20090803 -- Fun in the Sun (1)

Fun in the Sun

For Americans, fun in the sun often means a suntan

In the Western world, many believe a tan gives a person a healthy glow. Americans love the sun, and some spend hours outside getting a tan. Others spend money getting a tan inside at a tanning salon. Americans do this in spite of all the warnings about skin cancer. Eighty-one percent of teenagers know that sunburns increase the risk of developing skin cancer. But only 52 percent of teens are careful about protecting their skin.

Some people do take the risks seriously. However, they still want the tanned look without the resulting skin damage. hey get their tans from a bottle of tanning lotion. Not all Americans want tans, however.
Some stay out of the sun. Or they wear hats and long-sleeved shirts and long pants when they go outside. But they do not carry umbrellas. In Asia, the same umbrella is used for protection from rain or sun.


glow n. 容光煥發/紅潤的氣色
eg: Jennifer's vacation was really good for her! Her skin has a healthy glow.
eg: Tammy is five months pregnant. She has the glow of an expectant(候選人) mom(準媽媽).
eg: Hannah's cheeks have a healthy glow.

glow n. 光輝/光亮
eg: The glow of the blaze (火光) lit up the dark night.

salon n. 沙龍
hair salon
tan salon
=> a place that we go to get a tank
eg: Tina went to the hair salon to get a haircut.

risk n. 風險/冒險
=> something bad that may happen
eg: You're taking a big risk if you drive home in this bad storm.
eg: The risk of losing his job makes Theo work twice as hard.
eg: There's a risk of getting an infection when you're a doctor.

risk v. 冒險
eg: Firemen risk their lives every day to save people's lives.

lotion n. 乳液
suntan lotion 防曬霜
tanning lotion 助曬劑
sun-block 完全阻斷紫外線
eg: Nancy put some lotion on her dry skin.

tan n. 曬成的棕褐膚色

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umbrellas 雨傘
parasol 陽傘(在美國很少見人用陽傘)(此外美國人也少用此單字，較常用umbrella)
para -> (拉丁文)阻止
sol -> (拉丁文)太陽

beach umbrella 沙灘傘(也可以稱為parasol)
= beach parasol


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Americans do this in spite of all the warnings about skin cancer.
=> Americans do this, paying no attention to all the warnings about skin cancer.

in spite of 儘管
= regardless of
= paying no attention to

eg: Bonnie attended the conference in spite of her headache.
eg: In spite of everyone's advice, Stanley decided to quit his job.