2018年双语新闻 "延禧攻略"带火咬唇妆

Bitten lips: Something ancient yet popular

《延禧攻略》带火咬唇妆

Another costume drama set in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Story of Yanxi Palace, is becoming a hit on the small screen this summer.

又一部清朝古装剧《延禧攻略》成为了这个夏天的荧屏爆款。

Not only the plot, but also the makeup¹ in this TV series has drawn² much attention, especially the lips of the concubines.

除了剧情之外，这部电视剧中的妆容也引发众多关注，尤其是嫔妃们的唇妆。

To those unfamiliar³ with ancient Chinese women's makeup, the "bitten lips" style looks quite modern.

对于不熟悉中国古代女子妆容的人而言，“咬唇妆”看起来有些现代。

In fact, decorating lips in such a way is not a new thing: it dates back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220).

事实上，这样的唇妆并不是什么新潮流，可以追溯到汉朝时期。

As "petal⁴" and "cherry" are the two most-used metaphors⁵ to describe lips of women, Chinese aesthetics⁶ tend to make female's lips look smaller and redder.

“花瓣”和“樱桃”是中国审美中最常用来形容女子嘴唇的两大比喻，因此女性也喜欢让嘴唇看起来又红又小。

There was an exception in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), when people were more open-minded, and women tended to dye their lips black.

唐朝是个例外，当时的人们更加开放，女性喜欢将自己的嘴唇染黑。

Such makeup was connected with grief and sorrow, which was considered a unique beauty in that time. Undoubtedly⁷, such avant-garde experiments only lasted for a short period, as they betrayed the mainstream⁸ traditional aestheticism.

这样的唇妆让人联想到悲伤痛苦，被认为是唐朝的独有之美。毫无疑问的是，如此前卫的做法只流行了很短的一段时间，因为其与主流的传统审美相悖。

Other variations had long-lasting life, such as "bitten lips", which once enjoyed popularity in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).

其他的唇妆则经久不衰，比如“咬唇妆”便在明清时期大受欢迎。

If you want to try such makeup, prepare a concealer, lip balm and a lipstick⁹ or lip gloss¹⁰.

如果你想尝试咬唇妆，需要准备好遮瑕膏、润唇膏、口红或者唇釉。

Step 1: Cover the edges of your mouth with concealer

第一步：用遮瑕膏遮盖嘴唇边缘

Step 2: Moisturize your lips with lip balm

第二步：用润唇膏在嘴唇上打底

Step 3: Use concealer to cover the natural color of your mouth

第三步：使用遮瑕膏盖去嘴唇的自然颜色

Step 4: Apply lipstick or lip gloss to the center of your mouth

第四步：在嘴唇中间涂上口红或者唇釉

Make sure that the color is paler from the center to the edges of your mouth.

确保唇妆颜色从中间向边缘慢慢变浅。

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 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 unfamiliar   

adj.陌生的，不熟悉的

参考例句：

• I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
• The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。

4 petal   

n.花瓣

参考例句：

• Each white petal had a stripe of red.每一片白色的花瓣上都有一条红色的条纹。
• A petal fluttered to the ground.一片花瓣飘落到地上。

5 metaphors   

隐喻( metaphor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I can only represent it to you by metaphors. 我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。
• Thus, She's an angel and He's a lion in battle are metaphors. 因此她是天使，他是雄狮都是比喻说法。

6 aesthetics   

n.(尤指艺术方面之)美学，审美学

参考例句：

• Sometimes, of course, our markings may be simply a matter of aesthetics. 当然，有时我们的标点符号也许只是个审美的问题。 来自名作英译部分
• The field of aesthetics presents an especially difficult problem to the historian. 美学领域向历史学家提出了一个格外困难的问题。

7 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

8 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

9 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。

10 gloss   

n.光泽，光滑；虚饰；注释；vt.加光泽于；掩饰

参考例句：

• John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点，但是没有用。
• She rubbed up the silver plates to a high gloss.她把银盘擦得很亮。