Emma is sitting on the sofa in the living room swiping her smartphone. Jerry walks in from his room.
Jerry: Emma, has your facial cleanser expired?
Emma: No way. I just bought it last week. Why do you say so?
Jerry: Well, I ran out of mine this morning, so I borrowed a little of yours. But after I used it, I got a sticky and oily feeling on my face somehow. So I think it must have expired.
Emma: I see. That's a special moisturizing cleanser. It's for users like me with sensitive skin, not for people with your skin condition.
Jerry: Speak English, please.
Emma: Well, let me put it this way. Different people have different types of skin, so we should choose the right type of facial products for our specific skin type.
Jerry: Uh... But here's the thing: I have no clue what my skin type is.
Emma: Mm...your skin looks shiny all the time. It seems that you have oily skin.
Jerry: Maybe you're right. My face often feels greasy again just a few hours after cleansing. Last time, I went jogging with Jason, he asked me if I had just washed my face.
Emma: That's exactly the kind of situation people with oily skin will encounter. You can choose something like a tea tree oil-based facial cleanser.
Jerry: Thanks for the valuable advice, Emma. You just saved my "shiny skin"!
Emma: Don't mention it.
艾瑪坐在客廳的沙發上滑手機。傑瑞從他房間走進客廳。
傑瑞︰艾瑪,妳的洗面乳是不是過期了?
艾瑪︰不可能啊。我上週才剛買的。你怎麼會這麼說?
傑瑞︰今天早上我的洗面乳用完了,所以我就借用了一點妳的。但不知為何我用完後還是有種黏膩油油的感覺。所以我想它一定是過期了。
艾瑪︰我明白了。那是特殊的保濕洗面乳。是給像我這種敏感肌的使用者,不是你這種膚況。
傑瑞︰請說白話一點。
艾瑪︰好,我換個說法。不同的人有不同的肌膚類型,所以我們應該要針對每種特定皮膚類型選擇正確的臉部產品。
傑瑞︰呃... 但是重點是:我根本不知道我的皮膚是什麼類型。
艾瑪︰嗯...你的臉老是油亮亮的。看起來你可能是油性肌膚。
傑瑞︰也許妳說對了。我的臉常常洗完沒幾個小時就又覺得油油的。上次我和傑森一起去慢跑,他還問我是不是剛洗過臉。
艾瑪︰那正是油性肌膚的人會遇到的情形。你可以選擇茶樹精油為基底的洗面乳。
傑瑞︰艾瑪,謝謝妳寶貴的建議。妳拯救了我的「油亮皮膚」!
艾瑪︰別客氣。
- swipe [swaɪp] v.
滑動(手機螢幕) - expire [ɪkˋspaɪr] v.
屆期,(期限)終止 - sticky [ˋstɪkɪ] adj.
黏黏的 - sensitive [ˋsɛnsətɪv] adj.
敏感的 - condition [kənˋdɪʃən] n.
狀況,狀態 - specific [spɪˋsɪfɪk] adj.
特定的 - encounter [ɪnˋkaʊntɚ] v.
遇到,遭遇 - run out of
用完,用盡 - No way.
不可能。 - Speak English.
說白話。簡單說。 - Let me put it this way.
讓我換個說法。 - Here's the thing.
問題來了,重點是...。 - I have no clue.
我不知道。 - Don't mention it.
不客氣。