纽约发型师行善 免费为穷人理发

 　　A hair stylist from New York is smartening up the city's homeless by giving them haircuts on his day off.

　　一名纽约发型师利用自己的休息时间为无家可归的流浪汉理发，他的这一善行为纽约市增色不少。

　　Mark Bustos, 30, usually works at a trendy salon¹ in Manhattan where he deals with glamour² models and sexy photo shoots, but he has found a unique way to give back to the city.

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　　马克·比斯托今年30岁，是曼哈顿一家时尚沙龙的造型师，他在工作中接触到的经常是光鲜亮丽的模特和美丽性感的照片，但他却找到了一个回馈城市的独特方式。

　　Every weekend, he wonders the city's streets to find people who look as though they could do with a haircut and who might otherwise not be able to afford it.

　　每个周末，他都会徘徊在城市街头，寻找那些没钱理发的流浪汉。

　　Mr Bustons experience in hair-styling goes back to when he was a teenager. At the age of 14 he was styling out of his parent's garage.

　　比斯托十几岁的时候就曾帮人设计过发型。14岁那年，他还帮父母把车库设计一新。

　　His haircuts for the homeless was inspired after taking a trip in May 2012, to his native country of The Philippines where he snipped³ away on underprivileged kids.

　　比斯托是菲律宾裔，2012年5月时他去了一趟菲律宾，他在那里曾帮助贫困的孩子理发。这次的经历给了他很大的启发，他回来后便开始给无家可归的流浪汉理发。

　　He said the trip gave him the idea and momentum⁴ to continue the good deeds back in the States.

　　他表示，这趟旅行给了他启发和动力，让他回到美国后决定继续这件善行。

　　'The feeling was so rewarding, I decided⁵ to bring the positive energy back to New York City.'

　　“这样做让我感到收获很大，我决定将这种正能量带回纽约。”

　　He has also done the same for poor people living in Jamaica, Costa Rica and Los Angeles.

　　他还曾为牙买加、哥斯达黎加和洛杉矶的穷人们理过发。

　　'I do believe people with a proper, professional haircut receive more respect than those who do not have a proper haircut,' Bustos told Today.

　　比斯托对today.com表示，“我认为人们在接受体面、专业的理发后会获得更多的尊重。”

　　'Having a proper haircut also gives the recipient⁶ much more confidence.'

　　“有个不错的发型也让人更加自信。”

　　His friend and professional photographer Devin Masga takes photos of his work and posts them to an Instagram account.

　　他的朋友德文·马斯噶是一名专业摄影师，他拍下了比斯托理发的场景，并将照片传上Instagram。

　　The transformations⁷ are often incredible.

　　理过发后，人们看上去都很不一样。

　　'I've decided to have photos taken in an attempt to inspire others to do great things for fellow human beings,' he said.

　　他说，“我拍下这些照片是希望大家能受到激发，去为我们的同伴做些事。”

　　Bustos explained that he does his services in open spaces not for people to see him, but for others to be inspired to do a good deed to the needy⁸.

　　比斯托解释道，他在大街上理发并不是为了给人看，而是希望大家能受到启发，为需要帮助的人做些好事。

　　'Even a simple smile can go a long way,' he added.

　　他补充说道，“即使是一个简单的微笑也会给人很大的帮助。”

1 salon   

n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室

参考例句：

• Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
• You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。

2 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

3 snipped   

v.剪( snip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He snipped off the corner of the packet. 他将包的一角剪了下来。 来自辞典例句
• The police officer snipped the tape and untied the hostage. 警方把胶带剪断，松绑了人质。 来自互联网

4 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。

7 transformations   

n.变化( transformation的名词复数 )；转换；转换；变换

参考例句：

• Energy transformations go on constantly, all about us. 在我们周围，能量始终在不停地转换着。 来自辞典例句
• On the average, such transformations balance out. 平均起来，这种转化可以互相抵消。 来自辞典例句

8 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。