“剪头发”不是“cut my hair”,你是不是理解错了?

2021-08-11 09:27:47  每日学英语
“剪头发”不是“cut my hair”,你是不是理解错了?

换个新发型往往能让人“焕然一新”

夏去秋来,可以给自己来点儿改变

以更好的面貌迎接秋天

今天来聊聊“变美”那些事儿

01

have/get one's hair cut

剪头发

have something done

别人帮我们做,不是我们自己做

Most of the little kids don't like to have their hair cut.

小孩大部分都不喜欢剪头发。

对话

A:I got my hair cut.

我剪头发了。

B:How fashionable your hairstyle is!

你的发型真时髦!

hairstyle表示“发型”

You have to go to a professional hair salon to make a new hairstyle as soon as possible.

你要尽快到专业的美发店去做个新发型。

常见的发型有:

straight hair“直发”,curly hair“卷发”

ponytail“马尾辫”,crop“平头”等。

02

clip nails /klɪp/

剪指甲

Mom helped her kid clip nails.

妈妈帮孩子剪了指甲。

对话

A:Where's the nail clipper?I need to clip my nails.

指甲刀呢?我要剪指甲。

B:It's on the table.

在桌子上。

cut nails也可以表示“剪指甲”

So I found a nail clippers got to cut the nails.

于是我找来了指甲钳剪了指甲。

另外,fingernail指“手指甲”,toenail指“脚趾甲”

03

facial

美容

“美容”的英文表达中没有beauty这个词,实际上英语中只要用facial就可以表示“美容”了。

Lily has made an appointment for a facial next Sunday.

莉莉预约好了下周日去做美容。

对话

A:I think I need to do a facial.

我觉得我需要做做美容。

B:Me too.Shall we go together?

我也是。我们一起去怎么样?

我们常说的“美容觉”是beauty sleep

比如:

I'm going to have a beauty sleep tonight.

我今晚要睡个美容觉。

04

do hairdressing[ˈheəˌdresŋ]

美发

Lily did hairdressing yesterday and got her hair dyed.

莉莉昨天去美发,把头发给染了。

对话

A:I want to do hairdressing.

我想做头发。

B:Oh,to change a hairstyle or to have your hair dyed?

哦,是换个发型还是染头发呢?

关于“美发”,有以下几个常用句型:

①I want to have my hair trimmed.

我想把头发剪一下。

②I want to have my hair dyed in black/brown/gold.

我想把头发染成黑色/棕色/金色。

③I want to have my hair washed.

我想把头发洗一洗。

05

plastic surgery[ˈplæstk][ˈsʒːdʒəri]

整形

“整形”通常需要做外科手术,用英语说就是plastic surgery,其中plastic的意思是“可塑的,整形的”。

That star has had plastic surgery.

那个明星曾经整过形。

对话

A:Do you think the plastic surgery is necessary?

你认为有必要整形吗?

B:Of course not.

当然没有必要。

06

get into shape

塑身

“塑身”的意思实际上是“达到理想的身材”,在英文中可以用get into shape来表示。

Mary wanted to get into shape,so she joined the fitness center.

玛丽想要塑身,于是她去了健身中心。

对话

A:I do aerobics twice a week to get into shape.Do you want to join me?

我每周跳两次健美操塑身。你想和我一起跳吗?

B:I'll think about it.

我考虑看看吧。

“健美运动”的英文是:body building

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