baffling= confusing 困惑 run-through ballerina skirt 芭蕾舞裙 accessory 配饰 closet 衣柜橱柜

2. Miranda: No, I just... It's just baffling to me. Why is it so impossible to put together a decent run-through? You people have had hours and hours to prepare. It's just so confusing to me. Where are the advertisers? Woman: Oh, we have some pieces from Banana Republic. Miranda: No, we need more, don't we? Oh. This is... This might be... What do you think of… Nigel: Yeah. Well, you know me. Give me a full ballerina skirt and a hint of saloon and I'm on board. Miranda: Hmm. But do you think it's too much like... Nigel: Like the Lacroix from July? I thought that, but no, not with the right accessories. It should work. Miranda: Where are the belts for this dre... Why is no one ready? Woman: Here. It's a tough call. They're so different.  Miranda: Hmm. Something funny? Andy: No. No, no, no. Nothing's... You know, it's just that both those belts look exactly the same to me. You know, I'm still learning about this stuff and, uh... Miranda: This... stuff? Oh. Okay. I see. You think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select... I don't know... that lumpy blue sweater, for instance because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue. It's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean. And you're also blithely unaware of the fact... that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent wasn't it... who showed cerulean military jackets? I think we need a jacket here. Nigel: Mmm. Miranda: And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. And then it, uh, filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic Casual Corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs... and it's sort of comical how you think you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact you're wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room... from a pile of stuff.

3. baffling= confusing 困惑 run-through ballerina skirt 芭蕾舞裙 accessory 配饰 closet 衣柜橱柜 that lumpy blue sweater 松垮的绒线衫 That sweat is not just blue. It's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean. 不仅是蓝色，不是绿色，不是青色， 而是天蓝色 be blithely unaware of 毫无所知，无忧无虑 blithe快乐无忧， 漫不经心

4. Andy: She hates me, Nigel. Nigel: And that's my problem because... Oh, wait. No, it's not my problem. Andy: I don't know what else I can do because if I do something right, it's unacknowledged. She doesn't even say thank you. But if I do something wrong, she is vicious. Nigel: So quit. Andy: What? Nigel: Quit. Andy: Quit? Nigel: I can get another girl to take your job in five minutes... one who really wants it. Andy: No, I don't want to quit. That's not fair. But, I, you know, I'm just saying that I would just like a little credit... for the fact that I'm killing myself trying. Nigel: Andy, be serious. You are not trying. You are whining. What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Do you want me to say, " Poor you. Miranda's picking on you. Poor you. Poor Andy"? Hmm? Wake up, six. She's just doing her job. Don't you know that you are working at the place that published some of the greatest artists of the century? Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta. And what they did, what they created was greater than art because you live your life in it. Well, not you, obviously, but some people. You think this is just a magazine, hmm? This is not just a magazine. This is a shining beacon of hope for... oh, I don't know... let's say a young boy growing up in Rhode Island with six brothers pretending to go to soccer practice when he was really going to sewing class and reading Runway under the covers at night with a flashlight. You have no idea how many legends have walked these halls. And what's worse, you don't care. Because this place, where so many people would die to work you only deign to work. And you want to know why she doesn't kiss you on the forehead and give you a gold star on your homework at the end of the day. Wake up, sweetheart.

5. Andy: She hates me, Nigel. Nigel: And that's my problem because... Oh, wait. No, it's not my problem. Andy: I don't know what else I can do because if I do something right, it's unacknowledged. She doesn't even say thank you. But if I do something wrong, she is vicious. Nigel: So quit. Andy: What? Nigel: Quit. Andy: Quit? Nigel: I can get another girl to take your job in five minutes... one who really wants it. Andy: No, I don't want to quit. That's not fair. But, I, you know, I'm just saying that I would just like a little credit... for the fact that I'm killing myself trying. vicious a. spiteful 恶意，恶毒 credit (for) n. praise, approval 表扬 ，称赞，赏识

6. Nigel: Andy, be serious. You are not trying. You are whining. What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Do you want me to say, " Poor you. Miranda's picking on you. Poor you. Poor Andy"? Hmm? Wake up, six. She's just doing her job. Don't you know that you are working at the place that published some of the greatest artists of the century? Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta. And what they did, what they created was greater than art because you live your life in it. Well, not you, obviously, but some people. You think this is just a magazine, hmm? This is not just a magazine. This is a shining beacon of hope for... oh, I don't know... let's say a young boy growing up in Rhode Island with six brothers pretending to go to soccer practice when he was really going to sewing class and reading Runway under the covers at night with a flashlight. You have no idea how many legends have walked these halls. And what's worse, you don't care. Because this place, where so many people would die to work you only deign to work. And you want to know why she doesn't kiss you on the forehead and give you a gold star on your homework at the end of the day. Wake up, sweetheart. beacon n. 灯塔， 烽火 flashlight n. torch 手电筒 摄影闪光装置， 闪光信号灯

7. pick on sb 1.Choose sb(esp repeatedly) for punishment, criticism or blame 选中某人（尤屡次）惩罚，批评，责怪 e.g. The boss is always picking on him. 2. Choose sb for a task esp an unpleasant one 选中某人做某事 （尤指厌恶的事） e.g. The professor always picks on me to translate long passages. deign v, condescend 屈尊，俯就 e.g. He walked past me without even deigning to look at me

9. What do you think of Andy's change? bad good reasonable

10. Andy: Hi. Nigel: Hi. All right. Turn around, darling. Andy: Oh, I get it. I get it. I get it. I get it. The piece is called "urban jungle", right? Nigel: Yes, the modern woman unleashes the animal within to take on the big city. Good. Go. Sometimes I can't believe I talk about this crap all day. Bobby, come here. Andy: Oh, thank you. Thank you. Nigel: Let me see. Make sure Miranda gets these as soon as possible. Andy: Mm-hmm. Nigel: And tell her I switched in the Dior for the Rocha. Andy: Oh, great. Can't wait. Nigel: Excuse me. Can we adjust the attitude? Andy: I'm sorry. Nigel: Don't make me feed you to one of the models. Andy: Sorry. It's a busy day. My personal life is hanging by a thread, that's all. Nigel: Oh, join the club. That's what happens when you start doing well at work, darling. Let me know when your whole life goes up in smoke. That means it's time

11. unleash v. set sb free from a leash/control e.g. unleash the guard dogs he unleashed a torrent of abuse against the unfortunate shop assistant 骂不绝口 Hang by a (single) thread / a hair= (of person’s fate, etc) depend on small e.g. He is still in hospital, his life hanging on a thread. go up in smoke/ flames = be completely burnt, result in failure, nothing of value left behind e.g. All his plans have gone up in smoke. 化为泡影

12. 整座房子不到一小时就烧光了( go up in smoke) • 偏偏选中我去宣布这个坏消息( pick on sb ) • Travis 一直追着在她后面喊.她，她都不屑回答他 (deign)

13. 整座房子不到一小时就烧光了 • the whole house went up in smoke in less than an hour. • 偏偏选中我去宣布这个坏消息 • I was picked on to announce the bad news. • Travis 一直追着在她后面喊.她，她都不屑回答他 • Travis called after her, but she didn’t deign to answer

14. Christian Dior (1905-1957) was a fashion designer who changed the look of women's clothing and gave the post-World War II French fashion industry a new feminine look. Christian Dior, son of a wealthy Norman manufacturer of chemicals and fertilizer, wanted to be an architect, but his family insisted he enter the diplomatic service. He prepared for a diplomatic career at the Ecole des Sciences Politiques but abandoned diplomacy in 1928 and became an art dealer. Illness forced him to give up that business in 1934, and when he returned to Paris a year later, it was as a fashion illustrator - first of hats, later of dresses. "The New Look" In 1946, when World War II cloth rationing was lifted, Dior opened his own salon. In the spring of 1947 the success of his first collection, called the "New Look," propelled him to the top of the French fashion industry. His idealized, ultrafeminine silhouette featured tiny waists; long, full skirts; padded busts; and rounded shoulders. Everything was made exquisitely of the best materials available. The New Look changed the shape of women's clothing and lifted the French fashion industry out of the doldrums. For this feat a grateful French government awarded him the Legion of Honor. Subsequent Designs His successive collections (including the "H-Line" in 1954 and the "A-Line" in 1955) continued to be popular, and throughout the 1950s the fashion world looked to Paris and Dior for inspiration and style. He expanded his company into eight firms and sixteen associate firms in twenty-four countries, reportedly grossing some $20 million a year. His Dior label went on jewelry, scarves, men's ties, furs, stockings, gloves, and ready-to-wear clothing. After his death the House of Dior continued under other designers, including his protégé Yves St. Laurent until 1960, then Marc Bohan. Christian Dior

15. John Rocha (born 23 August 1953, Hong Kong) is an Irish fashion designer of Chinese and Portuguese descent. He moved to Ireland after he graduated from the Croydon School of Art, London. Know for his hand-crafting, beading and apliquée to garments, Rocha first established a name for with his Chinatown label in Dublin in the 1980s. In 1993 he was named British Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. He currently runs his own "John Rocha", "John Rocha Jeans", "Rocha John Rocha" and "John Rocha Jewellery" labels alongside a diffusion clothing, homewear and accessories label for Debenhams. Rocha also designed the interior of the Morrison

16. Good night! Jessie