Is this the manicure of the future?
這就是未來(lái)的美甲工具嗎？

A Korean woman has uploaded a video on her Facebook page of a nail design machine that, in a matter of seconds, appears to print an elaborate design on to a woman’s fingernail.
近日一名韓國(guó)女性在她的臉書(shū)（Facebook）主頁(yè)上傳了一個(gè)視頻，視頻中的美甲設(shè)計(jì)機(jī)在短短幾秒內(nèi)，就將精美的圖案印在了一名女性的手指甲上。

The video, which was uploaded by Hong Duong Le on July 13, has since been shared nearly 660,000 times.
該視頻由Hong Duong Le于7月13日上傳，迄今為止已被分享近66萬(wàn)次。

In the clip, a woman can be seen with her finger placed in the machine.
在視頻中，一名女性將手指放入機(jī)器內(nèi)。

She used a touch screen to choose a design for her nail.
她在觸摸屏上選擇了一款指甲設(shè)計(jì)圖案。

The machine then moves back and forth across her finger, creating a coloured flower design.
之后機(jī)器就在她手指周?chē)鷣?lái)回移動(dòng)，一個(gè)色彩斑斕的花朵圖案便出現(xiàn)了。

The whole process takes less than a minute.
整個(gè)過(guò)程用時(shí)不超過(guò)一分鐘。

A website promoting a similar Ezynail Art Machine said the nail art is done by digitally printing the design on to the fingernail.
一個(gè)宣傳類(lèi)似的美甲機(jī)Ezynail Art Machine的網(wǎng)站稱(chēng)，機(jī)器通過(guò)數(shù)碼噴繪將圖案印在指甲上。

The machine has more than 5,000 patterns to choose from, including movie stars, cartoons, flowers or a classic French manicure.
這款機(jī)器提供5000多種可選圖案，其中包括電影明星、卡通、花朵還有經(jīng)典的法式美甲。

To get the perfect finish, the machine automatically detects the size of the nail and paints accordingly.
為達(dá)到最佳效果，機(jī)器會(huì)自動(dòng)檢測(cè)指甲的大小再進(jìn)行相應(yīng)的繪圖。

Nail art is a growing trend, with different designs seen on the runways at fashion week to the red carpet.
美甲正越來(lái)越流行，無(wú)論是在時(shí)裝周的T臺(tái)還是紅毯上，都能見(jiàn)到各種各樣的美甲設(shè)計(jì)。

There have been bold colours, neutral pallets, metallics and elaborate designs.
它們有的用色大膽，有的選用中性色調(diào)，有的泛著金屬質(zhì)感，有的設(shè)計(jì)精美。

English popstar Lily Allen is a fan of nail art, and is the leading the celebrity pack with jewel encrusted nails, Disney’s Frozen inspired designs and floral prints.
英國(guó)流行歌手莉莉·艾倫（Lily Allen）就是個(gè)美甲迷，引領(lǐng)眾多名人在指甲上鑲嵌珠寶，以迪士尼動(dòng)畫(huà)電影《冰雪奇緣》（Frozen）為靈感的設(shè)計(jì)以及花卉圖案。

Other fans include Nicki Minaj, Rita Ora and Vanessa Hudgens, who channels her bohemian style though her nail art with Yin and Yang symbols and abstract designs.
其他熱衷美甲的還有妮琪·米娜（Nicki Minaj）、瑞塔·奧拉（Rita Ora）以及凡妮莎·哈金斯（Vanessa Hudgens）。哈金斯偏好陰陽(yáng)符號(hào)和抽象的圖案，將不羈的波西米亞風(fēng)注入到美甲設(shè)計(jì)中。

While the idea of nail art machines seems futuristic, there are plenty of other vending-machine style devices that provide services on the go.
美甲機(jī)的想法看似挺未來(lái)派的，但現(xiàn)在有很多提供這種隨用隨買(mǎi)服務(wù)的自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)式設(shè)備。

In China, there is a vending machine that sells live crabs and, in the US, there are vending machines for cupcakes, caviar and wine.
在中國(guó)，在自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)可以買(mǎi)到活螃蟹，在美國(guó)，在有些自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)可以買(mǎi)到紙杯蛋糕，魚(yú)子醬和葡萄酒。

There is even an ATM that dispenses gold instead of cash.
甚至還有不能提款只能提取黃金的自動(dòng)取款機(jī)呢。

Vocabulary

encrust：鑲嵌

bohemian：放蕩不羈的，波希米亞的

caviar：魚(yú)子醬

英文來(lái)源 ：每日郵報(bào)

譯者：白潔

審校&編輯：劉明