A: Honey, I'll be right back.
亲爱的,我马上回来。
B: Where are you going?
你要去哪里?
A: I told you already. I'm going to get my nails done.
我跟你说过了,我去做美甲。
B: Again? You've just went last week. You spent more time at the nail salon than you do here at home. Honestly, why do you need a manicure every week?
又去?你上周刚去,你呆在美甲店的时间比家里还多。说实话,你为什么每周都要去做美甲?
A: Well, first of all, I'd like to pamper myself. And my nails look great. You should come with me.
嗯,首先我想犒劳一下自己,还有我的指甲看起来很好看,你应该跟我一起去。
B: Why? I don't want to have nail polish or anything like that.
为什么我可不想涂指甲油或者其他类似的。
A: They don't only paint my nails. The manicurist will remove my cuticles, file my nails and apply at least four coats of nail polish.
他们不止给我的指甲涂指甲油,美甲师会去掉我的死皮,打磨指甲,然后给我图纸少四层的指甲油。
B: Yeah, sounds like something I should definitely do.
嗯,听起来我也应该去。
get my nails done
做指甲
=get a manicure
例句:
My girlfreinds and I are getting together tonight to get our nails done.
我和闺蜜今晚要一起做美甲。
I should go to the nail salon to get my nails done before the wedding.
我在婚礼前要去美甲店做美甲。
get/have sth done(done是动词的过去分词)
例句:
I want to get my hair dyed in red.
我想把头发染成红色。
I need to get my homework finished as soon as possible.
我需要尽快做完家庭作业。
I need to get my car repaired.
我要去修车。
nail salon
美甲店
hair salon
理发店
manicure
美甲;指甲护理
pedicure
足部保养;足部护理
nail polish
指甲油
nail polish remover
卸甲油
manicurist
指甲师
cuticle
死皮
remove/push/cut cuticles/dead skin
去死皮
file your nails
打磨指甲
例句:
The manicurist filed my nails until they were smooth.
美甲师把我的指甲磨的很光滑。
nail file
指甲钝
pamper
细心照顾;精心护理
(to treat a person or an animal in a special way by making them as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want.)
例句:
She pampers her dog with the finest steak and salmon.
她给她的狗吃上好的牛排和鲑鱼。
Why not pamper yourself after a hard day with a hot bath scented with oil?
一天辛苦工作下来为什么不善待一下自己,在散发精油芳香的水里洗个热水澡呢?
coats of...
...的涂层
例句:
I waited until the last coat of nail polish dried before putting on my gloves.
我等到最后一层指甲油干了,才戴上手套。
I applied four coats of nail polish to finally make the color darker.
我涂了四层指甲油才最终让颜色变深。