VOA慢速英语2021--印度理发师把理发变成了艺术

Two brothers who cut hair in northern India are offering more than just the usual haircut. They are making art.

Brothers Rajwinder and Gurwinder Singh Sidhu are using their customers' heads and hair to make their art. They cut hair into the shapes of famous people and places – from the face of singer Michael Jackson to the towers of the Taj Mahal.

The barbers¹ use different kinds of scissors and trimmers to get the look just right.

Rajwinder is the younger of the two brothers. He said they got their start by offering free haircuts "to anyone we could get ahold of."

Now the brothers, who are 29 and 31 years old, have more experience. They charge their customers up to $30 for their special cuts.

The customers have brought the brothers pictures of famous Bollywood actors, sports stars and even Mickey Mouse. The customers say they want something that will create interest at social gatherings³ or parties.

Darbar Singh got a haircut that looked like the Taj Mahal on the day the Reuters news agency⁴ visited the brothers' business.

"The monument is very beautiful," he said. He added that his special haircut will help him "stand out in the crowd."

Words in This Story

customer – n. someone who buys goods or services from a business

barber² – n. a person whose job is to cut men's hair

scissor – n. a tool used for cutting paper, cloth, etc., that has two blades⁵ joined together in the middle so that the sharp edges slide against each other

trimmer – n. a tool used to cut items such as hair or grass very close to the surface, usually electric or battery powered

1 barbers   

n.理发师( barber的名词复数 )；（男子）理发店

参考例句：

• The tonsorial skill level varies in barbers. 理发师的理发水平各不相同。 来自辞典例句
• Remember that in England we always tip taxi-drivers barbers and hair-dressers. 记住在英国我们付小费给出租车司机、理发师。 来自互联网

2 barber   

n.理发员，美容师

参考例句：

• She asked the barber to crop her hair short.她叫理发师把她的头发剪短了。
• My Mum took me to the barber's.我妈带我理发去了。

3 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

4 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

5 blades   

n.刀口( blade的名词复数 )；（机器上旋转的）叶片；桨叶；（船桨的）桨叶

参考例句：

• the blades of a propeller 螺旋桨叶
• Stay well away from the helicopter when its blades start to rotate. 直升机的螺旋桨开始转动时，尽量离远点儿。