VOA慢速英語聽力訓(xùn)練素材：詞匯故事skin

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VOA慢速英語，作為國際英語學(xué)習(xí)者的重要資源，通過清晰緩慢的發(fā)音與簡潔的詞匯，為初學(xué)者及中等水平學(xué)習(xí)者搭建了通往流利英語的橋梁。它不僅幫助提升聽力理解能力，還豐富了詞匯量，增強(qiáng)了語感，是學(xué)習(xí)地道英語表達(dá)不可或缺的工具，對全球英語學(xué)習(xí)者的語言提升至關(guān)重要。讓我們一起進(jìn)入今天的VOA慢速英語聽力訓(xùn)練：詞匯故事skin。

英文原文

Today we explore the human body, specifically we take a tour of our largest - the skin.

今天我們要探索人體，具體來說，我們要了解我們身體上最大的器官——皮膚。

Skin is not only large, it is important.

皮膚不僅面積大，而且非常重要。

One of its jobs is to protect us. It keeps bad things out, but sometimes it fails.

它的一個功能就是保護(hù)我們。它能阻擋有害物質(zhì)進(jìn)入，但有時也會失效。

Extremely small bugs called mites can get under our skin, and when they do, they cause itching and great discomfort.

一種極小的昆蟲叫做螨蟲，能夠進(jìn)入我們的皮膚，當(dāng)它們進(jìn)入時，會引起瘙癢和極度不適。

So to get under someone's skin means to annoy them, or better still, to bug them. Get it?

所以，“get under someone's skin”這個短語的意思是惹惱某人，或者更確切地說，煩擾他們。明白了嗎？

Mites are small bugs. Our skin fits tightly on our bodies. It holds in important things while keeping out harmful things.

螨蟲是很小的昆蟲。我們的皮膚緊緊貼附在我們的身體上。它能留住重要的東西，同時阻擋有害物質(zhì)。

So we can use a skin expression to describe very tight clothing. We can say that the outfit fits like a second skin.

所以我們可以用一個與皮膚有關(guān)的表達(dá)來形容非常緊身的衣服。我們可以說這件衣服就像第二層皮膚一樣貼身。

There are many ways to describe people using the word "skin."

有許多方式可以用“skin”這個詞來形容人。

If someone is thick-skinned, they are not easily hurt emotionally. You can criticize them or be unkind to them, and it simply rolls off their back.

如果一個人是“thick-skinned”（厚臉皮），那么他們在情感上就不容易受到傷害。你可以批評他們或?qū)λ麄儾挥焉?，但他們根本不?dāng)回事。

Thin-skinned people, however, are easily hurt by criticism, even if it is not too severe.

然而，“thin-skinned”（臉皮?。┑娜撕苋菀资艿脚u的傷害，即使批評并不嚴(yán)重。

You have to be careful what you say to thin-skinned people, so as not to hurt their feelings.

你對“thin-skinned”的人說話時必須要小心，以免傷害他們的感情。

If someone is suddenly very scared, you can say they nearly jumped out of their skin.

如果有人突然非常害怕，你可以說他們幾乎要“jumped out of their skin”（嚇得跳了起來）。

For example, one day I saw my friend Sierra waiting at a bus stop. She was wearing headphones and did not hear me come up behind her. So when I touched her shoulder, she nearly jumped out of her skin.

例如，有一天我看到我的朋友西耶拉在等公共汽車。她戴著耳機(jī)，沒有聽到我從后面走過來。所以當(dāng)我碰到她的肩膀時，她嚇得跳了起來。

If someone is too thin and looks sickly, you can say they are all skin and bones.

如果有人太瘦，看上去很虛弱，你可以說他們“all skin and bones”（皮包骨頭）。

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