ESL露西的一天 第15期:梳洗化妆讲解(4)

 　　Hairdryers and tampons are two things that I do not use as¹ a man.   电吹风和卫生棉条这两样东西，我一个男人用不上。

　　A hairdryer, "hairdryer," (one word) is a machine² that you use to, you can guess, dry your hair.  电吹风（hairdryer），顾名思义，是你用来吹干头发的机器。

　　So, when you wash your hair and it is wet, you can use a hairdryer to make sure that it becomes dry. 洗完头头发还湿的时候，你可以用电吹风，让头发变干。

　　I don't use a hairdryer because I don't have any hair.  我不用吹风机，因为我没有头发。

　　When I was³ young man and a boy I had⁴ hair, and I would⁵ use a hairdryer, but not anymore⁶. 我年轻的时候还有头发，也会用电吹风，但以后不会用了。

　　A tampon, "tampon," is something that I have never used⁷. 卫生棉条（tampon）我从来不用。

　　A tampon is something that a woman or a girl would use, a girl between the age of 12 and up to a women of the age of 55 or 60 perhaps⁸ would have to use a tampon every month. 卫生棉条是女性或者说女孩子们用的，从12岁的女孩到55或者60岁的女性可能每个月都要用卫生棉条。

　　This is something that men do not have to do.  男性就不用做这件事。

　　Basically⁹, a tampon is a long, thin piece of cotton¹⁰ that a woman puts in her body to absorb¹¹ or to prevent¹² blood¹³ from coming out of her body during¹⁴ each month.  一般卫生棉条是又长又细的一块棉，女性放进体内吸收经血或者防止血流出来，每个月都用。

　　I don't think I need to say more. 我觉得无须多说。

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 machine   

n.机器，机械装置，机械般工作的人；v.以机器制造；（计算机）机器

参考例句：

• I can't guess how to control the machine.我猜不出来怎样操作那台机器。
• This kind of machine is out of date.这种机器过时了。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

6 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

7 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

8 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

9 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

10 cotton   

n.棉花；v.和谐，一致；接近，亲近

参考例句：

• He trades in wool and cotton.他经营羊毛和棉花。
• This shirt is made of cotton.这件衬衣是棉布的。

11 absorb   

vt.吸收，吸引，接受，并入，使专心

参考例句：

• Animals absorb foods into their bodies.动物把食物吸收到身体里。
• Plants absorb energy from the sun.植物吸收太阳的能量。

12 prevent   

v.预防，防止

参考例句：

• Nobody can prevent our getting married.谁也阻止不了我们结婚。
• My only idea was to prevent the woman from speaking.我唯一的想法就是不让那女人讲话。

13 blood   

n.血，血统，仇恨；vt.流血

参考例句：

• Their hands were full of blood.他们的手沾满了鲜血。
• He was a person of gentle blood.他出身名门。

14 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。