美容时尚英语:自然健康的指甲

Natural Nails
自然的指甲 [扮靓 -- 指甲护理]

当你写下购物清单，当你拿起电话拨号，当你洗碗、熨衣、擦窗，或是做着每个家庭主妇都要做的许多其它事情，你有没有想到要关注一下你的指甲的健康情况？

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[00:18.14]Natural Nails  自然的指甲
[00:26.73]When you write down your shopping list,
[00:28.90]as you punch a phone number into your cell,
[00:32.19]while you wash dishes, do the ironing, clean the windows,
[00:36.37]or do one hundred other things that women do on any given day?
[00:41.16]do you take notice of the condition of your nails?
[00:47.50]当你写下购物清单，当你拿起电话拨号，
[00:50.32]当你洗碗、熨衣、擦窗，
[00:52.80]或是做着每个家庭主妇都要做的许多其它事情，
[00:56.51]你有没有想到要关注一下你的指甲的健康情况？
[01:06.91]逐句对照
[01:09.15]When you write down your shopping list,
[01:13.41]as you punch a phone number into your cell,
[01:18.61]while you wash dishes, do the ironing, clean the windows,
[01:26.18]or do one hundred other things that women do on any given day?
[01:34.68]do you take notice of the condition of your nails?
[01:50.07]When, as, while
[01:57.86]when, whenever, as, while, before, after, until, since, once, as, as soon as
[02:10.70]Let's wait until the rain stops.
[02:15.42]As the sun rose the fog dispersed¹.
[02:29.93]Parallelism
[02:53.90]Our hands are such an integral part of our daily lives,
[02:57.65]and constantly, we risk their health and strength,
[03:00.74]often without even noticing,
[03:02.56]because of the hustle² and bustle³ of our day-to-day activities.
[03:06.21]Take a few moments each day,
[03:08.38]or at least a few times a week, to monitor the condition of your nails?
[03:13.22]the color, the texture⁴, the appearance of ridges⁵ or white marks.
[03:22.09]我们的双手是日常活动不可或缺的部分，
[03:25.12]可也正是由于每天忙忙碌碌的活动，它们的健康面临威胁。
[03:29.54]每天抽出一小会时间
[03:31.04]或是一周抽出几次来检查指甲的健康状况怎么样？
[03:34.79]包括指甲的颜色、质地、甲棱和是否有白斑。
[03:43.92]逐句对照
[03:47.70]Our hands are such an integral part of our daily lives,
[03:55.22]and constantly, we risk their health and strength,
[03:58.37]often without even noticing,
[04:00.43]because of the hustle and bustle of our day-to-day activities.
[04:08.56]Take a few moments each day,
[04:10.88]or at least a few times a week, to monitor the condition of your nails?
[04:20.94]the color, the texture, the appearance of ridges or white marks.
[04:35.75]integral  构成整体所必需的；完整的
[04:41.12]The kitchen is an integral part of a house.
[04:47.76]Steel is an integral part of a modern skyscraper⁶.
[04:56.59]hustle and bustle  忙忙碌碌，熙来攘往
[05:01.16]hustle / bustle   匆忙、拥挤
[05:07.80]come and go  事情变化不定，转瞬即逝
[05:12.23]wax and wane
[05:20.01]monitor
[05:25.13]The nurse is monitoring his heart rate and respiration⁷.
[05:32.61]monitor  班长、监视器和计算机的终端机

1 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

2 hustle   

v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)

参考例句：

• It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
• I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。

3 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

4 texture   

n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理

参考例句：

• We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
• Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

5 ridges   

n.脊( ridge的名词复数 )；山脊；脊状突起；大气层的)高压脊

参考例句：

• The path winds along mountain ridges. 峰回路转。
• Perhaps that was the deepest truth in Ridges's nature. 在里奇斯的思想上，这大概可以算是天经地义第一条了。

6 skyscraper   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

7 respiration   

n.呼吸作用；一次呼吸；植物光合作用

参考例句：

• They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.他们试做人工呼吸，可是无效。
• They made frequent checks on his respiration,pulse and blood.他们经常检查他的呼吸、脉搏和血液。