A：I sure wish I could be Nicole Kidman.
B：Why’s that?
A：Because she’s tall and svelte and built like a model, and she has skin as fair as a baby’s.
B：That’s all very enviable, but…
A：And her hair is like ribbons of silk, her mouth crimson red, her teeth pearly white, and her features etched with perfection to the point of disbelief.
B：Please. Aren’t you exaggerating a bit? Don’t forget that beauty is but skin deep.
A：我真的好想变成妮可基嫚喔。
B：为什么？
A：因为她身材高佻像模特儿，而且皮肤白皙得像婴儿。
B：那是蛮令人羡慕的啦，不过…
A：而且她发丝如云，唇红齿白，五官精致，完美到简直令人无法置信。
B：拜托，妳是不是有点夸张啊？别忘了，美色只是一层皮。
单字
svelte (adj.)（女性）纤细的
fair (adj.) 白皙的
enviable (adj.) 令人羡慕的
ribbon (n.) 丝带
silk (n.) 丝绸
crimson (adj.) 深红色的
pearly (adj.) 珍珠似的
features (n.)（复数）相貌；容颜
etch (v.) 深印
perfection (n.) 完美
disbelief (n.) 不信
exaggerate (v.) 夸张
beauty (n.) 美貌；美
片语
to the point of… 到…地步
This poor journalist was beaten by gangsters to the point of death.（这可怜的记者被帮派份子打到快要死了。）
