Dùng nhớt sên sống để chăm sóc da mặt
Từ vựng - Vocabulary
facial (a beauty treatment that cleans and improves the skin of the face with creams and gentle rubbing: (việc) làm mặt, chăm sóc da mặt
slime (a sticky liquid substance that is unpleasant to touch, such as the liquid produced by fish and snails and the greenish-brown substance found near water): chất nhớt, nhầy (từ sên hay cá)
supple (bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff): mềm mại, đàn hồi
beauticians (trained people whose job it is to improve the appearance of a customer's face, body, and hair, using creams, make-up, and other types of treatment, often in a beauty salon): nhân viên mỹ viện
at a snail's pace (extremely slowly): rất chậm, chậm như sên
Bài khóa - Transcript
It might not be what you imagine when you book a facial.
But in this salon in Tokyo, snail slime is the latest trend.
It's claimed the treatment makes skin supple, and can help repair sunburn damage, though it has not yet been clinically tested.
Beauticians here think the treatment will eventually catch on, though at $100 a session, this might happen at a snail's pace.
Bản dịch - Translation
Nó có thể không phải là những gì bạn tưởng tượng khi đi chăm sóc da mặt.
Nhưng tại salon này ở Tokyo, nhớt sên đang là mặt hàng thời thượng mới nhất.
Người ta nói rằng cách điều trị này làm cho da mềm mại, và giúp chữa những thương tổn do cháy nắng mặc dù chưa được thử nghiệm lâm sàng.
Các nhân viên làm đẹp tại đây cho rằng điều trị này cuối cùng sẽ được ưa chuộng, nhưng với giá $100 một lần có thể sẽ phải rất lâu chuyện đó mới xảy ra.
Bài tập - Exercise
Hãy dùng các từ và cụm từ dưới đây ở dạng thích hợp để hoàn thành những câu sau:
facial / slime / supple / beauticians / at a snail's pace
1. A ________ who won a scholarship to study at a London law school after representing her mother in court has been awarded a first in her degree.
2. I went in thinking I was going to have a _______ and ended up coming out with a hair cut... I still can't work out how it happened.
3. The jawless, spineless hagfish is a primitive creature that lives at the bottom of the ocean and dates back as far as 500 million years - but it exudes a very special _______, which could provide the clothing of the future.
4. Then on the weekends you battle your way out of town ________ of about 15-20mph, and of course trying to get back into Seoul on a Sunday afternoon can take four hours for what should be only a 40-minute drive.
5. Both sunlight and smoking create nasty molecules called free radicals which damage the skin by attacking the collagen which keeps skin ________ and youthful.
Giải đáp - Answers
1. A beautician who won a scholarship to study at a London law school after representing her mother in court has been awarded a first in her degree.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> From beautician to barrister: DIY law woman gets a first</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/11bvwwr" platform="highweb"/></link>
2. I went in thinking I was going to have a facial and ended up coming out with a hair cut... I still can't work out how it happened.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> What happened to me last night… by Rachel</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/17AGZa2" platform="highweb"/></link>
3. The jawless, spineless hagfish is a primitive creature that lives at the bottom of the ocean and dates back as far as 500 million years - but it exudes a very special slime, which could provide the clothing of the future.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> Hagfish slime: The clothing of the future?</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/15da4rR" platform="highweb"/></link>
4. Then on the weekends you battle your way out of town at a snail's pace of about 15-20mph, and of course trying to get back into Seoul on a Sunday afternoon can take four hours for what should be only a 40-minute drive.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> 10 monster traffic jams from around the world</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1bbUnXJ" platform="highweb"/></link>
5. Both sunlight and smoking create nasty molecules called free radicals which damage the skin by attacking the collagen which keeps skin supple and youthful.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> Here comes the science...</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/13Xgvey" platform="highweb"/></link>