纹身“潮” Tattoo Fever

Tattoos are no longer the sign of a sailor, soldier or criminal.

纹身不再是水手、土兵或罪犯的标志了。

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They are wildly popular.

它们现在广为流行。

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In America today, lots of people are getting tattoos-especially younger people.

在今天的美国,很多人都有纹身,尤其是年轻人。

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Forty percent of men and women aged 26 to years old have at least one tattoo,

according to Astanza, a laser technology company.

26到40岁的男女中,有40%的人至少有一个纹身。据一家叫做Astanza的激光科技公司所说， 

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As a result, the American tattoo business is booming.

正因如此,美国的纹身行业发展蓬勃。

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In 1960, there were only about 50 professional tattoo artists in the United States, reported The Atlantic.

据《大西洋》杂志报道, 1960年美国只有50位职业纹

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By 1995, that number had 【soared to】 over 10,000.

到了1995年,这个数字飙升到了1万多。

飙升/激增至

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Today, IBIS World reports there are almost 55,000 people working as tattoo artists in the U.S.

今天,宜必思世界报道说美国有约5.5万人从事纹身艺术家的工作。

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What's 【 driving the wild popularity 】 of tattoos?

驱动着狂热的受欢迎度

是什么推动了这股狂热的纹身风潮?

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It could be 【 a search for identity 】.

对（ 身份认同 ）个性的探寻

答案可能是人们对个性的寻求。

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"Tattoos, recent research suggests, don't just express identity,

they help define it," writes Chris Weller in The Atlantic.

“最近的研究表明,纹身不仅能够彰显个性,

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In 【 an era of  】rapid and unpredictable change,driven by technology,

……的时代

在这个技术驱动下的快速变化、不可预测的时代，
还能帮助定义个性, "Chris Weller在《大西洋》杂志中写道。

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A tattoo can be 【 a source of  】stability and permanence.

一种……的来源

Eg: Snakes are regarded as a source of food in some parts of the wolrd.

纹身可以成为稳定和永恒的源泉。

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This is particularly true for Millennials, who grew up with the Internet, notes Weller.

Weller指出,对于在互联网环境下成长起来的千禧一代来说尤其如此。

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"Body art has 【 taken on 】 greater significance,

承担；呈现

身体艺术已经有了更大的意义，

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"and people want their ink to say something about who they are," he writes.

人们希望自己身上的纹身能够表达自我,”他写道。

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Tattoos are made by using a needle or other sharp instrument

制作纹身要用到针头或其它尖锐的工具，

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to inject various colors of ink into the skin.

将不同颜色的墨水注入皮肤中。

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Modern tattoos have intricate patterns and use 【 a wide range of 】 colors.

大范围的/各种不同的

Eg: Sun Li is such an excellent actress that she can play a wide range of characters.

现代纹身的图案复杂,会用到很多种颜色。

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Decorating the body with tattoos is an ancient art that 【 dates back to  】the stone age.

追溯至……

用纹身装饰人体是一种源于石器时代的古老艺术。

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Tattoos have been found in every part of the world.

世界上每个地方都有过纹身的踪迹。

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In many cultures, they are used for decoration,rites of passage or signs of status.

在许多文化中,纹身被用作装饰、仪式或是地位标志。

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In Russia, for example, a 2,500-year-old mummy of 

A Siberian princess was found about two decades ago,

比如，大约20年前在俄罗斯发现的一具距今2500年的西伯利亚公主木乃伊，

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sporting "remarkable tattoos," wrote The Siberian Times.

她的身.上就有“引人注目的纹身”，《西伯利亚时报》这样写首。

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Some depicted mythological animals, a snow leopard, and a deer.

有一些描绘的是神话动物,比如雪豹和鹿。

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They were striking similar to design of modern tattoos.

这些图案和现代纹身的设计十分相似。

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The tattoo removal business has grown along with the popularity of tattoos.

随着纹身的流行,纹身去除业务也发展了起来。

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AS many as half of all people who get tattoos later get them removed,

华盛顿皮肤激光手术研究所的报告说

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Dermatologists use laser treatments to 【 get rid of  】tattoos,

摆脱/除去

皮肤科医生用激光治疗来去除纹身，

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which range from $350 for a small tattoo, up to $1,000 or more for a large one.

价格从小纹身350美元到大纹身1000美元不等。

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