Saturday, 15 June 2013



Jennifer: Hello and welcome to How to speak English.

Ransack: Hello Jennifer!

Jennifer: Now  Ransack, you're a man of taste – what might you more often than not wear to the workplace?

Ransack: Well I suppose its essential to look brilliant, however in my occupation I could be cool, so maybe a decent shirt and a few pants or easy trousers?

Jennifer: Very decent, and what should be said of the ladies, what do they wear?

Ransack: Well, there's a considerable run at work – a few women are smartly dressed and may wear a dress or a skirt and pullover, however others are more easy.  Obviously, they All look dazzling – incorporating yourself.

Jennifer: Hmm, I'm not certain how genuine you are about that, yet I'll assume the best about you the. We're discussing the imperativeness of clothing regulations in today’s programme, however before we get to our story, I've got an inquiry for you and its all about vogue, something I'm certain you know parts about.  Is it accurate to say that you are prepared for the terrifically critical inquiry?

Ransack: Yes I am.

Jennifer: Fashion originator Karl Lagerfeld is known for his strong articulations about vogue and broadly said: "One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a what?"

(a) Pair of pants

(b) Little dark dress

(c) Pair of high heels

Ransack:  Oh dear, I don't even grasp the quote? What does it mean precisely?

Jennifer: If you are overdressed, you look excessively formal. Assuming that you are underdressed, you are not formal enough – so he supposes there is it accurate to say that one is vogue thing which is ideal for all events – right a couple of pants, the small dark dress, or a couple of high heels?

Ransack:  Well shockingly I have no clue about ladies' design. I'll strive for a couple of jeans…

Jennifer: Well we'll check whether you're right at the close of the programme. Presently once again to our story which is in the ballpark of a questionable microblog post which has started a verbal confrontation in China.

Ransack: That would not joke about this has heaps of individuals discussing it – and frequently contending about it!

Jennifer: The post was from a metro admin in Shanghai who recommended that ladies may as well dress in a progressive manner out in the open.

Ransack: If you dress conservatively, you wear accepted apparel and abstain from anything shocking or uncovering.

Jennifer: The blog entry incorporated a photo of a lady wearing a transparent, or transparent, dress.

Ransack: That's positively the inverse of preservationist! I don't think numerous individuals might go out in the open wearing an outfit you could transparent!

Jen:  Probably not, however this blogger's remark about the outfit has brought about debate.


our reporter John Sudworth:

The Shanghai Metro power utilized its official Weibo account, the Chinese form of Twitter, to distribute a photo of a lady in what gives off an impression of being a transparent dress, standing on a metro stage. "It's not astonishing that ladies get bothered provided that they dress like this," the heading peruses, adding "its tricky to evade debases. Young ladies, please love yourselves."
 The Metro power said that if ladies wear transparent garments, then its not astonishing they get bothered.

Jennifer: Thousands of female travelers have been voicing their annoyance at this, as they feel it is an endeavor to accuse them for any sexual badgering they appropriate.

Ransack: Those travelers suppose they may as well have the right to dress anyway they like -without being badgering.

Jennifer: But then again, there are individuals who have said that ladies ought not dress provocatively, as it may urge individuals to make unwanted remarks.

Ransack: It appears that estimation is isolated.

Jennifer: Here's the our reporter John Sudworth again with a portion of the reactions to the comment.


Our reporter John Sudworth:

"The issue is right now the second generally examined theme on Weibo and has even aroused a minor tube-train dissent. One lady, goaded by the explanation, held up a pennant understanding; "I could be flirty however you can't hassle me." Other web utilizes through have spoken out within defence of what they say is basically sound judgement consultation. In an online survey, with 45,000 respondents as such, very nearly 70% said that ladies may as well dress all the more conservatively when taking trains or transports."

Ransack: So its even provoked a challenge by some ladies who feel its their entitlement to dress how they like without individuals making remarks.

Jennifer: That incorporates dressing playfully – or in a coy way.

Ransack: But other individuals have said its main an ability to think – or great judgement – to dress conservatively, as then no one is prone to trouble you.

Jennifer: Maybe not – however they contend that every living soul ought to be treated with deference regardless of what they decide to wear.

Ransack: Sexual provocation is a tremendous issue in social order and the inquiry of how to escape it is a challenging one. Who is answerable for badgering – the individuals who dress provocatively, or the individuals making the unwanted remarks?

Jennifer: It's a challenging inquiry, and I'm certain the verbal confrontation will bear on for a long while. Talking about challenging inquiries, I got some information about dress at the begin of the programme. Karl Lagerfeld once said "One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a what?"

(a) Pair of pants

(b) Little dark dress

(c) Pair of high heels

Ransack: And I said …

Jen: And you were off! Pants are exceptionally critical, exceptionally convenient for the wardrobe, yet as per Lagerfeld, each lady may as well have own a little dark dress, as they are so adaptable!

Ransack: Have you got one?

Jen: I've got excessively a large number. Peachy, we've reached the closure of today's programme. Victimize, will you help us to remember a portion of the expressions that we've caught today?

Ransack: obviously, they are:

started a verbal confrontation preservationist  teasingly practical judgement skills sexual badgering

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