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英文原文

Today we explore the human body, specifically we take a tour of our largest - the skin.

今天我们要探索人体，具体来说，我们要了解我们身体上最大的器官——皮肤。

Skin is not only large, it is important.

皮肤不仅面积大，而且非常重要。

One of its jobs is to protect us. It keeps bad things out, but sometimes it fails.

它的一个功能就是保护我们。它能阻挡有害物质进入，但有时也会失效。

Extremely small bugs called mites can get under our skin, and when they do, they cause itching and great discomfort.

一种极小的昆虫叫做螨虫，能够进入我们的皮肤，当它们进入时，会引起瘙痒和极度不适。

So to get under someone's skin means to annoy them, or better still, to bug them. Get it?

所以，“get under someone's skin”这个短语的意思是惹恼某人，或者更确切地说，烦扰他们。明白了吗？

Mites are small bugs. Our skin fits tightly on our bodies. It holds in important things while keeping out harmful things.

螨虫是很小的昆虫。我们的皮肤紧紧贴附在我们的身体上。它能留住重要的东西，同时阻挡有害物质。

So we can use a skin expression to describe very tight clothing. We can say that the outfit fits like a second skin.

所以我们可以用一个与皮肤有关的表达来形容非常紧身的衣服。我们可以说这件衣服就像第二层皮肤一样贴身。

There are many ways to describe people using the word "skin."

有许多方式可以用“skin”这个词来形容人。

If someone is thick-skinned, they are not easily hurt emotionally. You can criticize them or be unkind to them, and it simply rolls off their back.

如果一个人是“thick-skinned”（厚脸皮），那么他们在情感上就不容易受到伤害。你可以批评他们或对他们不友善，但他们根本不当回事。

Thin-skinned people, however, are easily hurt by criticism, even if it is not too severe.

然而，“thin-skinned”（脸皮薄）的人很容易受到批评的伤害，即使批评并不严重。

You have to be careful what you say to thin-skinned people, so as not to hurt their feelings.

你对“thin-skinned”的人说话时必须要小心，以免伤害他们的感情。

If someone is suddenly very scared, you can say they nearly jumped out of their skin.

如果有人突然非常害怕，你可以说他们几乎要“jumped out of their skin”（吓得跳了起来）。

For example, one day I saw my friend Sierra waiting at a bus stop. She was wearing headphones and did not hear me come up behind her. So when I touched her shoulder, she nearly jumped out of her skin.

例如，有一天我看到我的朋友西耶拉在等公共汽车。她戴着耳机，没有听到我从后面走过来。所以当我碰到她的肩膀时，她吓得跳了起来。

If someone is too thin and looks sickly, you can say they are all skin and bones.

如果有人太瘦，看上去很虚弱，你可以说他们“all skin and bones”（皮包骨头）。

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