(少女系帥哥)
by Rachel A. Black
In the 1930s, actresses on the silver screen looked elegant and sophisticated. What was the finishing touch to their look that made women across the Western world wish to imitate them? It was the perfect polish on their long fingernails.
Manicuring and painting nails is not a new thing. The first known instances of nail care date back to China in 3000 BC when members of the royal family used a mixture of silver, gold, egg whites, and beeswax to color and protect their nails. The paint used on fingernails in the 1930s and today, however, was actually made possible as a result of innovations in the automotive paint industry.
The cosmetics company Revlon was started in 1932. Its founders used nail polishes that were pigment-based instead of dyes, and they had polishes available in a variety of colors. Up until that point, nail polish was only available in various shades of red. Revlon also brought in vogue the idea of matching nail and lip color.
During the first half of the 20th century, men would receive manicures along with a haircut, shave, and shoeshine in a package deal. Over time, manicures for men went out of fashion. Yet, in the 1990's, men once again started to care about the appearance of their nails. Now, men and women alike can be seen in nail salons getting their nails cleaned, trimmed, polished, and even painted. From natural to acrylic, fingernails come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Getting a manicure is one way to pamper yourself and look well kept without breaking the bank.
1.finishing touch/touches 最後的潤飾
＊此處的 touch 表『潤飾、點綴』之意。
例： The finishing touch to the party was when our boss gave all of us envelopes full of cash.
（最後老闆給每個人一個裝滿現金的大紅包，讓派對畫上美好的句點。）
2.date back to... 追溯至……
例： That style of hat actually dates back to the 1960s.
（那種款式的帽子實際上可追溯至 1960 年代。）
3.a variety of... 各式各樣的……
例： We have a variety of different things to do to get ready for the party. I don't even know where to start.
（準備派對有許許多多的事要做。我甚至不知道該從哪裡著手。）
4.in vogue 蔚為風尚
vogue n. 流行，風尚
例： Last year, long wavy hair was really in vogue with younger women.
（去年，年輕女性間非常流行留長長的捲髮。）
5.package deal 整套服務∕商品∕交易
例： The woman told her new boyfriend that she and her five kids were a package deal.
（那女人對新男友說，她和自己的五個小孩是不可分割的。）
6.come in... 有……款式∕尺寸∕顏色等
例： The shoe comes in sizes two to 13. I'm sorry, but we don't have a 14.
（這雙鞋的尺寸從 2 號到 13 號都有。但很抱歉，沒有 14 號。）
7.pamper vt. 縱容；寵
例： My husband pampers me by massaging my feet every evening.
（我先生很疼我，每晚幫我按摩腿部。）
8.break the bank 花大錢
例： That new cell phone you bought must have broken the bank.
（你新買的那隻手機一定讓你荷包大失血吧。）
9.adapt vt. 改造，改裝 & vt. & vi.（使）適應
adapt (oneself to) N/V-ing （使自己）適應……
= adjust (oneself to) N/V-ing
例： It's hard to adapt myself to the hectic life of this city.
（我很難適應這城市緊張忙碌的生活。）
10.have access to... 有取得……的管道
例： Do you have access to the latest music-making software?
（你能取得那套最新的音樂製作軟體嗎？）
11.break into... 闖進……
例： I have this odd feeling that someone broke into my room last night.
（我有種奇怪的感覺，覺得昨晚有人闖進我房間。）
1. sophisticated a. 世故的；精緻的
2. polish n. 指甲油（= nail polish）& vt. 擦亮
3. manicure vt. 修剪（指甲）& n. 修指甲
4. beeswax n. 蜂蠟
5. innovation n. 新發明（可數）；創新（不可數）
6. automotive a. 汽車的
7. cosmetics n. 化妝品
8. pigment-based a. 以顏料為底的
9. dye n. 染料
10. shade n.（顏色的）濃淡，深淺
11. salon n. 沙龍
12. trim vt. 修整
13. acrylic a. 壓克力的
14. well kept 悉心照料的
15. commoner n. 平民
1.along with... 連同……
= together with...
2.go/be out of fashion 不流行
be in fashion 流行
3.A and B alike A 與 B
= both A and B
1930年代，螢光幕上的女演員看起來既優雅又世故。塑造這些美麗外表的最後步驟是什麼，竟讓所有西方女性都爭相模仿呢？答案是她們修長指甲上完美的指甲油。
指甲修護與彩繪不是件新奇的事。最早為人所知的指甲護理可追溯至西元前三千年的中國，當時皇族成員混合金、銀、蛋白和蜂蠟來為指甲上色並保護指甲。而這種從 1930 年代至今都被使用的原料，實際上卻是汽車烤漆工業創新發明的結果。
化妝品公司露華濃創始於 1932 年。創辦人捨棄染料而改以顏料為底色的指甲油，並提供各種顏色。到那時為止，指甲油還只有深淺不同的紅色而已。露華濃也帶動指甲搭配唇色的流行風潮。
二十世紀前半，男性所接受的指甲修護包含在理髮、刮鬍子和擦鞋的成套服務內。隨著時間過去，男性的指甲修護逐漸落伍。到了 1990 年代，男性再度開始關心自己指甲的樣子。如今不論男女都會光顧指甲美容中心，享受清潔、修剪、磨光，甚至彩繪的指甲服務。從天然材質到壓克力材質，指甲有各種形狀、尺寸和顏色。讓自己縱情享受一次指甲修護服務，不需花大錢就能呈現個人完美的一面。
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