九招教你省钱又时尚！

 Still on a budget? Try these cheap fashion tips:

1. Keep your store receipts and product tags for at least two months. You never know when you might want to return something because your tastes have changed, you have found a defect in the garment or the color is all wrong. Most chain stores have a very forgiving return policy. Of course, if you have worn it ... don't be a chiseler, it's yours.

2. Take a strapless dress or tunic¹ and wear it over a turtle neck for winter or over a tee shirt or thin blouse in warm weather. You get two looks for the price of one, and when traveling, packing these items can double your wardrobe.

3. Wearing mule² style shoes this summer? Try a spritz of hair spray on the inner sole so your feet don't slip.

4. Are your shoes scuffed³? Dab⁴ the spot with a small dollop of Vaseline and blend into the entire shoe for instant shine. Or, polish the shoes with a little hand cream poured onto a paper towel.

5. For dry cuticles⁵, use either Vaseline or A&D ointment⁶. On top of this slather your hands with your favorite hand lotion⁷. Your hands and nails will stay moisturized for hours.

6. Another nail tip: For drying wet nail polish quickly, dip hands into ice cold water or spray nails with cooking oils

7. Stop paying top dollar for makeup⁸ removal pads . Try generic⁹ brands of baby wipes to remove makeup.

8. If you are a thin, petite-sized woman, don't overlook the children's department for casual clothing such as shorts, capris, cargo¹⁰ pants, denim¹¹ jackets and T-shirts.

9. This is the season of fake tans . Try using hair removal creams to remove any self-tanner streaks¹² on the sides of your feet, palms, elbow and knees. Rub it on, then immediately wipe it off with a washcloth or tissue.

手头还是有点紧？试试以下几个省钱时尚小窍门：

1、 将购物小票和商品标牌保存至少两个月。你不知道自己什么时候会因为口味改变、发现衣服上有瑕疵或颜色不对，而想把东西给退了。大多数连锁店在退货方面还是很“仁慈的”。当然，如果你穿过了，那就别去蒙人了，留着吧。

2、 冬天，将无肩带连衣裙或罩衫穿在高领衫外面；暖和的天气可以把它穿在T恤或薄短衫外面。这样，一件衣服“两穿”，旅游时带上很实用。

3、 今年夏天爱上凉拖？可以在内鞋底上喷点发胶，这样脚在里面就不会打滑了。

4、 鞋上有磨痕？可以在这些地方涂一小团凡士林，抹匀之后可以使鞋子立刻发亮。或者用纸巾蘸点护手霜把鞋擦亮。

5、 皮肤干燥？用凡士林或A&D药膏。此外，把自己最爱用的护手霜厚厚的涂在手上。这样，你的手和指甲会保湿好几个小时。

6、 另一个护甲窍门：要想让指甲油速干，可以把手放进冰水里，或者往指甲上喷炒菜油。

7、 不用昂贵的卸妆巾，可以用一般牌子的婴儿用清洁巾来卸妆。

8、 如果你很娇小，可以去儿童区看看短裤、紧身裤、休闲运动裤、帆布夹克及T恤等休闲装。

9、 “假檀”是本季的流行风。可以用脱毛膏除去脚、手掌、胳膊肘和膝盖上的“假晒色”。抹上之后，立刻用毛巾或湿巾擦试干净。

1 tunic   

n.束腰外衣

参考例句：

• The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic.一件轻质宽大的斗蓬披在上衣外面。
• Your tunic and hose match ill with that jewel,young man.你的外套和裤子跟你那首饰可不相称呢，年轻人。

2 mule   

n.骡子，杂种，执拗的人

参考例句：

• A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
• He is an old mule.他是个老顽固。

3 scuffed   

v.使磨损( scuff的过去式和过去分词 )；拖着脚走

参考例句：

• I scuffed the heel of my shoe on the stonework. 我的鞋跟儿给铺好的石头磨坏了。
• Polly dropped her head and scuffed her feet. 波莉低下头拖着脚走开了。 来自辞典例句

4 dab   

v.轻触，轻拍，轻涂；n.(颜料等的)轻涂

参考例句：

• She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时，两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。

5 cuticles   

n.（手指甲或脚趾甲根部的）外皮( cuticle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The cuticles of most vascular plants are covered with a thin layer of largely hydrophobic constituents. 大部分维管囊植物的角质层都被有薄薄一层很疏水的成分。 来自辞典例句
• And there would have been traces of blood from his cuticles. 而且那会留下他的血迹和表皮痕迹。 来自电影对白

6 ointment   

n.药膏，油膏，软膏

参考例句：

• Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后，你的脚会感到舒服些。
• This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。

7 lotion   

n.洗剂

参考例句：

• The lotion should be applied sparingly to the skin.这种洗液应均匀地涂在皮肤上。
• She lubricates her hands with a lotion.她用一种洗剂来滑润她的手。

8 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

9 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

10 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

11 denim   

n.斜纹棉布；斜纹棉布裤，牛仔裤

参考例句：

• She wore pale blue denim shorts and a white denim work shirt.她穿着一条淡蓝色的斜纹粗棉布短裤，一件白粗布工作服上衣。
• Dennis was dressed in denim jeans.丹尼斯穿了一条牛仔裤。

12 streaks   

n.（与周围有所不同的）条纹( streak的名词复数 )；（通常指不好的）特征（倾向）；（不断经历成功或失败的）一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• streaks of grey in her hair 她头上的绺绺白发
• Bacon has streaks of fat and streaks of lean. 咸肉中有几层肥的和几层瘦的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》