美甲小貼士

Here are some secrets to your perfect nails:

知道嗎？你漂亮的指甲里隱藏著很多小秘密哦！

To harden soft nails, soak them in warm olive oil every alternate days for about 15 minutes.

每隔幾天在橄欖油里泡15分鐘的手，會使你柔軟的指甲變硬。

To retain the natural sheen of your nails, apply a good petroleum jelly on your nails every night. Buff them with a soft cotton cloth.

每天晚上涂一層凡士林油，然后用棉布擦拭一下，就可以讓你的指甲保留自然光澤。

To fix brittle nails increase your consumption of vitamin B (especially B5). Applying nailpolish on brittle nails prevents it from braking.

多吃維生素B特別是維生素B5可以讓你脆弱的指甲變得更有韌性。涂上護甲油也可以避免指甲斷裂。

If you regularly apply nailpolish, give a break in beween. Leave your nails without nailpolish for a few days at regular intervals to prevent them from turning yellow.

如果你經(jīng)常涂指甲油，會使指甲泛黃又很難恢復(fù)，所以涂上指甲油幾天以后，要讓指甲休息一段時間。 

It is not a very good idea to remove the cuticles from your nails, as it will make the nails susceptible to infection. Rather, you should make use of good quality cuticle oil and gently push back the cuticles using an orangewood stick.

除去指甲的表皮會讓你的指甲更容易感染，所以要好好保護指甲表皮哦！你可以準(zhǔn)備一瓶質(zhì)量好的護甲油, 在小木棒上卷上棉花后浸濕，用小木棒回旋式向上按壓表皮。

Once in a month go for a home manicure session.

學(xué)會這些，在家就可以給指甲做美容?。ㄖ讣仔枰粋€月修理一次。）

1. Make hot water.

  準(zhǔn)備熱水，不要太熱也不要太冷。

2. Add 2 sachets of shampoo and a few drops of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).

  在熱水里加兩滴香波和幾滴雙氧水。

3. Dip your fingers in it for 15 minutes.

  手在里面浸泡15分鐘。

4. When your nail and cuticles get soften, apply a cold cream and brush your nails.

  當(dāng)指甲和表皮變軟后，涂上一層修護霜，然后用指甲刷刷一下指甲。

5. Clean them using a thin stick.

  用牙簽除去指甲里的污垢。

6. Cut the cuticles.

  修剪指甲表皮。

7. Shape your nails.

  把指甲修磨成你喜歡的形狀。

8. Cleaning, cutting and shaping is best done when the nail is soft.

  當(dāng)指甲柔軟的時候最好進行清理、修剪、修形。

9. Dry your hands.

  把手烘干。

10. Apply a lotion and wear a nice nail polish.

  涂上漂亮的指甲油。

（聽力課堂網(wǎng)Kris翻譯）