1.Other favoured treatments are lasers, whichperk up skin-tone, and cosmetic fillers for those deepgroovesbetween the nose and the mouth.

perk up?使振作; 振作

He perks up and jokes with them.

他振作起來，和他們開著玩笑。

skin-tone?膚色

I?started?using?EX?WHITE?2?serum-this?has?really helped?with?my?uneven?skin-tone.

我一開始是使用了傳明酸淡斑美白精華液2-這個產品真的使我膚色不均勻的問題改善不少。

groove?/ɡru?v/?溝槽

Both?grooves?could then be?played?at?the?same?time?using?two?needles.

這樣兩個溝槽可以同時演奏，通過使用兩個針頭。

參考譯文：其他人更喜歡激光療法，這會使他們的膚色變美，并用化妝注射品填補鼻子和嘴之間深深的溝槽。

2.The Frenchtag alongwith their wives; Britonssidlein alone.

tag along?跟隨

I let him tag along because he had not been too well recently.

我讓他跟著走，因為他最近一直感到不太舒服。

sidle?/?sa?d?l/?悄悄地走

A young man sidled up to me and said, "May I help you?"

一個年輕人悄悄地走向我，并說道：“我可以幫你嗎？”

參考譯文：法國人跟著他們的妻子一起，英國人則獨自悄悄地走。

3.The mere male may be getting smoother, but he's still aruggedbeast at heart.

rugged?/?r?ɡ?d/?粗獷的

A look of pure disbelief crossed Shankly's rugged face.

尚克利粗獷的臉上掠過一副完全不信任的表情。

參考譯文：男士的皮膚可能變得更光滑，但他們內心深處仍是一頭粗狂的野獸。

ps：文章片段選自經濟學人 Cosmetic treatment for men. Beauty and the beasts.