【英语趣味课堂】整形手术-Plastic Surgery

Todd: What do you think about plastic surgery - you know, like, especially lip implants¹, breast implants?

 

Wendi: Yeah, absolutely. I would be like, maybe like four years ago, I was like, "No" if you do that kind of thing you are so vain. That's so not cool. And now, I'm like, "Yes, sign me up!" like "Any spring specials?"

 

(Pause)

 

Todd: Actually, how old are you?

 

Wendi: 30

 

Todd: 30

 

Wendi: Yeah.

 

Todd: OK, so you're saying that maybe when women get older, they think like OK maybe they would like a nip and tuck² here and there.

 

Wendi: Yeah, absolutely you know, you know move some stuff from place to place. I don't have to give up any parts but you know just place it in a more appropriate location

 

Todd: Interesting.

 

Wendi: Yeah. I don't think it's so bad.

 

Todd: Yeah.

 

Wendi: Yeah. Like you know, some minor³ maintenance⁴, I think. Nothing wrong with that.

 

Todd: Maybe if you do it once but two problems. One - I think, I don't understand the breast implants. I think most men don't like them.

 

Wendi: I think most men do like them actually.

 

Todd: No way.

 

Wendi: Yes.

 

Todd: I doubt it.

 

Wendi: Yes, of course they do.

 

Todd: It looks just terrible.

 

Wendi: What kind of men do you hang out with?

Todd: Actually, that's a good question. I've never actually asked another man.

 

Wendi: Oh, you don't have friends.

 

Todd: That's - you hit on the truth there. That's so true.

 

Wendi: What were we saying though?

 

Todd: I don't know. Well, there was two things. I don't have friends and breast implants.

 

Wendi: I'm joking. But actually, for me, I wouldn't get breast implants because I couldn't run.

 

Todd: Oh, you can't run. That's a good point, huh?

 

Wendi: Well, I don't know if it's just like, I can't imagine you could, well, I mean, I'm sure people do, but I mean like actually play sports and stuff. I wouldn't want to like dive onto the ground to catch like a frisbee⁵ and the chance that they would explode or anything could happen.

 

1 implants   

n.（植入身体中的）移植物( implant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters. 激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Perhaps the most far-reaching project is an initiative called Living Implants From Engineering (LIFE). 也许最具深远意义的项目，是刚刚启动的建造活体移植工程 (LIFE)。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命

2 tuck   

n.缝摺，船尾突出部下方，食品，鼓声；vt.打摺，卷起，挤进，畅饮；vi.缝褶裥，缩拢，畅饮

参考例句：

• It was nip and tuck as to which boat would reach port first.两条船中哪一条先进港都很难说。
• Tuck your shirt into your trousers.把你的衬衫下摆掖进裤腰里。

3 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

4 maintenance   

n.维修，保养，扶养费，维持，保持

参考例句：

• His small farm provides maintenance,but not much more.他的小农场能使他们维持生活，但仅此而已。
• He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.他必须给前妻赡养费。

5 frisbee   

n.飞盘(塑料玩具)

参考例句：

• We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
• The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。