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sunscreen / 防晒霜 / (fánɡshaishuānɡ)

A: Summer will be here soon and the sun is getting stronger and stronger, so I've decided to go buy a bottle of sunscreen.  

夏天快来了,阳光也越来越强,我决定要去买一瓶防晒霜。

(xiàtiān kuài láile, yánɡɡuānɡ yě yuèláiyuè qiánɡ, wǒ juédìnɡ yàoqù mǎi yīpínɡ fánɡshaishuānɡ.)

B: Did you know that sun protection is very important, especially to prevent skin aging?   

你知道吗？做好防晒对保护皮肤非常重要,特别是能够防止皮肤老化。

(nǐ zhīdào ma？zuòhǎo fánɡshai duì bǎohù pífū fēichánɡ zhònɡyào, tèbié shì nénɡɡòu fánɡzhǐ pífū lǎohuà.)

A: Really? Can you tell me the reasoning behind using sunscreen to protect our skin?   

是吗？那你能给我说说防晒霜保护皮肤的原理吗？

(shìma?nà nǐ nénɡ ɡěiwǒ shuōshuō fánɡshaishuānɡ bǎohù pífū de yuánlǐ ma?)

B: To put it simply, sunscreen is a skin protector that can block or absorb UV light. It can keep UV light away from one's skin. 

简单来说,防晒霜是添加了阻隔或吸收紫外线的防晒剂的护肤品,它能将皮肤与紫外线隔离开来。

(jiǎndān láishuō, fánɡshaishuānɡ shì tiānjiā le zǔɡé huò xīshōu zǐwàixiàn de fánɡshai jì de hùfūpǐn, tānénɡ jiānɡ pífū yǔ zǐwàixiàn ɡélí kāilái.)

A: So how to choose from different sunscreen products?

那怎么选择防晒霜产品呢？

(nà zěnme xuǎnzé fánɡshaishuānɡ chǎnpǐn ne?)

B: You can refer to the sunscreen product's Sun Protection Factor.  

你可以参考不同防晒霜产品的防晒指数。

(nǐ kěyǐ cānkǎo bùtónɡ fánɡshaishuānɡ chǎnpǐn de fánɡshai zhǐshù.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT