純正地道美語 第277期(外教講解):紋身

A: I have made up my mind. I am getting a tattoo.

B: Really? Are you sure?

A: Yeah! Why not? They are trendy and look great! I want to get a dragon on my arm or maybe a tiger on my back.

B: Yeah but, it is something that you will have forever! They use indelible ink that can only be removed with laser treatment. On top of all that, I have heard it hurts a lot!

A: Really?

B:Of course! They use this machine with a needle that pokes your skin and inserts the ink.

A: Oh, I didn’t know that! I thought they just paint it on your skin or something.

B: I think you should reconsider and do some more research about tattoos. Also, find out where the nearest tattoo parlor is and make sure they used sterilized needles, and that the place is hygienic.

A: Maybe I should just get a tongue piercing!

tattoo n.紋身

trendy a.時髦的

indelible a.擦不去的

on top of all that 除此以外

reconsider v.重新考慮

sterilized a.消毒的

hygienic a.衛生的

A: 我已經打定主意了：我要紋身。

B: 真的？你確定嗎？

A: 是的，爲什麼不確定呢？紋身很時髦，看起來也很棒。我想在胳膊上紋條龍或在後背上紋只老虎。

B: 但是，紋身會一直有的。紋身用的是擦不去的墨水，除非用激光清除。而且，我聽說紋身也很疼。

A: 真的嗎？

B: 當然，他們用帶針得機器刺穿皮膚，將墨水注入進去。

A: 我不知道啊。我過去以爲就是在皮膚上畫點圖案。

B: 我覺得你應該重新考慮，並多研究下紋身，找下最近的紋身店在哪裏，並確保他們使用消毒的針頭，而且店要衛生。

A: 也許我只應該做下穿舌。