firmed ['f:m] adj.坚定的;牢固的;严格的;结实的
vt.使坚定;使牢固 vi.变坚实;变稳固 adv.稳固地 n.公司;商号
flattened ['fltnd] adj.没精打采的;垂头丧气的 v.平整;打倒(flatten的过去分词)
dramatically [dr'mtikli] adv.戏剧地;引人注目地
参考译文
中国整形皇后
谁跑进在北京的这家整形外科诊所没有人会产生误解,有一个栩栩如生的人在休息室里,她的大图片在墙上,哦,她在那儿。她就是史珊芭,56岁,离异,她就像是整形皇后。
“我是所有的中国妇女追求美丽的一个例子,”她告诉我。“她们中的大多数人是我的粉丝。”
三八有紧致的肌肤皱,下巴变了,鼻子抬起,乳房稳定、胃平顶及更多变化。这么多手术,她说她已经丢失了以前的自己。这是20年前她的样子。所有这些都使她成为一位迷你名人,这使她的客户络绎不绝。
今年,她说,大约有3000人有一些不同的整容手术,数十名外科医生为她工作。虽然中国经济发展缓慢,她不期望任何影响她的生意的事情发生。
“美丽的欲望变得越来越强大,”她说,“老的想变年轻;丑陋的想变漂亮。”
23岁的芬雪想要她的下巴骨、颚、下巴、嘴唇和鼻子进行改造。“我在国际金融公司工作,”她说道,“我必须见许多不同的人,而且我认为一个好的外表能帮我有更好的联系。”
每一年,中国人花20多亿美元在某种整形手术上。许多接受手术的人都是学生,经常由他们的父母支付,他们相信一个更好的样貌也会带来一份更好的工作。
三八表示商业高峰在六月和七月学校放假时。所有这一切都是关于人们试图“鹤立鸡群”。当然并不容易,尤其是你在超过数十亿人的这样一个国家。
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Laundry Service
干洗店
平时在校一些小衣服可以自己洗一洗,可是遇见像羽绒服这样的,只得送到洗衣店了……
1句子
01
Do you want it dry-cleaned or hand-washed
你要干洗还是手洗?
02
Your laundry will be done before 4 p.m.and you can come to collect it after 4:30 p.m.
你要洗的衣物下午四点钟以前就能洗好。你可以在四点半过后来取。
03
I need this dress and this suit dry cleaned ASAP!
我想尽快把这件裙子和西装洗出来。
04
Would you like me to iron your trousers for you
要我帮你烫一烫裤子吗?
05
Can they dry clean my suit and clean my fur coat
他们能不能干洗我的西服和清洁我的毛皮大衣?
06
I accidentally spilled beer all over mywife's dress and we have a wedding to attend tomorrow! She's gonna kill me!
我不小心把酒洒在我老婆的裙子上了,我们明天要参加一个婚礼!她会杀了我的!
07
We don't take credit card.Please pay in cash.
我们不收信用卡。请你付现金。
2对话
Laundry Service
Laundr ywoman:Hello! Laundry Service.What can I do for you
Jasmmine:Hello! I wonder if I can get a dress pressed and some T-shirts laundered.
Laundr ywoman:Certainly.When would you like to have the suit ready
Jasmine:Before 5 p.m.I'll need it for the party.
洗衣房
洗衣人员:这是洗衣房。您有何吩咐?
茉莉:我想知道能不能把一条裙子烫一下,还有几件T恤要洗一下。
洗衣人员:当然可以。您希望衣服何时烫好?
茉莉:5点以前吧。我晚上要穿它参加聚会。
Notes 注释
suit n.西服,套装;诉讼,请求
launderv.洗涤,清洗
3文化加油站(走进名人)
Interview: knife or Pilates
Are you fighting the hands of time to get a younger look
If going under the knife is just not your cup of tea, try Pilates.
Instructor Linda Ferrell says it's like the fountain of youth.
"Pilates is all about developing core strength in the trunk and this helps promote a healthy spine.
It's about learning how to breathe deeply to reduce stress and it's about learning how to strengthen the muscles but you also look fantastic."
And that's exactly how 54-year-old Yvonne Martin feels.
She's been doing Pilates for over five years.
And says she's noticed youthful changes.
"I feel about 20.I'm standing straighter, I'm taller.
I feel like my muscles, my whole body's longer, my waist is really tight, my abs are incredible.
I have to say, they are pretty good.
And I think it's due to the Pilates work."
So how can you get these anti-ageing results too
Linda has some suggestions.
Thinking of liposuction Linda says"No need".
I have a wonderful exercise called Heel Beats.
We do it lying on the stomach and it actually helps lift your butt.
And my students love it because while they are doing it, they actually feel their butts lifting and they feel those muscles working.
Think you need a breast lift Think again.
The first thing I like to do is get people to stand up and to open up in here and then I offer two wonderful exercises.
One is called chest expansion, no pun intended.
And the other is swan dive which works on opening the chest and strengthening the muscles in the back, which is so important to prevent that slumping.
Need a tummy tuck No way! I worked with a Pilates course exercise which is really wonderful.
You simply pull your belly button in and lift up like wearing a little corset.
You have a flatter belly and a narrower waistline.
Linda says age doesn't matter.
You can start your Pilates workout at any point in your life.
And with two to three days a week, you sure start seeing and feeling a difference.
I'm E.D Hill, FOX NEWS.
疑难解析
Pilatesn.普拉提课程
Instructor [in'strkt] n.指导书;教员;指导者
fountain ['fauntin] n.喷泉,泉水;源泉
trunk [trk] n.树干;躯干;象鼻;汽车车尾的行李箱
vt.把……放入旅行箱内 adj.干线的;躯干的;箱子的
promote[pru'mut] vt.促进;提升;推销;发扬 vi.成为王后或其他大于卒的子
spine [spain] n.脊柱,脊椎;刺;书脊
muscle ['msl] n.肌肉;力量 vt.加强;使劲搬动;使劲挤出 vi.使劲行进
fantastic [fn'tstik] adj.奇异的;空想的;极好的;不可思议的 n.古怪的人
youthful ['ju:θful] adj.年轻的
straight [streit] adj.直的,笔直的,直线的;直接的;不间断的,连续的;平的,水平的;平直的
anti-ageingadj.皮肤防皱的,防止皮肤发皱的
liposuction ['laipu,skn] n.脂肪吸除手术;抽脂术
butt [bt] n.屁股;烟头;笑柄;靶垛;粗大的一端 vt.以头抵撞;碰撞
expansion [ik'spnn] n.膨胀;阐述;扩张物
pun [pn] vi.说双关语;说俏皮话 n.双关语;俏皮话
vt.捣实敲打
intended [in'tendid] adj.故意的,有意的;打算中的 n.已订婚者 v.打算;准备(intend的过去分词)
slumping ['slmpi] n.滑塌;[地质] 滑动;坍塌 v.猛地掉下;倒塌(slump的ing形式)
tummy ['tmi] n.肚子;胃
tuck [tk] vt.卷起;挤进;使有褶裥;收拢;大口吃;使隐藏 n.食物;船尾突出部;缝摺;抱膝式跳水;活力;鼓声vi.缝褶裥;缩拢;大口吃
belly ['beli] n.腹部;胃;食欲vi.涨满;鼓起 vt.使鼓起
corset ['k:sit] n.(妇女用的)束腹,紧身褡;(中世纪流行的)紧身外套 vt.给……穿上束腹;严格控制
flatter ['flt] vt.奉承;谄媚;使高兴
waistline ['weistlain] n.腰围;腰身部分
workout ['w:kaut] n.锻炼;练习;试验
参考译文
访谈录:挨刀还是普拉提?
你一直在为了自己更年轻点而努力吗?
如果挨刀不是你的专长,那就试试看普拉提。
教导员琳达称那就像是不老泉。
“普拉提是关于发展身体内部躯干的核心力量,这有助于促进脊椎的健康发展。
学习如何深呼吸来减轻工作压力,学习如何加强肌肉,但你看上去非常棒。”
而这就是54岁的伊芳·马丁的感觉。
她坚持做普拉提已有5年。
她称已经注意到自己她年轻的变化。
“我感觉就像20岁。我能站得更直,我好像越来越高。
我觉得我的肌肉、我的整个身体被拉长,我的腰很紧,我的身体状态令人难以置信。
我不得不说,这非常不错。
并且我认为这是由于普拉提起效的结果。”
你怎样才能得到这些抗衰老的结果?
琳达有一些建议。
还在考虑什么吸脂术之类的?琳达表示“不需要”。
我有一个绝招称为节奏跟的锻炼。
我们把胃放平而实际上这对抬高你的臀部很有帮助。
我的学生喜爱这个运动,因为当他们正在做,他们实际上感到臀部提升,他们感到这些肌肉在运动。
认为你需要一个乳房提高吗?再想想。
我首先想做的是让更多的人站起来,打开自己,然后我在这里提供两个绝佳的练习。
一个叫做胸部扩张,没有双关之意。
另一个是天鹅下潜,用来扩胸和加强在后面的肌肉,这很重要,能防止衰退。
需要腹部除皱吗?根本不用!我用普拉提课程的训练,也能达到相应效果,简直太妙了。
你只需把你的肚脐扣往里收,并像穿了紧身胸衣一样抬高。
这样你就会有扁平的腹部和更细的腰身。
琳达称年龄不是问题。
你能在你生活中任何时候开始自己的普拉提训练。
一个星期两到三天,你会明显感到不同。
福克斯新闻,E.D希尔报道。
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Doing Exercise
锻炼
好久没有活动活动筋骨了,整天待在屋里,今天天气挺不错的,很想出去活动活动……
1、句子
01
It's so warm today! Let's go and have some sports!
今天太暖和了!咱们运动运动吧!
02
What kind of sports do you participate in
你参加哪一项运动呢?