纯正地道美语(外教讲解)243：买化妆品

　　A: I’m hungry, let’s go grab a bite to eat.
B: Yeah me too. Oh! Can we stop at the shop really fast?  I lost my makeup¹ bag at the airport and I want to pick up a few things.
A: Will you take long?
B: No! Five minutes I promise!
A: Come on! We have been here for almost an hour! I thought you said you were only going to get a  few things! How long does it take you to pick out a lipstick² and some nail polish!
B: Are you crazy?  You have no idea what you are talking about! Just for my eyes I have to get eye-liner, an eyelash curler, eye shadow, an eyebrow³ pencil and mascara.  Then I need to get foundation, liquid foundation.
A: Whoa whoa whoa!  Are you nuts?  How much is all this going to cost?  I’m looking at the price at each one of these little things and it’s outrageous⁴! This is basically a crayon!
B: What about you?  You spend as much or more money on your razors, after shave, cologne and gel! Not to mention how much you spend on  clothes and...
A: Fine! Get the stupid thirty dollar crayon!
 

　　to grab a bite匆匆忙忙、简单吃点东西
mascara n.睫毛膏
eye shadow 眼影
outrageous a.不可理喻的
basically adv. 基本上; 主要地
 

　　A: 我饿了，我们简单吃点东西。
B: 我也饿了，我们能快速停在商店吗？我在机场弄丢了化妆包，我想买些东西。
A: 那要花很长时间吗？
B: 不会， 我发誓5分钟就够了。
A: 快点，我们在这儿已经快1个小时了，我记得你说过你只买几样东西。选一支口红和一些指甲油怎么用这么长时间。
B: 你疯了吗？你不知道自己在说什么。仅化妆眼睛，我就得需要眼线(笔), 卷睫毛器，眼影和眉笔及睫毛膏。我还得打粉底，液体粉底。
A: 哇！你是木头吗？这些东西得花多少钱?我看了下这些东西的每样报价，太不可思雅了。主这主要就是蜡笔。
B: 那你呢？你花了同样或很多的钱用来买电动刮胡刀，刮脸后搽的润肤水以及古龙水上面。更不用你花在买衣服和……的钱。
A: 好吧，买那个愚蠢的30,美元蜡笔吧。
 

 

1 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？

2 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

3 eyebrow   

n.眉毛，眉

参考例句：

• Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
• With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬，似乎既感到吃惊，又觉有趣。

4 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。