Nails: Not Just for Biting 绽放指尖的缤纷魅力
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- 创建于 2009年8月11日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2012年6月04日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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For some people, including most men, nails are sometimes useful, sometimes annoying things – useful when you want to scratch your back or open a can of soda, annoying because you have to trim them occasionally. But for many others, ___1___, nails are as much a fashion accessory as a scarf or bracelet.
对某些人来说（包括大部分的男性），指甲有时很有用，有时又是恼人的东西：想抓背或开汽水罐时很有用，但偶尔必须修剪所以恼人。不过对其他多数人而言（大部分是女性），指甲就像围巾或手环一样是种时尚配件。
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(A) mostly women |
(B) most of the women |
(C) the most women |
(D) most women |
A basic level of nail care and enhancement can be achieved with a manicure. Usually performed in a nail salon, the ___2___ involves filing and shaping the nails as well as the application of nail polish. One of the most popular styles is the French manicure. White paint is applied to the tip of the nail, and the rest ___3___ given a pink, beige, or sheer coat, endowing the nail with an elegant, but still natural, appearance.
做一次指甲美容就可以达到基础保养及美化指甲之效。这样的服务通常在指甲沙龙里进行，流程包含甲面抛光、修指型以及上指甲油。法式美甲是最受欢迎的风格之一，做法是将指甲前端涂上白色，其余则上粉红色、米色或透明色，赋予指甲高雅却不失自然风采的样貌。
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(A) manufacture |
(B) revision |
(C) surgery |
(D) procedure |
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(A) has |
(B) have |
(C) is |
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For some, though, the natural look isn’t enough. ___4___ just applying polish, manicurists are available to draw colorful patterns or pictures – such as flowers, hearts, or stars – on your nails. They can also make artificial nails (a mixture of powder and liquid), which are glued over the real nails and then sculpted into a ___5___ shape. Some artificial nails are even 3-D, with raised designs. Perhaps generally get artificial nails for ___6___ purposes, but these mini-extensions also have a more practical use: some people use them to ___7___ their nail-biting habit.
不过对某些人来说，光是看起来自然还不够。除了单纯的指甲上色外，美甲师还能在指甲上描绘出五彩斑斓的花样或图案，像是花朵、爱心或是星星等。美甲师也能制作人工指甲（即水晶指甲，成分为压克力粉及溶剂的混合物），使其附着在真指甲上凝固后再雕塑成想要的形状，甚至可做出立体浮雕的设计。一般人做水晶指甲的目的通常是为了装饰，不过这段延伸出来的迷你指甲也有实际功用：有些人藉此来戒除他们咬指甲的习惯。
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(A) in addition to |
(B) In spite of |
(C) In case of |
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(A) shiny |
(B) desired |
(C) single |
(D) genuine |
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(A) efficient |
(B) decorative |
(C) allergic |
(D) sensitive |
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(A) comprehend |
(B) enhance |
(C) break |
(D) reform |
So, whether you’re pursuing beauty or just trying to end a bad habit, there may be a solution at the local nail salon.
所以不管你是要追求美观，或只是单纯想终结坏习惯，答案也许就在附近的指甲沙龙里。
−by Barry Hall
Vocabulary
单词发音
annoying [əˋnɔɪɪŋ] adj. 恼人的; 使人烦恼的
scratch [skrætʃ] v. 抓；搔
trim [trɪm] v. 修剪；修整
occasionally [əˋkeʒən!ɪ] adv. 偶尔，间或
accessory [ækˋsɛsərɪ] n. 附件，配件
enhancement [inˋhænsmənt] n. 增强；改善 the act of improving something
perform [pɚˋfɔrm] v. 执行；完成
apply [əˋplaɪ] v. 涂，敷
the rest 其余的, 剩下的
endow [ɪnˋdaʊ] v. 赋予[H][（+with）]
elegant [ˋɛləgənt] adj. 高雅的﹐优美的
artificial [͵ɑrtəˋfɪʃəl] adj. 人工的，人造的
glue [glu] v. 胶合；黏牢
extension [ɪkˋstɛnʃən] n. 延长部分
solution [səˋluʃən] n. 解答；解决（办法）
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单词发音
scarf [skɑrf] n. 围巾；披巾
bracelet [ˋbreslɪt] n. 手镯
manicure [ˋmænɪ͵kjʊr] n. 修指甲
filing [faɪlɪŋ] n. 锉屑; 锉光
nail polish 指甲油
beige [beʒ] n. 米黄色; adj. 米色的
sheer [ʃɪr] adj.（纺织物）极薄的；透明的
polish [ˋpɑlɪʃ] n. 擦亮剂
manicurist [ˋmænɪ͵kjʊrɪst] n. 指甲修饰师
sculpt [skʌlpt] v. 雕刻；造形
raised [rezd] adj. 浮雕的；凸起的
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