The cosmetics
[00:01.04]妆海沉浮
[00:02.09]Across all cultures,across all centuries,we've painted our bodies,marked our faces with ochre and ashes,mascara and rouge.
[00:08.03]跨越不同的民族,历经不同的年代,我们一直在身体上、脸上用赭石、灰、睫毛膏和胭脂涂涂画画。
[00:13.98]Woman 1:sychologically speaking,make up is extremely important.It is part of pageantry.It's fun to make yourself up.
[00:18.29]女1:从心理角度上来说,化妆尤其重要。那是美的一部分。装扮自己是很有乐趣的事情。
[00:22.60]Woman 2:And yes,I think it is a bit of a secret weapon.Giving yourself more confidence or making love to oneself.Great.Yeah!
[00:26.48]女2:是的,我想那是一件秘密武器。给自己带来更多信心,更爱自己。太棒了。是的!
[00:30.35]Man 1;Makeup is the connection to that other version of self.
[00:32.25]男1:化妆关联着其他版本的自我。
[00:34.14]In every age make up has taken on deep significance.Ancient egyptian relers,Celtic warriours fighting the Romans,Englans's Queen Elizabeth I,or an early twentieth century woman forcing her way into a male working world.
[00:44.87]在不同年代,化妆都有很深的影响力。从古埃及统治者、与罗马人作战的凯尔特战士,到英国伊丽莎白女王一世,和二十世纪早期闯入男性主导社会的事业女性。
[00:55.59]For each,cosmetics played a vital role.
[00:57.57]化妆品在每一代人当中都扮演了重要的角色。
[00:59.56]Woman 3:I said here's my face.Here's who I am,and appreciate it,enjoy it.
[01:02.68]女3:我说,这是我的脸。这是我的模样,请欣赏、喜爱吧。
[01:05.80]Now science and marketing have combined to weave cosmetics products tightly into millions of lives,
[01:09.38]现在,科学与营销学结合起来,让化妆品与无数人紧密联系在一起,
[01:12.96]and world wide many more are added to the fold each year.
[01:15.55]每年在全球还有更多的人增加进来。
[01:18.13]Woman 4:We like to think of ourselves as the Coca-Cola or the McDonalds of beauty.
[01:20.78]女4:我们喜欢把自己想成是化妆界的可口可乐和麦当劳。
[01:23.44]The history of cosmetics is controversial.Very often the lines drawn have been social battle lines.
[01:28.27]化妆品的历史有颇多争议。妆容画的线通常也画出了社会争端。
[01:33.10]The painted face has been variously reviled on religious,moral,or political grounds according to the temper of the times.
[01:38.61]随着时代变化,脸部化妆分别遭受过宗教、道德和政治方面的痛斥。
[01:44.12]Woman 5:Mothers took their daughters into juvenile court to prevent them from wearing make up.
[01:46.80]女5:母亲带上女儿们到少年法庭去,要求阻止她们化妆。
[01:49.48]Judge:Shall incur the penalty of the law in force against withchcraft.
[01:51.49]法官:使用妖术的要按法例判罚。
[01:53.50]woman 6:It's alienated women from their bodies.
[01:55.37]女6:它使妇女对自己的身体感到陌生。
[01:57.24]Across the years some women have been literally dying to be beautiful.
[02:00.08]许多年来,有些妇女爱美到着魔地步。
[02:02.93]Cosmetic ingredients once included arsenic and lead,and some say the dangers remain.
[02:07.15]以往的化妆品中含有砒霜和铅,有的人认为,危险至今仍有存在。
[02:11.37]Man 2:The whole witches brew of this industry, this reckless industry.
[02:14.80]男2:这完全是女巫制造的、不计后果的害人事业。
[02:18.24]Others as strongly defend the safety of cosmetics and their right to use them.
[02:21.41]一些人则历力声明化妆品是完全无毒的,人们有权利使用它。
[02:24.59]Woman7:I'm me and I'm a woman and I feel strong,but I also enjoy makeup.
[02:28.11]女7:我就是我,我是个女人,我性格坚强,但我也喜欢化妆。
[02:31.64]Man 3:I use cosmetics,my wife does,and we use them on our small baby,I wouldn't do that if I didn't think they were safe.
[02:35.28]男3:我用化妆品,我太太用,我们给我们的小宝宝也用。如果我认为化妆品不安全就不会这么做了。
[02:38.93]And these never have been issues for women alone.
[02:41.25]化妆从不是女人专享的权利。
[02:43.58]Woman 8:There's no question that men are just as vain as women.
[02:45.15]女8:毫无疑问,男人和女人同样虚荣。
[02:46.71]Woman 9:We are looking for their husbands ,they're looking for everybody.
[02:48.28]女9:我们找丈夫,他们找其他东西。
[02:49.85]For much of the past and in many cultures,men have worn make up quite openly.Cosmetics companies are hoping to persuade them to do it again.
[02:54.97]在过去许多时候,在许多民族中,男性都很公开地化过妆。如今化妆品公司正希望能说服他们重操此行。
[03:00.09]Woman 10:There's no question that they are grooming men to be perdisposition to wear cosmetics again.
[03:03.24]女10:男性无疑是仪表不凡的,天生不可放弃化妆。
[03:06.38]Man 4;We ain't going to go meekly into the future looking older and older.
[03:09.39]男4:我们不能随着时间流逝而任由自己的模样越来越老。
[03:12.39]For both men and women the quest for beauty is an essential part of our humanity.
[03:15.94]无论男女,对美的追求是人的本性体现。
[03:19.50]While cynice say what cosmeticians sell us is hope in a jar.
[03:22.72]不过愤世嫉俗者也说,化妆品商人卖给我们的是希望之瓶。
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