A2-22 / CEFR A2 / EPISODE 22

Fashion Disaster

Asking about an outfit

SceneTina is at the mirror in her room before going out.

In a room strewn with clothes, Tina stands by a mirror in an oversized outfit as Frank points from the doorway.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina is getting ready to go out. Nothing she put on feels right, and Frank is waiting by the door.

ティナは出かける支度をしている。何を着てもしっくりこない。フランクはドアのそばで待っている。

Tina01

Ugh, I look terrible! This shirt is way too long for me.

うう、ひどい格好だわ!このシャツ、私には長すぎる。

Frank02

Hmm, the size is a little off.

うーん、サイズが少し合ってないね。

Tina03

And I chose the wrong pants this morning, too.

それに今朝、パンツの選択も間違えたの。

Frank04

But your shirt and pants match in color.

でも、シャツとズボンの色は合ってるよ。

Tina05

But my shoes look completely out of place!

でも靴が完全に浮いて見えるのよ!

Frank06

Well, just swap the shoes, then.

じゃあ、靴を替えればいいよ。

Tina07

Everything I put on today feels like a disaster.

今日着たものは全部、大失敗な気がするわ。

Frank08

Honestly? Most people aren't gonna look that closely.

正直言って、ほとんどの人はそこまで細かく見ないと思うよ。

Tina09

Easy for you to say! You always look perfect.

言うのは簡単よ!あなたはいつも完璧に見えるんだから。

Frank10

I literally wear the same thing every day, Tina.

僕は文字通り毎日同じものを着てるんだよ、ティナ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“the size is a little off”

Here off means not quite right. The size is a little off. gently suggests a poor fit without directly saying something is too large.

“the wrong pants”

In American English, pants means trousers, rather than underwear as the borrowed Japanese word often does. In British English, pants can mean underwear, so trousers is used for the outer garment. Tina has chosen the wrong trousers for her outfit.

“completely out of place”

Out of place means not fitting the setting or surrounding things. Tina feels that her shoes do not match the rest of her outfit.

“Most people aren't gonna look that closely.”

Most people means nearly everyone, and look closely means to look carefully at details. Here that closely means "in that much detail," referring to the outfit details Tina is worrying about. Gonna is a casual pronunciation of going to (see A2-04). Frank does not deny the size problem he noticed; he comforts her by saying the people she meets will not look that carefully.

“Easy for you to say!”

Easy for you to say! shortens That's easy for you to say. It expresses mild frustration that someone can give advice easily because they do not face the same concern.

“I literally wear the same thing every day, Tina.”

Here literally is an intensifier: "truly, exactly." In this scene the same thing means the same outfit. Frank wears his usual clothes every day, including the brown jacket. The punchline is that the person Tina envies for always looking perfect never chooses a new outfit at all.