正式的场合A Formal Occasion

New words

• 谈判tánpàn — to negotiate; negotiation
• 正式zhèngshì — formal, official
• 场合chǎnghé — occasion
• 衬衫chènshān — shirt
• 裤子kùzi — trousers
• 显得xiǎnde — to look, seem

The story

小雨：今天的谈判很重要。这是正式的场合，你要穿得正式一点儿。Today's negotiation is important. It's a formal occasion, so dress a bit more formally.

大卫：正式？我的绿衣服不正式吗？Formally? Isn't my green hoodie formal?

小雨：不正式。在正式的场合，要穿衬衫和裤子。No, it isn't. On formal occasions you wear a shirt and trousers.

大卫：好吧，我穿结婚那天的衬衫。All right, I'll wear the shirt from our wedding day.

小雨：哎呀，衬衫太短了！裤子也短了！Oh dear, the shirt's too short! And the trousers!

大卫：我又长高了吗？Have I grown again?

小雨：你没长高。是我洗的时候，洗小了。You haven't grown. I shrank them in the wash.

汤圆：啊啊！啊啊！Ah-ah! Ah-ah!

Opening the lesson…