【故事】58. Too Much Makeup

58. Too Much Make Up 妆太浓了 Karen hated wearing makeup. She felt fake and weird when she wore any. All her friends laughed at her. "Don't be a little boy," they would say. "You're going to look ugly without it." Karen believed them. 卡伦讨厌化妆，她觉得化妆的时候很假很奇怪。她的朋友都笑话她，“别像个小男孩一样了”，她们会这么说，“如果你不化妆会很丑的”。卡伦相信了他们。 Apart from not liking how it felt, Karen hated the price. Makeup is very expensive. She did not want to waste money on it. But every girl she knew wore it. "I guess I have to buy it," Karen thought. 除了不喜欢化妆的感觉，卡伦还讨厌化妆品的价钱。化妆是很花钱的。她不想在这上面浪费钱，但是她认识的所有女孩都化妆。“我想我不得不买了”，卡伦想。 One day, Karen met a boy she really liked. He thought Karen was very nice and funny. Still, he didn't want to ask her out. "Why not?" asked his friends. "She wears too much makeup," he replied. 一天，卡伦遇到了她非常喜欢的一个男孩，他觉得卡伦人很好，也很有趣。然而，他并不愿意约她出去。“为什么呢？”他的朋友问道。他说，“她化的妆太浓了”。