The beginning of the day held so much promise, with hundreds of perfectly-coiffed guests filing in for the biggest event of the race calender, heels intact and fascinators in place.
英國一年一度的皇家阿斯科特賽馬會剛剛開始時，人人滿懷期待。數百名精心裝扮的賓客款款走入，來欣賞這一最盛大的賽馬賽事。女士們穿著得體的高跟鞋，羽毛頭飾恰到好處。

But fast forward a couple of hours and the scene was quite different, as dress hems became dishevelled, heels were ditched and some thirsty ladies took to swigging directly from the bottle.
但幾個小時后，景象截然不同了：她們變得衣裙蓬亂，脫了高跟鞋，口渴了直接對著瓶子大口喝水。

After a day of balmy weather, heavy drinking and cheering on their favourite horses, many of the once-glossy guests were certainly looking slightly worse for wear as the event drew to a close.
經歷了一天的好陽光、恣意狂飲、縱情加油后，最初光鮮亮麗的賓客們在賽馬會接近尾聲時已經衣衫不整。

While the official dress code insists that skirts are of a 'modest' length, defined as being no more than an inch above the knee, some women chose to openly defy the rules.
賽馬會官方著裝規(guī)則要求，入場人士應著“中等”長度裙子，具體為裙擺不能高于膝蓋以上一英寸，但被人無視。

Exceedingly short hemlines and thin skirt material made for dangerously skimpy dresses, exacerbated by towering heels and inopportune gusts of wind.
她們穿的裙子超級短且材質輕薄，再加上恨天高和不合時宜的風，每走一步都需小心翼翼。

It seems that a day of glugging champagne and parading around in needle-thin stilettos also took their toll on the feet of many of the female guests, who chose to discard their heels and shuffle out of the exit barefoot.
痛飲一天香檳，又穿著尖細的高跟鞋四處游走一天后，腳受不了了，于是結束時，她們索性脫了高跟鞋，赤腳往回走。

The dress code also strictly stipulated 'no fancy dress', which many of the revellers blatantly ignored with gaudy fascinators on display, one woman's decorated with graphic playing cards.
著裝規(guī)則嚴格規(guī)定“不能著穿奇裝異服”，也被許多狂歡者公然無視。她們的頭飾極盡夸張，有人還把撲克牌頂在了頭上。

Caught up in the festivities, some of the guests carried on drinking, despite seemingly having lost their companions, and there's no doubt that more than a few men and women will be nursing sore heads tomorrow.
在熱鬧的氛圍下沉醉，有些賓客開始了酗酒，絲毫沒注意到已與同伴走失。不用說不少人第二天要頭疼了。

It all got a little too much for some, with a few who had enjoyed a tipple too many deciding to close their eyes on the grass rather than waiting until they got home.
除了酗酒的，還有些賓客不是很喜歡這種氣氛，但與其坐在那兒等回家，不如躺在草地上閉目養(yǎng)神吧。

Other racegoers were still full of energy and paraded around in skimpy strappy get-ups with tiny hems, cheering, smoking, and gulping their drinks as they made their way out of the course.
其他看客則仍舊精力充沛，雖然衣服皺皺巴巴，凌亂不堪，顯得無比滑稽，但她們依舊四處晃蕩，大聲歡呼、大肆吸煙、大口飲酒，漸漸忘記了賽馬這件事。

WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE WORN:
她們本應該怎么穿：

Ladies not in the Royal Enclosure are still advised to dress for a 'smart occasion'.
不出席“皇家專場”的女士仍被建議按照特定場合要求得體著裝。

The dress code bans bare chests, fancy dress, trainers and insists on skirts of a 'modest' length - which it defines as being no more than an inch above the knee.
禁止袒胸露乳、奇裝異服和運動鞋。裙子長度要“適中”——裙擺不得高于膝蓋以上一英寸。

Vocabulary

fascinator 頭飾
hem 衣服的卷邊
get-up 奇裝異服

（英文來源：每日郵報 譯者：Ariel-sun 編輯：彭娜）