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#美女#
How and why do beauty standards change?【译】美女的标准为什么会改变?又如何改变呢?【单词】beauty ['byoo-tee]['bjuːti] n. 美人;美丽;美的东西
It changes along with society.【译】它随着社会的发展而变化。
Could be many things, marketing, trends in movies or music.【译】可能受很多方面的影响,例如市场营销,电影或音乐的趋势。【单词】trends 原型:trend [trend][trend] n. 趋势;倾向
【单词】movies 原型:movie ['moo-vee]['muːvi] n. 电影
Basically anything that changes tastes in society.【译】基本上是任何会改变社会审美品位的东西。【单词】Basically 原型:basically 副词 ['bey-sik-lee]['beɪsɪkli] adv. 基本上;主要地【单词】tastes 原型:taste [teyst][teɪst] n. 味觉;味道;尝试;品味;爱好
Same way certain forces determine what's cool or not.【译】同样地,某些力量决定什么是酷还是不酷。【单词】determine [dih-'tur-min][dɪ'tɜːmɪn] v. 决定;决心;确定;测定
Sometimes it could be coincidental.【译】有时也有可能仅仅是巧合。【单词】coincidental [koh-in-si-'den-tl][kəʊˌɪnsɪ'dentl] adj. 巧合的
Sometimes it could be companies pushing for it on purpose to sell a product/idea.【译】有时则可能是公司为了销售产品/创意而有意推销。【单词】pushing 原型:push [poosh][pʊʃ] v. 推,推动【单词】purpose ['pur-puhs]['pɜːpəs] n. 目的;决心;意图
【单词】sell [sel][sel] v. 出售;卖
Sometimes it starts off natural but then companies jump on to capitalize on the trend and that pushes it even further.【译】有时,这一趋势一开始是自然发生的,但随后有些公司会迅速抓住这一趋势,并进一步推动这一趋势。【单词】jump [juhmp][dʒʌmp] v. 跳,跳越;暴涨【单词】capitalize ['kap-i-tl-ahyz]['kæpɪtəlaɪz] 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.【译】我可以想象,对于时尚来说,这与时尚行业有很大关系,比如说那些销售化妆品、服装等的公司。【单词】imagine [ih-'maj-in][ɪ'mædʒɪn] vt. 想像;设想;料想;猜想;认为 vi. 想像【单词】makeup ['meyk-uhp]['meɪkʌp] n. 化妆品【单词】clothes [klohz, klohthz][kləʊðz] n. 服装;衣服【单词】etc ['etk] abbr. 及其他;等等(=Et cetera)
Social media too, YouTube fashion channels, etc.【译】还有社交媒体,YouTube时尚频道等等。【单词】media ['mee-dee-uh]['miːdiə] n. 媒介;媒体【单词】fashion ['fash-uhn]['fæʃn] n. 时尚;风格;样子 【单词】channels 原型:channel ['chan-l]['tʃænl] n. 频道【单词】Social ['soh-shuhl]['səʊʃl] adj. 社会的;社交的;好交际的;合群的【专有名词】YouTube ['yoo-toob, -tyoob]['juːtjuːb] n. 一个互联网视频共享网站
They have an interest in pushing a certain standard or image that they can then sell you a product for.【译】他们有兴趣推行某种标准或形象,然后他们可以卖给你一个产品。【单词】image ['im-ij]['ɪmɪdʒ] n. 印象;形象;影像;图像;肖像
That's why fashion changes frequently too.【译】这就是为什么时尚也经常变化的原因。【单词】frequently ['free-kwuhnt-lee]['friːkwəntli] adv. 频繁地;经常地
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.【译】例如,一旦他们让所有人都买了紧身牛仔裤后,他们就再也卖不出去了,于是他们想出一个新的趋势,推出新产品,这样他们就能获得新的收入。【短语】for example 例如;例句:You can buy fruit here - oranges and bananas, for example. 你可以在这里买水果,例如买柑橘和香蕉。【单词】skinny ['skin-ee]['skɪni] adj. 皮的;皮包骨头的;很瘦的 n. <俚>内部消息【单词】jeans 原型:jean [jeen][dʒiːn] n. 斜纹布 (复数)jeans:牛仔裤,牛仔服【单词】anymore [en-ee-'mawr, -'mohr]['enɪmɔː] adv. (通常用于疑问句或否定句中,与not连用)再,也,还【单词】revenue ['rev-uhn-yoo, -uh-noo]['revənjuː] n. 收入
There's a lot of money in creating a problem and then selling the solution.【译】制造一个问题然后销售解决方案可以挣很多钱。【单词】creating 原型:create [kree-'eyt][kri'eɪt] v. 创造;造成【单词】solution [suh-'loo-shuhn][sə'luːʃn] n. 解决办法;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.【译】看看所有女人必须做的事情,因为社会/美容标准这样说:化妆品,口红,剃须,时尚服装,发制品,日霜,晚霜等。【单词】lipstick ['lip-stik]['lɪpstɪk] n. 口红【单词】shaving 原型:shave [sheyv][ʃeɪv] v. 刮;剃;修剪【单词】trendy ['tren-dee]['trendi] adj. <口>流行的;赶时髦的【单词】cream [kreem][kriːm] n. 奶油;乳酪;面霜;精华
Just look at a woman's beauty routine and you'll see how many products they've bought.【译】只要看看女人的美容习惯,你就会知道她们买了多少产品。【单词】routine [roo-'teen][ruː'tiːn] n. 例行的事;常规(操作)
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