 低調的，收斂的
The two stars have been pretty low-key about their relationship.
6) outfit (n.) 全套服裝
Shannon bought a new outfit to wear to the party.
文章出處： 聯合電子報
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