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#英語學習#
How and why do beauty standards change?【譯】美女的標準為什麼會改變?又如何改變呢?【單詞】beauty ['byoo-tee]['bjuti] n. 美人;美麗;美的東西
It changes along with society.【譯】它隨著社會的發展而變化。
Could be many things, marketing, trends in movies or music.【譯】可能受很多方面的影響,例如市場營銷,電影或音樂的趨勢。【單詞】trends 原型:trend [trend][trend] n. 趨勢;傾向
【單詞】movies 原型:movie ['moo-vee]['muvi] n. 電影
Basically anything that changes tastes in society.【譯】基本上是任何會改變社會審美品位的東西。【單詞】Basically 原型:basically 副詞 ['bey-sik-lee]['beskli] adv. 基本上;主要地【單詞】tastes 原型:taste [teyst][test] n. 味覺;味道;嘗試;品味;愛好
Same way certain forces determine what's cool or not.【譯】同樣地,某些力量決定什麼是酷還是不酷。【單詞】determine [dih-'tur-min][d'tmn] v. 決定;決心;確定;測定
Sometimes it could be coincidental.【譯】有時也有可能僅僅是巧合。【單詞】coincidental [koh-in-si-'den-tl][kns'dentl] adj. 巧合的
Sometimes it could be companies pushing for it on purpose to sell a product/idea.【譯】有時則可能是公司為了銷售產品/創意而有意推銷。【單詞】pushing 原型:push [poosh][p] v. 推,推動【單詞】purpose ['pur-puhs]['pps] n. 目的;決心;意圖
【單詞】sell [sel][sel] v. 出售;賣
Sometimes it starts off natural but then companies jump on to capitalize on the trend and that pushes it even further.【譯】有時,這一趨勢一開始是自然發生的,但隨後有些公司會迅速抓住這一趨勢,並進一步推動這一趨勢。【單詞】jump [juhmp][dmp] v. 跳,跳越;暴漲【單詞】capitalize ['kap-i-tl-ahyz]['kptlaz] vi. 利用
I would imagine for beauty it has a lot to do with the beauty industry, like companies that sell makeup, clothes, etc.【譯】我可以想像,對於時尚來說,這與時尚行業有很大關係,比如說那些銷售化妝品、服裝等的公司。【單詞】imagine [ih-'maj-in]['mdn] vt. 想像;設想;料想;猜想;認為 vi. 想像【單詞】makeup ['meyk-uhp]['mekp] n. 化妝品【單詞】clothes [klohz, klohthz][klz] n. 服裝;衣服【單詞】etc ['etk] abbr. 及其他;等等(=Et cetera)
Social media too, YouTube fashion channels, etc.【譯】還有社交媒體,YouTube時尚頻道等等。【單詞】media ['mee-dee-uh]['midi] n. 媒介;媒體【單詞】fashion ['fash-uhn]['fn] n. 時尚;風格;樣子 【單詞】channels 原型:channel ['chan-l]['tnl] n. 頻道【單詞】Social ['soh-shuhl]['sl] adj. 社會的;社交的;好交際的;合群的【專有名詞】YouTube ['yoo-toob, -tyoob]['jutjub] n. 一個網際網路視頻共享網站
They have an interest in pushing a certain standard or image that they can then sell you a product for.【譯】他們有興趣推行某種標準或形象,然後他們可以賣給你一個產品。【單詞】image ['im-ij]['md] n. 印象;形象;影像;圖像;肖像
That's why fashion changes frequently too.【譯】這就是為什麼時尚也經常變化的原因。【單詞】frequently ['free-kwuhnt-lee]['frikwntli] adv. 頻繁地;經常地
For example once they've gotten everyone to buy skinny jeans then they can't sell anymore so they come up with a new trend too push a new product so they can get new revenue.【譯】例如,一旦他們讓所有人都買了緊身牛仔褲後,他們就再也賣不出去了,於是他們想出一個新的趨勢,推出新產品,這樣他們就能獲得新的收入。【短語】for example 例如;例句:You can buy fruit here - oranges and bananas, for example. 你可以在這裡買水果,例如買柑橘和香蕉。【單詞】skinny ['skin-ee]['skni] adj. 皮的;皮包骨頭的;很瘦的 n. <俚>內部消息【單詞】jeans 原型:jean [jeen][din] n. 斜紋布 (複數)jeans:牛仔褲,牛仔服【單詞】anymore [en-ee-'mawr, -'mohr]['enm] adv. (通常用於疑問句或否定句中,與not連用)再,也,還【單詞】revenue ['rev-uhn-yoo, -uh-noo]['revnju] n. 收入
There's a lot of money in creating a problem and then selling the solution.【譯】製造一個問題然後銷售解決方案可以掙很多錢。【單詞】creating 原型:create [kree-'eyt][kri'et] v. 創造;造成【單詞】solution [suh-'loo-shuhn][s'lun] n. 解決辦法;解答
Look at all the things women's have to do just because society/beauty standard say so: makeup, lipstick, shaving, trendy clothes, hair products, day cream, night cream etc.【譯】看看所有女人必須做的事情,因為社會/美容標準這樣說:化妝品,口紅,剃鬚,時尚服裝,發製品,日霜,晚霜等。【單詞】lipstick ['lip-stik]['lpstk] n. 口紅【單詞】shaving 原型:shave [sheyv][ev] v. 刮;剃;修剪【單詞】trendy ['tren-dee]['trendi] adj. <口>流行的;趕時髦的【單詞】cream [kreem][krim] n. 奶油;乳酪;面霜;精華
Just look at a woman's beauty routine and you'll see how many products they've bought.【譯】只要看看女人的美容習慣,你就會知道她們買了多少產品。【單詞】routine [roo-'teen][ru'tin] n. 例行的事;常規(操作)