英语俚语天天说 第126期:有我,你的世界不再黑暗

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　　文本：

　　A middle-aged¹ gentleman walked into the make-up section of a department store. The salespeople² approached him assuming he was buying goods for his significant other.

　　一个中年人走进了一家百货商场的化妆品柜台。销售员靠近他，想着他应该是要给自己的另一半买些东西。

　　To their surprise, he begged them to teach him how to put on make-up. They were a bit taken a back, but seeing as the store was not particularly bustling³ at that hour, indulged him. He took detailed⁴ notes throughout the rather thorough lesson, and finally at the end they simply couldn't hold it in any longer, and asked what had inspired him to learn this art.

　　让他们吃惊的是，这个中年男人祈求销售员们教自己如何去化妆。因为店内人不多，所以销售员们就答应了这个请求。中年男人在听讲解的过程中甚至做了很详细的笔记，再也忍不住的销售员终于问起了原因。

　　He replied, 'My dear wife recently lost her sight in a terrible accident, and so she can't put on her own make-up anymore. We've been married over two decades, and she knows I think she's the most beautiful woman in the world no matter what, but when we go out nowadays she doesn't have the confidence she used to have. I came here because I want to be able to put her make-up on for her，so she can feel as beautiful on the outside as I know she is on the inside.'

　　中年男人回答，在最近的一次车祸中，我亲爱的老婆失去了视力，她无法再为自己化妆。我们结婚已经有20个年头。无论怎样，我都是爱她的，这个她比谁都清楚，但车祸后她失去了以往的自信。我到这来学化妆是为了让她感觉好起来，实际我知道她美丽的内心一直在那里。

1 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

2 salespeople   

n.售货员，店员；售货员( salesperson的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度，销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句

3 bustling   

adj.喧闹的

参考例句：

• The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
• This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。

4 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。