纯正地道美语(外教讲解)277：纹身

　　A: I have made up my mind. I am getting a tattoo¹.
B: Really? Are you sure?
A: Yeah! Why not? They are trendy and look great! I want to get a dragon on my arm or maybe a tiger on my back.
B: Yeah but, it is something that you will have forever! They use indelible ink that can only be removed with laser treatment.  On top of all that, I have heard it hurts a lot!
A: Really?
B:Of course! They use this machine with a needle that pokes² your skin and inserts the ink.
A: Oh, I didn’t know that! I thought they just paint it on your skin or something.
B: I think you should reconsider and do some more research about tattoos³. Also, find out where the nearest tattoo parlor⁴ is and make sure they used  sterilized⁵ needles, and that the place is hygienic.
A: Maybe I should just get a tongue piercing!

　　tattoo n.纹身
trendy a.时髦的
indelible a.擦不去的
on top of all that 除此以外
reconsider v.重新考虑
sterilized a.消毒的
hygienic a.卫生的

　　A: 我已经打定主意了：我要纹身。
B: 真的？你确定吗？
A: 是的，为什么不确定呢？纹身很时髦，看起来也很棒。我想在胳膊上纹条龙或在后背上纹只老虎。
B: 但是，纹身会一直有的。纹身用的是擦不去的墨水，除非用激光清除。而且，我听说纹身也很疼。
A: 真的吗？
B: 当然，他们用带针得机器刺穿皮肤，将墨水注入进去。
A: 我不知道啊。我过去以为就是在皮肤上画点图案。
B: 我觉得你应该重新考虑，并多研究下纹身，找下最近的纹身店在哪里，并确保他们使用消毒的针头，而且店要卫生。
A: 也许我只应该做下穿舌。
 

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 pokes   

v.伸出( poke的第三人称单数 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

• He pokes his nose into everything. 他这人好管闲事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Only the tip of an iceberg pokes up above water. 只有冰山的尖端突出于水面。 来自辞典例句

3 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》

4 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

5 sterilized   

v.消毒( sterilize的过去式和过去分词 )；使无菌；使失去生育能力；使绝育

参考例句：

• My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child. 我妻子生完第4个孩子后做了绝育手术。 来自辞典例句
• All surgical instruments must be sterilized before use. 所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。 来自辞典例句