【在生活中學習語言】Getting a Manicure 指甲美容
【在生活中學習語言】Getting a Manicure 指甲美容
2008年11月25日蘋果日報蘋果派生活美語
對話
Clerk:Would you like a manicure today?
店員:請問您今天想要做指甲美容嗎?
Customer:What does that include?
顧客︰那包括哪些項目?
Clerk:We clean your nails, shape them, and then polish them while you relax.
店員:在您放輕鬆的時候,我們會幫您清潔指甲、修型和拋光。
Customer:How can I say no? Sounds great.
顧客︰那我怎能說不呢?聽起來太棒了。
「句」細靡遺
◎We clean your nails, shape them, and then polish them while you relax.在您放輕鬆的時候,我們會幫您清潔指甲、修型和拋光。
專業的美甲(manicure)過程中除了清潔(clean)、修型(shape)、上亮光(polish)等,還包含其他的動作。以下介紹其他在美甲中常用的動詞。
.soften vt. 軟化,使柔軟
.massage vt. 按摩
.clip vt. 修剪
.cut vt. 剪
.file vt. 銼平
.sculpt vt. 修型
.paint vt. 上色
例:Customer:What does your manicure include?(顧客:你們的美甲包含哪些項目?)
Clerk:After softening your nails, we will cut, sculpt, and paint them.(店員:軟化您的指甲後,我們會修剪、修型及上色。)
字字珠璣
◎manicure n. 修指甲
give + 人 + a manicure 為某人修指甲
◎nail n. 指甲
have + 所有格 + nails done 某人做指甲美容
例:My sister has been talking about having her nails done for 2 weeks.(我姊說要去給人做指甲說了2個禮拜了。)
◎polish vt. & n. 磨亮,擦亮
例:The jewelry shop will polish the ring for you for free.(這家珠寶店能夠免費幫你把戒指磨亮。)
例:My dad gave his shoes a good polish because he's meeting a big client tomorrow.(我爸爸將他的鞋擦得光亮,因為他明天要會晤重要的客戶。)
polish up... 加強∕改善……(技術、能力等)
例:Teddy wants to polish up his Chinese before going on a business trip to Taiwan.(泰迪去台灣出差前想先加強自己的中文能力。)
常春藤解析英語
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