[ti:More Clothing Expressions] [ar:Faith Lapidus] [al:WORDS AND THEIR STORIES] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]Go to 51voa.com for more... [00:10.00]Now, the VOA Special English program [00:14.73]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. [00:17.66]Last week, I explained [00:20.45]some English expressions about clothes. [00:24.40]Everything I told you was true. [00:27.49]I did not talk through my hat [00:30.17]or say something [00:32.02]without knowing the facts. [00:34.50]Everyone knows there are [00:36.94]many English expressions [00:38.98]about clothes. [00:40.68]There is no need to keep it a secret, [00:43.81]or keep it under your hat. [00:46.35]In fact, if I keep talking, [00:49.53]soon enough you will start [00:52.07]to think I am an old hat about this [00:56.05]-- a real expert. [00:57.75]Do not be fooled, though. [00:59.25]My friends sometimes call me [01:03.92]a wolf in sheep¡¯s clothing. [01:06.16]This is someone who acts [01:08.55]like a good person, [01:10.20]but is really a bad person. [01:13.23]I¡¯m not really a bad person. [01:16.22]But I do love clothes. [01:19.10]It is always fun to get dressed up. [01:23.08]I look great in my best clothes. [01:26.32]When I put them on, [01:28.01]I feel decked out. [01:30.51]You might say [01:31.90]when I wear my best clothes, [01:34.54]I am dressed to the nines [01:36.93]or dressed to the teeth. [01:39.67]In fact, my husband says [01:42.35]I look dressed to kill. [01:44.89]Of course, I would never kill anyone. [01:49.03]But, there is something special [01:51.87]about putting on clothes [01:53.91]that are pleasing to the eye. [01:56.05]My best clothes are not [01:59.19]modern or fashionable. [02:01.58]Maybe someday they will [02:04.46]come into fashion. [02:05.80]But I really do not care. [02:08.30]They certainly look better [02:10.44]on me than my birthday suit. [02:12.63]Did you know that everyone [02:15.22]has a birthday suit? [02:17.11]You wear it when you are wearing [02:19.60]no clothes at all. [02:21.65]Babies are born wearing [02:24.50]their birthday suits. [02:26.13]I am very careful with my clothes. [02:29.67]I handle them with kid gloves. [02:32.70]I try not to get them dirty or torn. [02:36.44]Most of my clothes [02:38.47]fit like a glove. [02:40.22]They fit perfectly. [02:42.71]But when I eat too much, [02:45.24]I feel like my clothes might [02:48.22]burst at the seams. [02:49.92]My clothes feel too restrictive and tight. [02:53.70]Some of the clothes I like best [02:57.30]are hand-me-downs. [02:59.49]My older sister gave them to me [03:02.38]when she no longer wanted them. [03:04.92]Hand-me-downs are great [03:07.41]because clothes often cost too much money. [03:11.79]I live on a shoestring. [03:14.52]I have a very small budget [03:17.31]and little money to spend on clothes. [03:20.49]However, my sister has a lot of money [03:24.43]to spend on clothes. [03:26.10]Maybe someday the shoe [03:28.83]will be on the other foot. [03:31.06]The opposite will be true. [03:33.25]I will have a lot of money [03:36.00]to buy clothes and my sister [03:38.39]will get hand-me-downs from me. [03:40.92]I admit I dream of being rich. [03:45.65]I dream that someday I will be able [03:49.38]to live like a rich person. [03:51.62]I will know what it is like [03:54.75]to walk in another person¡¯s shoes. [03:58.19]Some of my friends got rich [04:01.18]by riding someone else¡¯s coat tails. [04:04.96]They are successful today [04:07.75]as a result of someone else [04:10.38]being successful. [04:12.07]But, I believe you should [04:14.86]never criticize others [04:16.95]for something [04:17.95]you would do yourself. [04:19.59]What is said about someone [04:22.23]else can also be said [04:24.62]about you. Remember, [04:26.63]if the shoe fits, wear it. [04:29.90](MUSIC) [04:40.66]Jill Moss wrote this [04:43.10]VOA Special English program [04:45.45]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. [04:47.74]I¡¯m Faith Lapidus.