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Hot word: Hand-me-up

本帖最后由 xiaomeixin 于 2010-12-13 09:03 编辑

上世纪80年代之前出生的人大部分都经历过“一件衣服两代穿,贵重家什代代传”的时期,英文里这种传下来的旧衣服叫做“hand-me-down”。现在的年轻人没有几个会愿意穿爸妈或哥哥姐姐的旧衣服了,反而是年轻人衣物更新换代频繁,而上一辈人都不忍看着好好的东西被丢弃,于是就出现了与“hand-me-down”完全相反的物品继承模式,也就是由下传上,即“hand-me-up”。


For example:


Linda: Hi, Susan. You look beautiful today! It’s a new coat, isn’t it?

Susan: Yes. I bought it last Sunday.

Linda: How about the green one? The one we bought together last year?

Susan: Oh, I gave it to my mother.

Linda: So it has become a “hand-me-up”!


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回复 23# leenyao


    yes.

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回复 22# xiaomeixin


    i think so,but used to not.

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回复 21# leenyao


    But I think children's clothes are very beautiful and lovely.

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回复 17# xiaomeixin


    i thought children's ciothes was dull.

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回复 19# davy10


    Haha,I don't like it.

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why don't you  sell these clothes that you don't like or old-fashioned on internet shop ,
maybe some people like them .
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回复 16# icy_zhu


    Yes,girl all like buying new and fashion clothes.

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回复 15# leenyao


    "Hand-me-down"can make you feel fashion?It's old clother from your parents or brothers or sisters.

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I found that it does become true besides us.
hand-me-up,get it~
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when i was a kid,i perfectly like some hand-me-down because that make me fashion,but i'm the oldest children in my family
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what a new word is . thank you
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回复 11# float


    Thank you very much.You are right.

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I wore clothing of my old sister at my childhood
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回复  Clover4


     The meaning of "hand-me-down" is give your clothes to your parents or wh ...
xiaomeixin 发表于 2010-12-13 09:49



    ????,maybe you make a mistake,should be "hand-me-up" here
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回复 9# kobe


    Yes.u r right.

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hand-me-up means "上一辈捡下一辈的旧东西",right?
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回复 7# 凝轩裔


    Don't you have something share with us?

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回复 4# xiaomeixin


    Thanks

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