英语访谈对话 146 Tattoo

 　　Todd: Jason, I saw that you have an amazing tattoo¹ on your chest.

　　Jason: That's right, yeah, I'm not Yakuza though, so don't worry.

　　Todd:What's the reasoning behind the tattoo? Why did you get it?

　　Jason: I got the tattoo because I used to actually work as a tattooist², a long time ago but now I stopped that, so I can come traveling. I designed the tattoo myself. I drew it onto paper then I got my friend to actually tattoo it onto my body. I got a wolf really because I really love animals, and a wolf is my favorite animal.

　　Todd:So, you drew the tattoo.

　　Jason: I drew the tattoo, yeah.

　　Todd:Did it hurt when it was being sketched³ in your body?

　　Jason: Yeah, it did hurt, but tattoos⁴ can vary in amounts of pain depending where on your body it was. The chest is probably the worst place, which is where my tattoo is, so it hurt.

　　Todd:Why is the chest the worst place?

　　Jason: Because there's not much meat there, kind of, because there is a lot of bone. And, the closer to the bone it is, and the thinner the skin the more painful it's going to be.

1 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

2 tattooist   

文身的人

参考例句：

3 sketched   

v.草拟（sketch的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. 这篇有关历史的文章概述了这十年中的重大事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He sketched the situation in a few vivid words. 他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》