英语听力精选进阶版 6641

Jean: Hi, you’re listening to Jean Dong and this is Authentic¹ Real English.

Jo: I’m Jo, and today Jean and I are talking about a very important issue².

Jean: 是的，我们今天要谈的是一个非常重要的问题。 We’re talking about make-up. Make-up 面部化妆。

Jo: Yes, that’s right. We’re talking about how much make-up women should wear.

Jean: In the UK, lots of women wear make-up every day.

Jo: Yes and some women wear too much make-up.

Jean: Oh yes. 我也不喜欢有的女性脸上化太浓的 make-up.

Jo: When this happens, you might hear someone say…

Example

She’s got far too much slap³ on.

Jean: Slap! 这个人没有说 make-up 而是用的 slap 这个词。 Listen again.

Example

She’s got far too much slap on.

Jo: Yeah, sometimes you will hear someone talking about a woman with too much slap on. It’s not a polite thing to say.

Jean: 那这么说是不是太不礼貌了。

Jo: Yes, they’re saying it looks bad.

Jean: 他们的意思是，浓妆艳抹的女人好像是把化妆品全部是 slapped⁴ on 拍在她们的脸上。 To slap on 是用来形容女人把厚厚的化妆品一股脑的都往脸上拍。 Why would they say something so mean? Mean 欺负人的、苛刻的。

Jo: I don’t know, they’re just being mean.

Jean: Are there any other words used like this?

Jo: Well, we don’t use many other words as synonyms⁵ for make-up. However we do have some interesting sayings about how someone has put their make-up on.

Jean: Such as…

Example

A: Did you see Linda at the party yesterday?

B: Oh yes, she looked terrible. She was caked in make-up.

A: When I first started wearing make-up, I had no idea how to apply it.

B: Or how much to apply. You used to trowel it on.

Jo: Caked in make-up.

Jean: To be caked in make-up. 就是说脸上涂的化妆品太厚了，简直就像一个抹满厚厚彩色奶油的蛋糕一样。 Cake 蛋糕。

Jo: To trowel it on.

Jean: To trowel it on. 脸上的就像用泥水匠的泥铲子层层涂抹的一样。 Trowel 泥铲、抹子。

Jo: So Jean, how would you describe my make-up?

Jean: I can’t tell you’re wearing make-up.

Jo: Good, I’m going for the natural look. I certainly wouldn’t want anyone to say I had too much slap on.

Jean: Ah, Jo is going for the natural look. 素面朝天不化妆。

Jo: That’s right.

Jean: Well, that’s it for today. 希望大家也和我们一起好好享受了一下女孩子的一个热门话题 slap 我是说 make-up.

Jean: Until next time, bye.

Jo: Bye.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

3 slap   

n.掴，侮辱，拍击声；vt.拍击，侮辱，惩罚，申斥；adv.正面地，直接地，突然地

参考例句：

• He sent the horse forward with a slap on its rump.他拍了一下马尾，马便向前跑去。
• He gave her a slap on the cheek.他打了她一耳光。

4 slapped   

v.掌击，拍打( slap的过去式和过去分词 )；制止；镇压；（尤指生气地）啪的一声放下

参考例句：

• She slapped his face hard. 她狠狠给了他一个耳光。
• They slapped the workers who had gone on strike. 他们对参加罢工的工人大加镇压。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 synonyms   

同义词( synonym的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• If you want to grasp English, you must carefully discriminate synonyms. 如果你想掌握好英语，你必须仔细区分同义词。
• Study the idioms and synonyms l wrote down before your test. 学考试前我给你写的习惯用语和同义字。