I've just had a manicure.
指甲護(hù)理是一門學(xué)問，所以有些愛美的女士會到美容院找專人修甲，如果你剛剛做完指甲護(hù)理，英文可以說：I've just had a manicure，指甲護(hù)理可改用pedicure。指甲護(hù)理除了修剪指甲外，也包括磨甲皮，指/趾甲根部的角皮叫cuticles，可用cuticle scissors（硬皮剪刀）來修剪；磨指甲可用emery board（指甲砂銼）或金屬造的nail file（指甲銼刀）；指甲修剪好后，可涂上喜愛指甲油 (nail polish)。
對 話來源：考試大
Brian: Rita, can you help me move the sofa?
Rita: Sorry, love to. The thing is, I've just had a manicure.
Brian: Oh that's a shame. Why don't you go and cook dinner then?
Rita: I can't, I've just had a manicure. I can't use my hands at all.
Brian: Then I guess this diamond ring which I was going to surprise you with will have to go back to the jewelers.
Rita: Let me see. Honey give me the ring.
Brian: So are you going to help me move the sofa?
Rita: No, I've just had a manicure.
布萊恩: 莉達(dá)，可以替我搬沙發(fā)嗎？
莉達(dá): 對不起，我很樂意但辦不到，因?yàn)槲覄傋隽酥讣鬃o(hù)理。
布萊恩: 噢，真可惜！為何你不去燒飯？
莉達(dá): 我不行，我剛做了指甲護(hù)理，我完全不能用我雙手。
布萊恩: 那么我想我要退回這只鉆戒給珠寶商了。
莉達(dá): 給我看看，蜜糖兒給我戒指吧。
布萊恩: 那么你會替我搬沙發(fā)嗎？
莉達(dá): 不，我剛做了指甲護(hù)理。來源：考試大
莉達(dá)修了指甲之后，什么都不想做：The thing is, I've just had a manicure. The thing is是成語，常用來帶出原因或問題，例如：I seldom shop here . The thing is, the prices are excessive.（我很少在這里買東西。他們售價過高）。
修剪以至涂染指甲(fingernail)、腳趾甲(toenail)、一叫manicure，一叫pedicure：拉丁文manus 指‘手’，ped指‘腳’，cura指‘護(hù)理’。讀英文，常會看到拉丁文的痕跡。除了manicure和pedicure，manuscript（手稿）、pedestrian（行人）、cure（治療）等都是例子。
Manicure、pedicure二字可作動詞或名詞，例如：(1) In addition to a manicure, she gave me a pedicure.（她除了為我修指甲，還修腳趾甲）。(2) Her hands are forever beautifully manicured, and her feet pedicured. （她的指甲、腳趾甲總是修得漂漂亮亮）。
修甲，可用指甲剪刀(nail scissors)、指甲鉗(nail clipper)；講究美觀，則可用指甲銼(nail file)、指甲砂銼(emery board)。She never bothered to file her nails: she just clipped them.即‘她懶得用指甲銼，向來都是用指甲鉗’。指甲油叫nail polish/varnish/enamel。She applied a clear nail polish with a brush. 即‘她用指甲刷涂上無色的指甲油’。
說到指甲，須認(rèn)識的字還有cuticle，即指甲下方邊緣的表皮，以及nail moon或lunula，即指甲下方的白色弧影。例如：Nail moons are said to be indicative of your health.（據(jù)說指甲上的白色弧影可顯示健康狀況）
指甲護(hù)理是一門學(xué)問，所以有些愛美的女士會到美容院找專人修甲，如果你剛剛做完指甲護(hù)理，英文可以說：I've just had a manicure，指甲護(hù)理可改用pedicure。指甲護(hù)理除了修剪指甲外，也包括磨甲皮，指/趾甲根部的角皮叫cuticles，可用cuticle scissors（硬皮剪刀）來修剪；磨指甲可用emery board（指甲砂銼）或金屬造的nail file（指甲銼刀）；指甲修剪好后，可涂上喜愛指甲油 (nail polish)。
對 話來源：考試大
Brian: Rita, can you help me move the sofa?
Rita: Sorry, love to. The thing is, I've just had a manicure.
Brian: Oh that's a shame. Why don't you go and cook dinner then?
Rita: I can't, I've just had a manicure. I can't use my hands at all.
Brian: Then I guess this diamond ring which I was going to surprise you with will have to go back to the jewelers.
Rita: Let me see. Honey give me the ring.
Brian: So are you going to help me move the sofa?
Rita: No, I've just had a manicure.
布萊恩: 莉達(dá)，可以替我搬沙發(fā)嗎？
莉達(dá): 對不起，我很樂意但辦不到，因?yàn)槲覄傋隽酥讣鬃o(hù)理。
布萊恩: 噢，真可惜！為何你不去燒飯？
莉達(dá): 我不行，我剛做了指甲護(hù)理，我完全不能用我雙手。
布萊恩: 那么我想我要退回這只鉆戒給珠寶商了。
莉達(dá): 給我看看，蜜糖兒給我戒指吧。
布萊恩: 那么你會替我搬沙發(fā)嗎？
莉達(dá): 不，我剛做了指甲護(hù)理。來源：考試大
莉達(dá)修了指甲之后，什么都不想做：The thing is, I've just had a manicure. The thing is是成語，常用來帶出原因或問題，例如：I seldom shop here . The thing is, the prices are excessive.（我很少在這里買東西。他們售價過高）。
修剪以至涂染指甲(fingernail)、腳趾甲(toenail)、一叫manicure，一叫pedicure：拉丁文manus 指‘手’，ped指‘腳’，cura指‘護(hù)理’。讀英文，常會看到拉丁文的痕跡。除了manicure和pedicure，manuscript（手稿）、pedestrian（行人）、cure（治療）等都是例子。
Manicure、pedicure二字可作動詞或名詞，例如：(1) In addition to a manicure, she gave me a pedicure.（她除了為我修指甲，還修腳趾甲）。(2) Her hands are forever beautifully manicured, and her feet pedicured. （她的指甲、腳趾甲總是修得漂漂亮亮）。
修甲，可用指甲剪刀(nail scissors)、指甲鉗(nail clipper)；講究美觀，則可用指甲銼(nail file)、指甲砂銼(emery board)。She never bothered to file her nails: she just clipped them.即‘她懶得用指甲銼，向來都是用指甲鉗’。指甲油叫nail polish/varnish/enamel。She applied a clear nail polish with a brush. 即‘她用指甲刷涂上無色的指甲油’。
說到指甲，須認(rèn)識的字還有cuticle，即指甲下方邊緣的表皮，以及nail moon或lunula，即指甲下方的白色弧影。例如：Nail moons are said to be indicative of your health.（據(jù)說指甲上的白色弧影可顯示健康狀況）