EP 0174The Weekend

Getting a manicure

A

Honey I’ll be right back!

B

Where are you going?

A

I told you already! I’m going to. get my nails done.

B

Again? You just went last week! You spend more time atthe nail salon than you do here at home! Honestly, why do you need a manicure every week?

A

Well, first of all, I like to pamper myself, and my nails look great. You should come with me!

B

Why? I don’t want to have nail polish or anything like that!

A

They don’t only paint my nails! The manicurist will remove my cuticles, file my nails, and apply at least nails coats of nail polish!

B

Yeah, sounds like something I should definitely do.

核心词汇

get someone’s nails donephrase

have a manicure

pamperverb

treat with excessive indulgence

fileprinciple verb, Will Future

smooth with a file

coatcommon noun, plural

cover, surface

applyverb

to place in contact with; to lay or spread on

拓展词汇

nail clip percommon noun, singular

a mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails

nail pol ish removercommon noun, nonvariable

a solution made of acetone or ethyl acetate used to remove nail polish

acrylic nailscommon noun, plural

fake nails made of acrylic: liquid acrylic is applied to a real nail and then hardened

gel nailscommon noun, plural

fake nails made of a gel: gel is applied to a real nail and then hardened