Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning
English. I’m Jo.
Sun Chen: Hello. I’m Sun Chen.
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases
that you might not find in your dictionary.
Sun Chen:
地道英語和大家一起學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)代英式英語中最新出現(xiàn)的流行詞匯和新鮮表達(dá)。那Jo,今天給我們帶來的新詞是什么呢？
Jo: Today we are going to talk about hair styling.
Sun Chen: Hair styling? 和頭發(fā)的造型有關(guān)？I’m very
interested.
Jo: I’m thinking about getting some highlights done.
Sun Chen: I see. Highlights. 你想改變一下頭發(fā)的顏色。
Jo: Yes, I think a bit of copper red highlights would
look good on me.
Sun Chen: 很多人都染過頭發(fā)。染頭發(fā)的方式也都是多種多樣，
有全染的，也有挑染的，highlights 就是挑染的意思。
Jo: I really like highlights, the colour is usually
lighter than my own hair and it can really brighten my looks.
Sun Chen: 是的，我也覺得挑染可以起到不錯(cuò)的美容效果，讓發(fā)型看起來更明朗一些，
尤其是站在燈光下的時(shí)候。
Jo: The important thing is to have your highlights
done by a professional hairdresser.
Insert
(At the hairdressers)
A: Hello. Have you thought about what you want?
B: Well, my hair is looking a bit flat, it’s a bit
dull.
A: How about a new cut and then put some highlights in.
That would definitely brighten your looks.
B: That sounds good. I’ll leave the choice of highlights
to you then.
A: Sure, you won’t be disappointed.
Sun Chen: 我的頭發(fā)好像也有點(diǎn)兒黯淡。Jo, should I go for some
highlights too?
Jo: Why not Sun Chen?
Sun Chen: Is it going to be very expensive?
Jo: Not if you come with me. My hairdresser gives me
20% discount.
Sun Chen: That’s not bad. 那還能接受。我們就定周五下班后吧。
Jo: We could go after work. But before we go, what’s
today’s new word?
Sun Chen: It’s highlights for hair. 就是挑染頭發(fā)，非常流行。
Jo: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC
Learning English. Join us next time.
Sun Chen: 我們下次節(jié)目再會。
