(2)在美容院
(at a beauty parlor/shop):
對方也許說:
Please sign your name here and wait over there until it is your turn.
(請在這裡登記你的名字,在那邊等候輪到你。)
註:女士美容美髮,通常也要預約(make an appointment),同時也可指定自己所要的美容師。
你說:
Okay !(好的!)
對方說:
Mrs. Chang , please sit down in this chair. Now , how would you like to have your hair done?
(張太太,請坐在這張椅子上。您要怎麼剪呢?)
你說:
I would like to have a perm and a cut.
(我要剪和電燙。)(perm是電燙髮,是permanent的口語。)
或 I would like a blunt cut about chinlength.
(我要直剪到下巴長。)
或 I want a bob cut (to the chinlength)
(bob cut 與 blunt cut 都是前後直剪,不過 bob cut 帶有一點鬈曲 curve)
註:bob不可寫成Bob,以免誤認為人名。
或 Could you please cut me some wispy bangs?
(請剪有疏疏的劉海樣子好嗎?)
(但 full bangs 是指全部劉海或較濃的劉海。)
或 Will you layer my hair all over?
(請你剪成有長短的層次好嗎?)
或 I would like a shampoo, cut and styling, please.
(請為我洗頭、修剪和做個髮型。)
或 Do you style hair? I don't know what hair style I should have. You may follow the contours of my head and decide what hair style is best for me.
(style當動詞用,是根據新款式做髮型或式樣。)
(你做頭髮的式樣嗎?我不曉得該做什麼髮型,以我頭的輪廓,你也許能決定什麼髮型適合我。)
對方問:
What kind of perm would you like, a curly perm or just a bodywave?
(你要那一種電燙髮,小捲燙髮或只要一些大捲的波浪型?)
(bodywave指電燙後,形成一些大捲的波浪型。)
你說:
Since I have always had naturally thick hair, I think I'd better just get a bodywave.
(由於我一向有厚的頭髮,我想只要一些波浪型的。)
對方說:
I think that's a good choice.
(我想那是個好的選擇。)
你問:
How long do you think a bodywave will last?
(你想波浪型的頭髮能維持多久呢?)
對方說:
About one or two months. Before I start the bodywave , would you like to have your hair shampooed ? It will cost $ 8 extra.
(大約一兩個月。我開始捲波浪型前,你要先洗頭嗎?那要另加 8 元錢。)
對方也許又問:
Would you like for me to blow dry and style it afterward ?
(你要吹乾後,再做髮型嗎?)
你說:
No , that's not necessary. But I would like to get a manicure.
(不,不必了。不過我要修指甲。)
對方說:
That's fine.(好的)
對方又說:
The bodywave looks really good; I think I will trim it up in the back and give it a layered look on the sides since you have a rounder face. Is that okay ?
(波浪型的髮型,看來很美。因為你有較圓的臉孔,我想在後面再修剪一些,使兩邊有點層次的樣子,你看如何?)
你說:
That's fine.(也好。)
對方說:
All done ! What do you think? It really complements your face.
(全部都好了,你覺得怎樣?你的髮型很配稱你的臉型,顯得更漂亮。)
你說:
I like the way you cut. How much will it be all together?
(我喜歡你剪的髮型。全部多少錢?)
對方說:
That will be forty five dollars.
(45元。)
你說:
Here is fifty bucks. You may keep the change.
(這是50元,留下零頭吧!)
對方說:
Thanks !(謝了。)
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