希拉里穿“和服风礼服”引关注

近日，日本首相岸田文雄出席了在美国白宫举行的欢迎晚宴，包括美国前总统克林顿夫妇在内的政界及娱乐圈知名人士均受邀参加。

当晚，希拉里·克林顿（Hillary Clinton）身穿的“和服风礼服”引发关注。

🤔️小作业：

1. What was the purpose of Hillary Clinton's attire at the White House state dinner?

A) To complement the theme of the event which related to Japan.

B) To reflect her personal preference for caftan designs.

C) To honor her own past fashion choices at international events.

D) To stand out among other guests with a contrasting outfit.

A) Fashion is secondary and often unnoticed in political events.

B) Fashion is used as a tool for personal expression only, without broader implications.

C) Fashion reflects deeper cultural respect and connection in diplomatic settings.

D) Fashion is unrelated to the roles or identities of the attendees.

无注释原文：

Hillary Clinton Wears Kimono-like Caftan for Japanese State Dinner at the White House

From: WWD

Hillary Clinton was among a string of famous guests who attended the White House state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida on Wednesday. The former U.S. Secretary of State was joined by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

For the event, Hillary fashioned a flowing purple and pink caftan. The fabric draped over the former Secretary of State with ease, featuring billowing sleeves and an ornately patterned design. Gold details were featured throughout the ensemble, blending the plum and pink hues together in seamless fashion.

Hillary completed the look with pointed-toe shoes and accessorized with delicate jewelry, including a simple string necklace and sparkling studs. The former first lady has fashioned caftan looks in the past, including a dazzling powder blue look embellished with crystals she wore to the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

For the White House state dinner, however, Hillary's caftan mirrored a colorscape also worn by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. As hostess for the evening's festivities, Dr. Biden fashioned a glittering Oscar de la Renta gown from the fashion label's fall 2024 collection. The sapphire ombré art nouveau crystal embroidered dress featured a cascading purple hue on the bodice of the gown, which perfectly complemented the purple gown worn by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife Yuko Kishida.

Other notable fashion highlights from the evening included Lauren Sánchez's burgundy Rasario gown from the 2024 resort collection, which featured lightweight satin with two types of lace for a sculpted figure with corset inserts.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden's state dinner for Japan is the fifth the couple has hosted at the White House since President Biden took office in January 2021. The event included a bevy of high-profile guests, including Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen and Paul Simon, among others.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Hillary Clinton Wears Kimono-like Caftan for Japanese State Dinner at the White House

From: WWD

Hillary Clinton was among a string of famous guests who attended the White House state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida on Wednesday. The former U.S. Secretary of State was joined by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

周三，美国前国务卿希拉里·克林顿（Hillary Clinton）与众多知名人士共同出席了白宫为日本首相岸田文雄（Fumio Kishida）及其夫人岸田裕子（Yuko Kishida）举行的国宴。希拉里的丈夫、前总统比尔·克林顿（Bill Clinton）也出席了此次宴会。

string /strɪŋ/ 1）表示“（乐器的）弦”，英文解释为“a thin wire that is stretched across a musical instrument and is used to produce a range of notes depending on its thickness, length, and tightness”举个🌰：A violin has four strings. 小提琴有4根弦。

2）表示“一系列；一连串；一批”，英文解释为“a series of things or people that come closely one after another”如：a string of hits 接二连三的成功。

Secretary of State /ˌsek.rə.tər.i əv ˈsteɪt/ 表示“（美国）国务卿；（英国）国务大臣”，英文解释为“in the US, an important government official who has responsibility for relationships with the governments of other countries; in the UK, a Member of Parliament who is in charge of a government department”

For the event, Hillary fashioned a flowing purple and pink caftan. The fabric draped over the former Secretary of State with ease, featuring billowing sleeves and an ornately patterned design. Gold details were featured throughout the ensemble, blending the plum and pink hues together in seamless fashion.

在宴会上，希拉里身披紫粉相间的飘逸长袍。这件长袍面料轻盈，袖子飘逸，图案华丽，金色细节穿插其中，巧妙地将梅红与粉色融为一体。

fashion /ˈfæʃ.ən/ 表示“手工制作；（尤指用手工）制作，使成形，塑造”，英文解释为“If you use something like it's going out of fashion, you use large amounts of it very quickly: ”举个🌰：He fashioned a hat for himself from/out of newspaper. 他用报纸给自己做了一顶帽子。

flowing /ˈfləʊ.ɪŋ/ 表示“（头发或衣服）飘拂的，飘逸的”，英文解释为“Flowing hair and clothes are long and hang down loosely.”举个🌰：I remember her as a young girl with flowing black hair. 我记忆中的她是个留着飘逸黑发的年轻女孩。

caftan = kaftan /ˈkæf.tæn/ 表示“卡佛坦长袍（长而宽松、大袖的衣服，中东地区服饰）；宽松式长袖长衫”，英文解释为“a long, loose piece of clothing with wide sleeves, of the type worn in Western Asia”

fabric /ˈfæb.rɪk/ 表示“织物；布料”，英文解释为“material made by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture”如：cotton fabric 棉织物。

📍the fabric of sth 表示“（尤指社会或建筑物的）结构，构造”，英文解释为“the structure or parts of something”如：the fabric of society 社会结构。

drape /dreɪp/ 表示“将（衣服、织物等）悬挂，披”；be draped in/with sth 表示“被…蒙住，被…盖住”，英文解释为“to be loosely covered with a cloth”举个🌰：The coffins were all draped with the national flag. 所有灵柩上都覆盖着国旗。

drape sth across, on, over, etc. sth 表示“把…披/搭/蒙在…上”，英文解释为“to put something such as cloth or a piece of clothing loosely over something”举个🌰：He draped his jacket over the back of the chair and sat down to eat. 他把夹克衫搭在椅子靠背上，然后坐下来吃饭。She draped the scarf loosely around her shoulders. 她把围巾松松地披在肩膀上。

drape 通常用作及物或不及物动词，表示布料的悬挂或垂放方式。在这个句子中，它是作为不及物动词使用，描述布料如何自然地垂挂在希拉里的身上。

feature 1）作名词，原意表示“特色；特征；特点，功能”，英文解释为“something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing”，此前在iOS 14来了!文中就出现了多次的feature，介绍iOS 14各种新功能，新特点，举个🌰：Which features do you look for when choosing a car? 你挑选轿车时要着重哪些特点？

2）feature = feature film表示“（电影）故事片，正片”，英文解释为“a film that is usually 90 or more minutes long”

3）feature作动词，表示“以…为特色；由…主演；以…为主要组成”，英文解释为“to include a particular person or thing as a special feature”，作动词往往可以理解为“有...”（功能/特色），举个🌰：Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks. 小册子列举的多家旅馆都有周末假日特别优待。The film features Cary Grant as a professor. 这部电影由卡里·格兰特饰演一位教授。

📍在英文歌中会经常看到这种说法，xxxa feat. xxxb，此处feat.实际上就是feature的缩写，大概意思是歌曲中穿插另外一个人的演唱或表演，xxxa和xxxb共同演绎，合作演出。据百度百科，feat.的是后面这个歌手（或者组合）他在这首单曲里面或者这张专辑里面并不是主角，前面那个人才是这首歌的灵魂或者主人。

billow /ˈbɪl.əʊ/ 1）表示“（云或烟）团团升起，滚滚升起”，英文解释为“if a cloud or smoke billows, it rises in a round mass”举个🌰：There was smoke billowing out of the windows. 窗户里冒出滚滚浓烟。

2）表示“鼓起；在风中鼓胀着飘动”，英文解释为“to fill with air and swell out”举个🌰：The curtains billowed in the breeze. 微风吹得窗帘鼓了起来。

🎬电影《阿罗哈》（Aloha）中的台词提到：You want it to billow. 要鼓起一些。

🎬电影《斯托克》（Stoker）中的台词提到：Just as the skirt needs the wind to billow, 就像裙子 有风吹才能飘起来。

sleeve /sliːv/ 表示“袖子”，英文解释为“the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm”如：short/long sleeves 短/长袖。

ornately /ɔːˈneɪt.li/ 表示“装饰华丽地”，英文解释为“in a way that has a lot of complicated decoration”如：a pair of ornately carved doors 一对精雕细刻的门。

patterned /ˈpæt.ənd/ 表示“有图案的，有花样的”，英文解释为“with a design made from repeated lines, shapes, or colours on the surface”如：patterned textiles/wallpaper 印有图案的纺织品/墙纸。

ensemble /ˌɒnˈsɒm.bəl/ 表示“集成；全体，整体；剧团；（尤指）乐团”，英文解释为“a group of things or people acting or taken together as a whole, especially a group of musicians who regularly play together”举个🌰：She bought a dress and matching hat, gloves, and shoes - in fact the whole ensemble. 她买了一件连衣裙，还有与之配套的帽子、手套和鞋子——实际上是全都配齐了。

blend /blend/ 表示“（使）混合，（使）混杂；;（使）交融”，英文解释为“to mix or combine together”举个🌰：Blend the ingredients into a smooth paste. 将这些原料混和成均匀的糊状。

plum /plʌm/ 作名词，表示“李子;梅子”，英文解释为“a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, red, purple, or yellow skin, sweet, soft flesh, and a single large, hard seed”如：plum jam 李子酱。

作形容词，表示“紫红色的”，英文解释为“having a dark reddish-purple colour”如：a plum-coloured dress 紫红色的连衣裙

hue /hjuː/ 表示“颜色；色度；色调”，英文解释为“a colour; a particular shade of a colour”举个🌰：His face took on an unhealthy whitish hue. 他的脸上透出一丝病态的苍白。

🎬电影《恶老板2》（Horrible Bosses 2）中的台词提到：Because of the hue of my skin I know where to get ...? 就因为我的肤色 我就知道从哪儿拿到...？

Hillary completed the look with pointed-toe shoes and accessorized with delicate jewelry, including a simple string necklace and sparkling studs. The former first lady has fashioned caftan looks in the past, including a dazzling powder blue look embellished with crystals she wore to the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

希拉里穿着尖头鞋，配以精致的首饰，包括一串简约的项链和闪亮的耳钉。这位前第一夫人过去也曾穿过长袍，例如她在2022年威尼斯电影节上穿了一件缀满水晶的耀眼粉蓝色长袍。

Pointed-toe指的是鞋子前端尖尖的设计。这种鞋型的前部是尖角形的，通常给人一种更正式或时尚的感觉。pointed-toe shoes指的就是尖头鞋，这种鞋子通常更适合正式场合或作为时尚配饰。

accessorize /əkˈses.ər.aɪz/ 表示“为…装配附件；添加配饰于”，英文解释为“to add an accessory or accessories to something”举个🌰：She was wearing a little black dress, accessorized simply with a silver necklace. 她身穿黑色小礼服，配饰简约，一条银项链而已。

delicate /ˈdel.ɪ.kət/ 1）表示“脆弱的；娇嫩的”，英文解释为“needing careful treatment, especially because easily damaged”举个🌰：Peaches have delicate skins which are easily bruised. 桃子的表皮很娇嫩，容易碰伤。

2）表示“需要小心处理的”，英文解释为“needing to be done carefully”举个🌰：Repairing damaged nerves is a very delicate operation/process. 修复受损神经的手术/过程需要非常小心谨慎。

📍a delicate situation, matter, point, etc. 表示“微妙的形势（问题，时刻等）”，英文解释为“a situation. matter, etc. that needs to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid trouble or offence”举个🌰：I need to speak to you about a delicate matter. 我要跟你谈一件很棘手的事情。

sparkling /ˈspɑː.klɪŋ/ 1）sparkling /ˈspɑː.klɪŋ/ 表示“闪烁的，闪亮的”，英文解释为“shining brightly”如：sparkling white teeth 洁白闪亮的牙齿。

2）表示“（饮料）起泡的”，英文解释为“A sparkling drink is one that contains many small bubbles of gas.”举个🌰：Champagne is a sparkling wine. 香槟是一种起泡葡萄酒。

stud /stʌd/ 表示“钉状首饰；耳钉；鼻插”，英文解释为“a small piece of metal jewellery that is put through a part of your body such as your ear or nose”如：gold studs 金耳钉；或者表示“（通常作装饰的）饰钉，嵌钉”，英文解释为“a small nail or piece of metal, with a large, rounded top, that is attached to the surface of something, usually for decoration”

dazzling /ˈdæz.əl.ɪŋ/  1）表示“光彩夺目的，靓丽的；令人眼花缭乱的”，英文解释为“extremely attractive or exciting”如：dazzling good looks 靓丽的容貌，a dazzling smile 灿烂的微笑，a dazzling performance/display 精彩的表演/展示。

2）表示“（光线）刺眼的，耀眼的，眩目的”，英文解释为“A dazzling light is so bright that you cannot see for a short time after looking at it.”如：a dazzling white light 一道刺眼的白光。

embellish /ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ/ 表示“装饰，修饰；给…添枝加叶，渲染”，英文解释为“to make something more beautiful or interesting by adding something to it”举个🌰：The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves. 天花板上装饰着花和叶。

crystal /ˈkrɪs.təl/ 1）表示“水晶玻璃”，英文解释为“transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns”如：a crystal vase 水晶玻璃花瓶；

2）表示“（手表或钟表的透明）玻璃（或塑料）盖片”，英文解释为“a transparent glass or plastic cover for a watch or clock”

For the White House state dinner, however, Hillary's caftan mirrored a colorscape also worn by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. As hostess for the evening's festivities, Dr. Biden fashioned a glittering Oscar de la Renta gown from the fashion label's fall 2024 collection. The sapphire ombré art nouveau crystal embroidered dress featured a cascading purple hue on the bodice of the gown, which perfectly complemented the purple gown worn by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife Yuko Kishida.

不过，在白宫国宴上，希拉里的长袍颜色与第一夫人吉尔·拜登（Jill Biden）博士所穿的服装颜色相呼应。作为晚宴的女主人，拜登博士身穿一件Oscar de la Renta品牌2024秋冬系列的闪亮礼服。这件礼服采用了蓝宝石色的渐变新艺术风格水晶刺绣设计，礼服的上半部分为层叠的紫色调，与岸田文雄首相夫人岸田裕子的紫色礼服完美搭配。

mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ 作动词，1）表示“反映”，英文解释为“to represent something honestly”举个🌰：The book inevitably mirrors my own interests and experiences. 这本书不可避免地反映出了我自己的兴趣和经历。

2）表示“与…很相似”，英文解释为“to be very similar to something”举个🌰：Her on-screen romances seem to mirror her experiences in her private life. 她在银幕上的浪漫故事似乎与她的私人经历很相似。

glittering /ˈɡlɪt.ər.ɪŋ/ 1）表示“辉煌的；成功的”，英文解释为“very impressive and successful”举个🌰：He has a glittering career ahead of him. 他前程似锦。

2）表示“盛大的；华丽的；众星云集的”，英文解释为“very impressive and involving rich and successful people”如：a glittering array of stars 众星云集的盛大场面；

3）表示“灿烂夺目的；闪闪发光的”，英文解释为“shining brightly with many small flashes of light”如：glittering jewels 璀璨的宝石。

gown /ɡaʊn/ 表示“（尤指正式场合穿的）女式礼服”，英文解释为“a woman's dress, especially a long one worn on formal occasions”如：a ball gown 舞会礼服，也可以表示“（特定场合穿的）长袍，罩衣，长外衣”，英文解释为“a long, loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes for a particular purpose”如：a hospital gown 病号服。

label /ˈleɪ.bəl/ 作动词，表示“贴标签”，英文解释为“to fasten a label to”举个🌰：The parcel was clearly labelled "Fragile". 这个包裹上清楚地标着“易碎品”。If you spend any time in prison, you're labelled as a criminal for the rest of your life. 一旦入过狱，“罪犯”的帽子就会一辈子扣在你的头上。

作名词，表示“公司；品牌商品；公司名称；公司标志”，英文解释为“a company that produces goods for sale, the goods themselves, or the company's name or symbol”举个🌰：Her favourite designer label (= maker of expensive clothes) is Armani. 她最喜欢的服装品牌是阿玛尼。

📍此前，戳爷Troye Sivan被传已分手数月？文中就提到，Representatives for Sivan's label EMI declined to comment on rumours of a split. 戳爷的唱片公司EMI代表拒绝对分手传闻发表评论。此处的label指的则是“唱片公司”，英文解释为“a company that produces and sells records, CDs, etc.”。

sapphire /ˈsæf.aɪr/ 表示“蓝宝石”，英文解释为“a precious stone, usually bright blue, that is often used in jewellery”如：a ring with a large sapphire 有一颗大的蓝宝石的戒指。

ombré /ˈɒm.breɪ/ 表示“有深浅不同色度的”，英文解释为“having different shades (= strengths) of colour, gradually going from light to dark”如：a beautiful silk blouse in a stunning ombré pink print 有着深浅不一、令人眩目的粉红印花图案的漂亮丝绸衬衫。

art nouveau /ˌɑːt nuːˈvəʊ/ 表示“新艺术（以曲折有致的线条、植物和花朵的形状为特色的艺术或装饰风格）”，英文解释为“a style of art and decoration that uses curling lines and plant and flower shapes”

embroider /ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər/ 1）表示“刺绣；绣（花样）”，英文解释为“to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn directly onto the material”举个🌰：I am embroidering this picture for my mother. 我正在为妈妈绣这幅画。

2）表示“（对故事等）润饰，渲染，修饰”，英文解释为“to make a story more entertaining by adding imaginary details to it”举个🌰：Naturally, I embroidered the tale a little to make it more interesting. 自然，我讲这个故事时作了一点渲染，好让它更有趣。

cascade /kæsˈkeɪd/ 1）表示“如瀑布般下落；大量倾泻”，英文解释为“to fall quickly and in large amounts”举个🌰：Coins cascaded from/out of the fruit machine. 大量硬币从吃角子老虎机中倾泻而出。

2）表示“逐层传递；传播；传达”，英文解释为“to pass on information by giving it to just a few people, who then give it to more people; to be passed on in this way”举个🌰：Guest information is cascaded through employee shift briefings. 客人信息是在员工轮班简报时传达的。

bodice /ˈbɒd.ɪs/ 表示“女装的上身；连衣裙的上身”，英文解释为“the upper part of a woman's dress”举个🌰：She was wearing a ballgown with a fitted bodice. 她穿了一件上身很合身的舞会长礼服。

complement /ˈkɒm.plɪ.ment/ 表示“补充；补足；使完善；：为…增色”，英文解释为“to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it”举个🌰：Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly. 草莓加奶油相得益彰。

📍区分：

compliment 可以作动词，也可以作名词，表示“赞美；称赞；钦佩”，英文解释为“to tell sb that you like or admire sth they have done, their appearance, etc.”举个🌰：She complimented him on his excellent German. 她夸奖他德语棒极了。

Other notable fashion highlights from the evening included Lauren Sánchez's burgundy Rasario gown from the 2024 resort collection, which featured lightweight satin with two types of lace for a sculpted figure with corset inserts.

当晚其他值得关注的时尚亮点还包括劳伦·桑切斯（Lauren Sánchez）身穿Rasario品牌2024度假系列的酒红色礼服，该礼服采用轻质缎面，饰以两种蕾丝，融合了紧身胸衣的设计，展现其妙曼身姿。

notable /ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/ 表示“显要的；显著的；值得注意的”，英文解释为“important and deserving attention, because of being very good or interesting”如：a notable collection of rare plants 一批引人注目的奇花异草。

burgundy /ˈbɜːgəndɪ/ 表示“紫红色，深红色”，英文解释为“Burgundy is used to describe things that are purplish-red in colour.”

satin /ˈsæt.ɪn/ 表示“缎子”，英文解释为“a type of cloth, sometimes made of silk, that is smooth and shiny on one side but not on the other”如：a cream satin dress 乳白色的缎面裙子。

lace /leɪs/ 表示“网眼织物；花边，蕾丝”，英文解释为“a decorative cloth made by twisting thin thread in delicate patterns with holes in them”如：lace curtains 蕾丝窗帘。

作动词，1）表示“给…穿鞋带，系（鞋或靴子）的鞋带”，英文解释为“to put the lace of a shoe or boot through its holes, or to fasten a shoe or boot by tying a lace”

2）表示“（常指偷偷地）向（食物或饮料）中掺（酒、药等）”，英文解释为“to add alcohol or drugs to food or drink, often secretly”如：coffee laced with brandy 加了白兰地的咖啡。

sculpt /skʌlpt/ 1）表示“雕塑；雕刻”，英文解释为“to create solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone”举个🌰：Johnny sculpted an old man's head out of wood. 约翰尼用木头刻出了一个老人的头。

2）表示“使具有…形状”，英文解释为“to form into a particular shape”举个🌰：The dripping water had sculpted strange shapes out of the rocks/sculpted the rocks into strange shapes. 滴水把石头变成了各种奇怪的形状。

corset /ˈkɔː.sɪt/ 表示“（尤指过去女子用来束腰以显得苗条的）紧身褡，束腹”，英文解释为“a tight piece of underwear worn on the middle part of a woman's body to make her waist appear smaller, especially in the past”

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden's state dinner for Japan is the fifth the couple has hosted at the White House since President Biden took office in January 2021. The event included a bevy of high-profile guests, including Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen and Paul Simon, among others.

此次为日本首相举行的国宴是乔·拜登（Joe Biden）总统和吉尔·拜登第一夫人自2021年1月就任以来在白宫举行的第五次国宴。此次国宴邀请了包括副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯（Kamala Harris）和第二先生道格拉斯·埃姆霍夫（Douglas Emhoff）、罗伯特·德尼罗（Robert De Niro）、蒂芙尼·陈（Tiffany Chen）和保罗·西蒙（Paul Simon）等在内的众多知名人士。

bevy /ˈbev.i/ 表示“ （同类人或东西的）一群，一批，一堆”，英文解释为“a large group of people or things of the same kind”如：a bevy of beauties (= beautiful young women) 一群美丽的姑娘。

profile /ˈprəʊ.faɪl/ 一词经常出现，1）表示“（有关某人的）简介，概况”，英文解释为“A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described.”举个🌰：A newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives. 一份报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。

2）表示“关注度”，英文解释为“If someone has a high profile, people notice them and what they do. If you keep a low profile, you avoid doing things that will make people notice you.”

常用：a high profile 惹人注目/关注；高姿态，a low profile 不惹人注目，低姿态；如：a move that would give Egypt a much higher profile in the upcoming peace talks 会给埃及在即将到来的和平谈判中高关注度的一个行动。

📍如果你把微信语言设置成英文，你就会发现微信官方把头像处理成：Profile Photo，上面的“My Profile”对应的中文则是“个人信息”。

first gentleman表示“第一先生，与国家政治领袖或州长省长结婚的男人”；second gentleman表示“第二先生”，副总统的丈夫。

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