Pu Yi：But then,where's your skirt?In your country men wear short skirts,do they not?
Johnston：No,Your Majesty.Scotsmen do not wear skirts they wear kilts.

——The Last Emperor

那你的裙子去哪了，你們蘇格蘭男人不都穿裙子嗎?
莊士敦：不，皇上，蘇格蘭男人不穿短裙，他們穿方格呢短裙。

——《末代皇帝》

一、下面我們來看看skirt有幾種含義

n.

1.裙子?a piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the waist

The skirt flares at the knees.

這裙子在膝部向外展開。

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2.邊緣；下擺?the part of a dress, coat, etc. that hangs below the waist

My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance.

我的靈魂在極想中走出，要去摸觸幽暗的遠(yuǎn)處的邊緣。

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3.擋板?an outer covering or part used to protect the base of a vehicle or machine

v.

1.位于…的邊緣；沿邊走 [I,T]?to be or go around the edge of sth

We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill.

我們從山坡下的一大片田地里飛奔而過。

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2.繞過，回避；繞開 [I,T]?to avoid talking about a subject, especially because it is difficult or embarrassing

He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement.

他避開了最棘手的問題，將精力集中于有可能達(dá)成一致的領(lǐng)域。

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二、你知道skirt和哪些詞更搭嗎？

ballet skirt

芭蕾舞短裙

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三、最后，來做個(gè)填詞游戲吧

The ______ lends charm to her.

這條裙子使她增添了魅力。?