Buying Underwear
购买内衣
对话 Dialogue
This sucks; I hate buying lingerie. Okay, just find something and get out of here. Alright, these are fine. Oh, no, don’t come over here, don’t come over here.
真烦，我讨厌买内衣。行吧，随便找点东西赶紧走。好吧，这些还行。哦不，别过来，别过来。
You look a little lost, can I help you?
你看起来有点迷茫，需要帮忙吗？
Um, I’m just having a look around. It’s my girlfriend’s birthday tomorrow. Im trying to find her something.
呃，我只是随便看看。明天是我女朋友的生日，我想给她买点东西。
Well, you can’t give her granny panties. Have you thought about getting her some sleepwear? We’ve got these lovely, silky nighties. Or, how about a nice panty-and and-bra set. Look, here’s a nice satin push-up bra, and you can choose a few different styles of undies to go with it.
嗯，你不能送她老奶奶内裤。你有没有考虑过给她买睡衣？我们有这些可爱的丝质睡袍。或者，一套漂亮的内衣套装怎么样？看，这是件不错的缎面聚拢文胸，你可以选几种不同风格的内裤来搭配。
Sure that’s fine.
好吧，这样可以。
This is so awkward...what ones do I pick? What size is she?
这太尴尬了……我该选哪个？她穿什么尺码？
Well, do you want a thong, some bikini briefs, maybe this nice pair of lacy boy shorts?
嗯，你想要丁字裤、比基尼三角裤，还是这条漂亮的蕾丝平角短裤？
Just pick something and get the hell out of here.
随便挑一件然后赶紧滚。
Um, I’ll go with these two.
呃，我选这两件。
This is mortifying; I just want to get this over with. She better thank me for this... Here you are, sir. I’m sure she’ll enjoy them.
这太丢人了，我只想赶紧结束。她最好感谢我……给您，先生。我相信她会喜欢的。
Finally!
终于好了！
I’m sorry, sir. I’m going to have to take a look inside your bag.
抱歉，先生。我必须检查一下您的包。
完整节目 Full Program
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to EnglishPod! My name is Marco.
And I’m Erica.
And today we’re bringing you a very… I would say, embarrassing lesson for us men.
Right, embarrassing for men, but, I think, uh, it’s okay for women.
Hehe. That’s right. We’re gonna be talking about buying underwear, specifically women’s underwear.
Right, so, um, obviously not the favorite thing for men to do.
Well, apart from being a little bit uncomfortable, it’s also boring. [NOTE: apart from = besides]
Yeah, it involves shopping, right?
Involves shopping, so we… we’re not really big on that.
Alright, but… well, even though it might be a little bit of an uncomfortable, um, topic, there’s some great language in here, isn’t there?
Yeah, there’s some really good words and, of course, ah… the different types of underwear, that we’re gonna be looking at.
Yeah.
But we also have some words that we’re gonna take a look at before we get into our dialogue, so let’s start with vocabulary preview. Voice: Vocabulary preview.
Well, we’re gonna look at two words that will appear in our dialogue. And the first one is lingerie.
Lingerie.
Lingerie.
Okay, so, lingerie. This is a nice fancy word.
Uhu.
Basically for underwear, right?
Right, for women’s underwear.
Women’s underwear.
Yeah.
So, lingerie, but it’s very nice, very…
Like pretty sexy.
Sexy underwear.
Yeah, yeah. Now, the spelling of this word is interesting, isn’t it?
Yeah, it’s spelled L-I-N-G-E-R-I-E.
Lingerie.
Lingerie.
Yes, don’t you love English spellings?
Hehe. So, women’s nice, pretty sexy underwear.
That’s right. And our second word, awkward.
Awkward.
Awkward.
Awkward.
So, this is a feeling that men have, especially when they’re buying women’s underwear.
Well, yeah, you feel a little bit uncomfortable…
Yeah.
Or it’s a strange situation.
Or weird…
Yeah.
Or out of place. [NOTE: out of place = inappropriate]
It’s awkward.
Yes. Alright, so, we’re gonna be hearing both of these two words in the dialogue. Now, Marco, where are we here?
We’re gonna be at a department store at the section, where they have women’s, uh, lingerie and we have a guy buying underwear for his girlfriend.
Alright, well, let’s find out what happens.
Oh, the poor guy, I totally feel bad for him.
Yeah, he was really nervous and, of course, it was very uncomfortable for him.
I know and then the security guard shows up and…
Hehe. Exactly. But we have an opportunity to take a look at some really great words and phrases, so let’s start off with our first on in “language takeaway”. Voice: Language takeaway.
Alright, we’re gonna look at words here that mostly have to do with underwear, describing underwear.
Right.
And the first one is granny panties.
Granny panties.
Granny panties.
This isn’t like a real, real word, right? It’s not something that you find in the dictionary.
No, it’s a slang word, um, and we use it to describe really big, ugly underwear like your grandmother would wear.
Alright, so, they’re not like the sexy little underwear.
No.
It’s more like long and it’s not very appealing ??? [NOTE: appealing = attractive]
Just picture what your grandmother would wear.
Hehe. No.
Hehe.
Alright, so, granny panties.
So, obviously, uh, this guy doesn’t want to be buying any of those, but the saleswoman suggests that he try some sleep wear.
Sleep wear.
Sleep wear.
Sleep wear. Okay, so, sleep wear.
Obviously, clothes you wear when you’re sleeping.
Now, this is really interesting, because men aren’t really that complicated when they come to sleeping. Just… throw on a t-shirt and that’s it. [NOTE: throw on = put on quickly]
Well, obviously, for women there’re more options an… and more different things you can chose from, so…
Okay.
It’s a whole separate category for women.
I know. Even when you’re sleeping, you must wear something nice.
Yes.
One type of sleep wear is silky nighties.
Nighties.
Nighties.
N-I-G-H-T-I-E-S.
Okay, so, a nighty.
Um, it’s basically a dress that you wear when you sleep.
Okay. Now, the pronunciation is interesting, because the first five letters are night.
Right.
Right? But you don’t say nighT.
You don’t say nighTy.
You say nighDy.
Yeah, you… you make the T a D.
Hm.
NighDy.
Now, she offered him some silky nighties.
Right, so, silky. Obviously, we know silk.
Right.
Is a soft, shiny fabric, right?
Right.
So, when something is silky, it’s either made from silk or it’s…
The similar.
Soft and shiny.
Okay, so…
Yeah.
Some silky nighties - very soft, shiny, uh, nighties.
Exactly.
Okay. What about our next word?
Well, the salesgirl offers different styles of undies.
Undies.
Undies.
Undies.
So, undies is an interesting word. It’s basically short for underwear.
Underwear, okay.
Uhu.
So, you can just call underwear undies.
Yes, but I think you mostly use this when you’re talking about women’s underwear.
Oh, really?
I mean I don’t know I would say undies when I’m talking about men’s underwear.
No, I don’t think so. Maybe children’s underwear.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, for children. Yep.
For children, right?
Yep.
Okay. Alright, so, we saw some of the different types of clothing, but now, let’s take a look at this interesting adjective, mortifying.
Mortifying.
This is mortifying.
Mortifying.
Okay, so… when something is mortifying…
Well, I think, we’ve got some examples to show you what that is like. Voice: Example one.
And then I fell in front of everyone. It was mortifying! Voice: Example two.
I was completely mortified, when I realized what I had done. Voice: Example three.
It must’ve been mortifying for her, when she realized that her underwear was showing.
So, basically, it’s very embarrassing.
Super embarrassing.
You want to die almost.
Yeah.
Okay.
Which is… I… interesting. I mean, mort.
Right, from…
French.
Mourir.
Yeah.
Uhu.
Interesting. Alright, well, um, etymology, here at EnglishPod.
Hehe. Alright, so, some interesting… Okay, so, we saw the different types of underwear, we saw this really great word for when you’re really embarrassed.
Uhu.
So, now, let’s take a look at some of the phrases that you would use, when you’re really embarrassed in “fluency builder”. Voice: Fluency builder.
Alright, we have two phrases to look at here. And the first one – get the hell out of here.
Get the hell out of here.
Get the hell out of here.
Okay, so, if I say I want to get the hell out of here…
You wanna leave this place really quickly.
Really quickly. Just…
Yeah.
I wanna leave.
Right now.
Now, when you’re using this… this phrase of this sentence, uh, “get the hell out of here”, is it really polite?
No, of course not, it’s… it’s impolite.
Okay, so…
It’s really negative.
Very negative and informal, right?
Yeah, yeah.
So you would use this maybe with your friends or th… like in this case think it to your self.
Yes, but it’s not a good idea to use with your boss or your mother.
Hehe. Right.
Yeah.
Okay. I guess, sometimes depending on the tone you use…
Uh.
How you say it, you can sound really angry, right?
Definitely.
Right, okay.
Alright, well, let’s listen to some examples. Voice: Example one.
This place is scary. Let’s get the hell out of here! Voice: Example two.
What are you doing in my house? Get the hell out of here! Voice: Example three.
We were at a friend’s party and all of a sudden her parents arrived. We got the hell out of there as quickly as possible! [NOTE: sounds like a strong Australian accent]
Alright, so, get the hell out of here.
Get the hell out of here.
Now, let’s take a look at our last phrase for fluency builder - get this over with.
Get this over with.
I want to get this over with.
So, you want to finish it really quickly.
But you wanna finish it because you’re not really enjoying it, right?
Exactly. It… this is something that you use when the situation is negative.
Is negative, okay.
Yeah.
In case of… I just want to get this over with.
Yeah, I wanna get this test over with. I wanna get this day over with. I wanna get this…
Maybe, if you’re on a bad date. I wanna get this date over with.
Yes, exactly.
Okay.
Alright, well, interesting phrases and I think w… it would help us to hear them once more in context in the dialogue.
Alright, so, I guess the situation is very common: men either having to shop for this type of article for their girlfriend or wife…
Uhu.
Because it’s their birthday…
Yeah.
Or sometimes we get dragged into a store to… to buy this…
So you're shopping with your girlfriend and she’s gonna make you go look at underwear with her.
Hehe. Yeah, I usually don’t do that, though. I just, uh, go to the next section and just look around.
Look at tools.
Look at tools.
Hehe.
Hehe. TVs…
Yeah
And play stations.
Yes, but you know what, I have seen some men, who go shopping with their girlfriends or wives and actually enjoy buying underwear.
See, that’s the thing… I think i… i… it makes sense, but I don’t know how comfortable you’re actually be. I don’t know why. I guess it just a… how it indicates sexuality and other stuff.
Yeah, well…
I… I could do it for maybe five or ten minutes, give my professional advice…
Yeah.
And then I’m out of there.
Alright, well, maybe those guys, who look like they’re enjoying themselves are just really talking in their heads…
Hehe.
Um, telling themselves how much they hate this.
Exactly, maybe they just, uh…
They’re pretending.
Pretending or listening to their IPod.
Well, tell us… well, guys… I know we’ve got a lot of male listeners… tell us what you think, um… are you embarrassed by women’s underwear?
Right, or, women, why aren’t you embarrassed when you buy men’s underwear for your boyfriend or husband?
I think there’s a lot to talk about here…
Hehe.
So, come to our website at englishpod.com.
Right, leave you questions and comments and, of course, tell us what you think about this topic.
Well, thanks for downloading this lesson and until next time… Good bye!
Bye!
复习 Review
The EnglishPod audio review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
Women's underwear.
lingerie.
Leave this place.
Get out of here.
Close you use for sleeping.
Sleepwear.
A night dress, night gown.
Nighties.
A bra that raises the breasts so as to offer additional size through padding.
Push up bra.
Inform away of saying underwear.
Andies.
Women's underwear worn on the lower part of the body.
The Keeney briefs.
Women's underwear that looks like little tight shorts.
Boy shorts.
Extremely embarrassing.
Mortifying.
Women's underwear.
panties.
Close a woman wears to support her breasts.
bra.
Type of underwear that men use which are similar to shorts.
Boxer shorts.
Normal or traditional underwear for men, similar to the shape and size of panties.
Briefs.
A term used to describe when a person is not wearing any underwear.
Going commando.
A garment worn under the clothing used to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape
for aesthetic or medical purposes.
corset.
British English.
Same as panties.
Women's underwear.
Type of underwear that men use which are similar to shorts.
Boxer shorts.
Women's underwear.
panties.
Women's underwear.
Normal or traditional underwear for men, similar to the shape and size of panties.
Briefs.
Inform a way of saying underwear.
A night dress.
Night gown.
Nighties.
A garment worn under the clothing used to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape
for aesthetic or medical purposes.
corset.
Close a woman wears to support her breasts.
bra.
A term used to describe when a person is not wearing any underwear.
Going commando.
Close you use for sleeping.
Sleepwear.
A bra that raises the breasts so as to offer additional size through padding.
Push up bra.
Leave this place.
Get out of here.
Women's underwear worn on the lower part of the body.
Bikini briefs.
Women's underwear that looks like little tight shorts.
Boy shorts.
Extremely embarrassing.
Mortifying.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
This sucks.
Now I have to wait another hour for the next train.
That movie sucks.
It's so boring.
I suck at basketball.
Let's have a look around before we decide.
I don't know what I'm going to get.
I haven't had a look around yet.
Do you want to have a look around and see what's available?
I don't like lacy dresses.
These flowers are so lacy and delicate.
It's too lacy.
I don't like it.
Mortifying.
And then I fell in front of everyone.
It was mortifying.
Mortifying.
I was completely mortified when I realized what I had done.
It must have been mortifying for her when she realized her underwear was showing.
Alright, let's get this over with and go home.
We have one thing left to do, so let's just get it over with.
Can we get this over with by Monday?