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Rob and Neil discuss the oddest item of clothing to hit the catwalk this year – the humble hi-vis jacket. They were designed to be worn for safety by people like cyclists and pedestrians and by workers who need to be seen if, for example, they’re working in the road or are directing people. So it’s strange to think that now people choose to wear them as the latest fashion item. Listen to our discussion and learn new English vocabulary along the way.
You’ll find the transcript here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-180927
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ:
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๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ
someone who always wears what’s thought to be fashionable, even if it doesn’t actually look good on them
๐จ๐ง-๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐
in keeping up with the latest fashion
eye-catching
attracting attention and being noticed
๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
if something gains traction it becomes accepted and popular
๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐
(fashion) something that does not attract attention and is not that impressive
๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ฒ (๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐)
a thorny issue is a subject that is difficult to deal with and discuss
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