实战口语情景对话 第136期:纹身 Tattoo

 Todd: Jason, I saw that you have an amazing tattoo¹ on your chest.

Jason，我看你胸口有个很牛的纹身。

Jason: That's right, yeah, I'm not Yakuza though, so don't worry.

是的。不过我不是无赖，别担心。

Todd：What's the reasoning behind the tattoo? Why did you get it?

纹身的原因是什么？你为什么要纹身？

Jason: I got the tattoo because I used to actually work as a tattooist², a long time ago but now I stopped that, so I can come traveling. I designed the tattoo myself. I drew it onto paper then I got my friend to actually tattoo it onto my body. I got a wolf really because I really love animals, and a wolf is my favorite animal.

那是因为很久以前我是一名纹身师，但现在不做了，所以我有时间来旅游了。我现在都是自己设计纹身。我把它画在纸上，然后拿给我朋友，让他们纹在我身上。我之前纹了只狼，因为我非常喜欢动物，而且狼是我最喜欢的动物。

Todd:So, you drew the tattoo.

所以你纹了这个纹身。

Jason: I drew the tattoo, yeah.

对，我纹了这个纹身。

Todd:Did it hurt when it was being sketched³ in your body?

纹的时候疼不疼啊？

Jason: Yeah, it did hurt, but tattoos⁴ can vary in amounts of pain depending where on your body it was. The chest is probably the worst place, which is where my tattoo is, so it hurt.

确实挺疼，但根据纹身部位不同，疼痛的程度也不同。胸口大概是疼痛感最强烈的地方，也就是我纹身的地方，所以真的很疼。

Todd:Why is the chest the worst place?

为什么胸口会是最疼的地方呢？

Jason: Because there's not much meat there, kind of, because there is a lot of bone. And, the closer to the bone it is, and the thinner the skin the more painful it's going to be.

因为胸口没那么多肉，那儿都是骨头。而且离骨头越近的地方，皮肤会越薄，纹身的时候就会越疼。

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 tattooist   

文身的人

参考例句：

3 sketched   

v.草拟（sketch的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. 这篇有关历史的文章概述了这十年中的重大事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He sketched the situation in a few vivid words. 他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 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》