【詞匯發(fā)音篇】

1. Repressive 鎮(zhèn)壓的 ，抑制的；Eg: repressive society norms 傳統(tǒng)社會(huì)規(guī)范
對(duì)比：depressive 壓抑的，郁悶的?
? ? ? ? Sad or unhappy: depressed = I am very down / I’ve been feeling kind of blue
2. Derogatory 貶損的；Eg：a derogatory comment 一個(gè)貶損的評(píng)論
3. Theorize v推斷，推理； theorize about sth 推斷出
4. 發(fā)音對(duì)比：Daughter VS Doctor
5. Hardline 強(qiáng)硬的
Self-affirming 自我肯定的?
6. Subvert推翻，顛覆?
7. Leftover 剩下的，殘羹剩菜；Eg：leftover women 剩女

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Skincare brand SK-II wants to remind Chinese women it's okay to be single — even if repressive society norms are trying to tell them otherwise.
護(hù)膚品品牌SK-II想提醒中國(guó)女性，單身沒(méi)有什么大不了——即使傳統(tǒng)社會(huì)規(guī)范正試圖告訴女性單身不是一件好事。

In a new documentary-style commercial called "Marriage Market Takeover,"the brand shows how traditional attitudes towards marriage can put extreme pressure on single women to find a husband as they reach their late twenties.
在《相親市場(chǎng)接管》這部新紀(jì)錄片式的商業(yè)廣告中，SK-II展現(xiàn)了傳統(tǒng)對(duì)婚姻的態(tài)度給女性造成了極端的壓力，迫使她們?cè)凇氨既睍r(shí)結(jié)婚。

In fact, there's a common derogatory term for older unmarried women in the country: "Sheng nu," which translates to "leftover woman."
事實(shí)上，對(duì)大齡未婚女性，在中國(guó)有一個(gè)貶稱 ——“剩女”，英文即"leftover woman"。

"She's not pretty...that is why she is a leftover woman," one mother theorizes about her adult daughter, who fights back tears.
一位母親這樣總結(jié)自己女兒：“我女兒不漂亮……這就是為什么她成了剩女?！币慌缘呐畠簭?qiáng)忍著淚水。

"If she can't find the one, it will be heart disease for me," says the father of one of the other women featured in the video.“
如果她找不到結(jié)婚對(duì)象，這會(huì)是我的一塊心病?！币曨l中另一個(gè)女性的父親說(shuō)道。

But the parents' hardline stances appear to soften when they visit a matchmaking"marriage market" only to find self-affirming messages of independence from their daughters.
當(dāng)父母?jìng)儊?lái)到“相親市場(chǎng)”，發(fā)現(xiàn)了那些自己女兒自我肯定的信息時(shí)，他們強(qiáng)硬的態(tài)度有所軟化。

"I don't want to get married just for the sake of marriage," says one of these messages. "I won't be happy that way."
其中一條信息這樣寫(xiě)道：“我不想為結(jié)婚而結(jié)婚，那并不會(huì)過(guò)得幸福?！?/div>

The touching four-minute online video is part of a larger campaign for the anti-aging cream maker called "Change Destiny" that centers on subverting traditional cultural attitudes towards women.
這段感人的在線視頻時(shí)長(zhǎng)4分鐘，是抗皺霜制造商宣傳活動(dòng)“改變命運(yùn)”的一部分，目的是推翻對(duì)女性的傳統(tǒng)文化態(tài)度。

One participant turns "leftover woman" to "power woman" with a beautiful picture of herself.
一位參與者用自己一張美美的照片，將“剩女”變成了“女強(qiáng)人”。

"I'm confident. I'm independent. I love life. I'm a pretty outstanding woman,"says one of the film's subjects at the end of the video.
在視頻結(jié)尾時(shí)，其中一位主人公這樣說(shuō)道：“我自信，獨(dú)立，熱愛(ài)生活，是一位很優(yōu)秀的女性?！?/div>

Some Useful Phrases in this News
1) Put extreme pressure on somebody 表示“給某人造成極大壓力”
Eg: We’ve decided to set up a campaign to put pressure on the government.
我們決定成立一個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)，旨在給政府施加壓力。
2) Someone reach (es) one’s late twenties. 表示“奔三了”
Eg：It was not until they had reached their late twenties that they began to find more secure positions in the labor market.
直到進(jìn)入奔三的階段，她們才找到更加有保障的工作。
3) For the sake of表示“為了；為了…的利益”
Eg: We don't want to get married just for the sake of marriage
我們不想為了結(jié)婚而結(jié)婚
4) Centers on表示“集中在…；以…為中心”
Eg：The debate centered on funding for health services.
那個(gè)討論集中在為衛(wèi)生服務(wù)籌資

Skincare Cosmetics English 【基本護(hù)膚英文】
1) 洗面奶：Facial cleanser, face wash, foam cleanser
2) 爽膚水：Toner, astringent?
緊膚水：Firming lotion
3) 精華：serum, essence（Shaping facial lift lipo-drain serum：纖顏緊膚精華）?
4) 眼霜: Eye gel/cream?
5) 日霜：Day cream
晚霜：Night cream
6) 隔離霜， 防曬霜：Sun screen， sun block?
7) BB霜 or CC 霜：BB cream， CC cream
粉底液：Serum foundation?
8) 唇膏：Lipstick

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護(hù)手霜：Hand cream/ lotion, ultra-moisturizing hand therapy(極潤(rùn)護(hù)手霜)

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