E20.Winter skincare
冬季护肤品
对话场景
冬天到了,David的皮肤非常干燥,Olivia是如何教他使用冬季护肤用品的?
Winter is coming.David's skin gets very dry,how does Olivia teach him use these winner Skincare.
David:Honey, do you have any hand lotion?
(亲爱的,你有护手霜吗?)
Olivia:Yes, it's in the drawer. Are your hands dry? Let me see... Oh, your skin's all cracked!
(有的,在抽屉里。你的手干燥吗?让我看看... 噢,你的皮肤都皲裂了。)
David:Yeah, but I'll be fine.
(是啊,但没事的。)
Olivia:Your lips are really chapped too. Don't you use the lip balm I bought you?
(你的嘴唇也干裂了。你有用我给你买的润唇膏吗?)
David:Sometimes, but it's such a hassle to use. Come to think of it, my face is really dry too.
(有的时候用,但是太麻烦了。不过想想看,我的脸好像也很干燥。)
Olivia:Well, there's the moisturizer I got you. You just never use any of the things I buy for you, and then you complain about your skin being dry!
(我也给你买过保湿霜。你就是从来不用我给你买的东西,然后反过来还抱怨皮肤干燥!)
David:Ok.I'll start now.
(好,好。我现在就开始用。)
Olivia:Since your skin is in such bad shape, you should really try one of my moisturizing masks.
(既然你皮肤都这么差了,你真的该用一下我的保湿面膜。)
David:Um, let's take it step by step.
(呃,我们还是一步一步来吧。)
语言剖析
1. Oh, your skin's all cracked!
Oh, your skin's all cracked! 天哪,你的皮肤都皲裂了。
Cracked 裂开的
如果你的手机屏幕朝下摔在地上,屏幕可能就碎了。If you drop your phone face down, the screen might become cracked.动词形式Crack表示打碎或者打开
打碎鸡蛋crack egg,菜谱上需要五个鸡蛋,你能打五个鸡蛋吗?Could you crack the five eggs we need for this recipe?
打开窗户 crack the window open,这里有热,我要去把窗打开。It's a bit hot here, so I'm going to crack the window open.
2. Your lips are really chapped too.
Your lips are really chapped too. 你的嘴唇也干裂了
chapped ,也表示皮肤或嘴唇,因为风或者天冷而皴裂的,开裂的
这几天天真的是太冷了,你看,我的手都冻开了
The weather these days is so cold!You see,my hands are chapped!
3. let’s take it step by step.
let’s take it step by step. 我们还是一步一步来吧。
4. 文化10:品牌代表产品类目
No wonder 难怪
有时候,美国人谈起润唇膏,不是用"lip balm"这个词, 而是“Chapstick". 咦?这是什么鬼?别太惊奇哦,其实Chapstick就是一个润唇膏的品牌。但是,由于它非常普及,这个品牌名已经成了所有润唇膏的代名词, 包括其它品牌。
其实在美国,还有很多这样品牌代表产品类目的例子。比如Kleenex, 代表纸巾,而纸巾本身叫做tissue; Band-Aid,邦迪品牌 代表创可贴。Bubble Wrap代表保鲜膜。Q-tips代表棉签。
5. It’s such a hassle
It’s such a hassle 太麻烦了
Hassle 名词表示麻烦事,动词表示麻烦
如果不麻烦的话能帮我一个忙吗?
Would you be willing to help me out if it's not too much of a hassle?
每次开学季的时候就会有各种电话卡,健身,培训的推销人员发传单,你就被搞得很烦,说道不要再拿传单来烦我了。Please stop hassling me with your flier
6. Your skin is in such bad shape.
Your skin is in such bad shape 你皮肤都这么差
shape本意是形状,在这里表示condition of your body,肤质,体型
比如曾经演过白娘子的赵雅芝已经60多岁了,可是皮肤看起来依然和20几岁年轻的小姑娘一样,于是你感叹道:How has she kept her skin in such good shape over the years?她是怎么保养皮肤的,这么多年以来皮肤一直这么好。
如果你想在夏天保持好身材,那你现在就得开始去健身房。
If you want to get in shape by summer, you'll need to start hitting the gym now.
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