时差N小时 埃及艳后为什么化浓妆?(上)

Over five thousand years ago, the ancient Egyptians used eye shadow, not only for cosmetic¹ but practical purposes as well.

5000多年以前，古埃及人画眼影不仅是为了美观，其实也有实际用途。

Dark pigment² painted around the eye helped protect the eye from the bright midday sun glaring off the desert sands.

正午的艳阳照射着沙漠，涂在眼眶周围的深色颜料可保护眼睛免受强光的伤害。

The earliest eye paint in ancient Egypt was a thick, bright green paste made from the mineral malachite.

古埃及人最早使用的眼影是由一种矿物质—孔雀石制成，看起来像一团厚重而明亮的绿色糊状物。

By the time Queen Cleopatra came to power in the 1st century BC, Egyptian women had at their disposal a whole rainbow of cosmetics³,

公元前1世纪，埃及艳后克里奥佩德拉掌权后，埃及女性可以任意使用各种各样的化妆品，

all of which were made from rocks, minerals, and plants in the region.

这些化妆品皆由当地的岩石，矿物质和植物制成。

Cleopatra used the bright green malachite paste of the ancient Egyptians on her lower eyelids⁴.

埃及艳后在她的下眼睑涂抹古埃及人曾使用的孔雀石眼影。

On her upper eyelids, she used a deep blue eye shadow with gold-colored pyrite flecks⁵, made from ground lapis lazuli stone.

她用一种带有金色黄铁矿斑点的深绿色眼影涂抹上眼睑，这种眼影的原料为天青石。

1 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

2 pigment   

n.天然色素，干粉颜料

参考例句：

• The Romans used natural pigments on their fabrics and walls.古罗马人在织物和墙壁上使用天然颜料。
• Who thought he might know what the skin pigment phenomenon meant.他自认为可能知道皮肤色素出现这种现象到底是怎么回事。

3 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

4 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 flecks   

n.斑点，小点( fleck的名词复数 )；癍

参考例句：

• His hair was dark, with flecks of grey. 他的黑发间有缕缕银丝。
• I got a few flecks of paint on the window when I was painting the frames. 我在漆窗框时，在窗户上洒了几点油漆。 来自《简明英汉词典》