After being away on business，Tim thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift。
“How about some perfume？”he asked the cosmetics clerk。She showed him a50.00bottle。
“That is a bit much”said Tim。So she returned with a smaller bottle for30.00.
“That is still quite a bit”Tim complained。
Growing annoyed，the clerk brought out a tiny15.00bottle。
“What I mean”said Tim，“I’d like to see something really cheap。”
The clerk handed him a mirror。
真正便宜的东西
做完生意回来后，提姆觉得应该给妻子带点什么礼物回去。
“能介绍几款香水吗？”他问卖化妆品的售货员。售货员给他看一瓶价值50美元的香水。
“看起来好像有点贵哦！”提姆说道。于是售货员又拿出一款30美元的香水。
“还是贵了点。”提姆抱怨道。
售货员开始有点恼火了，就给提姆一瓶很小的香水，价值15美元。
“我的意思是，”提姆说，“我想看看一些真正便宜的东西。”
售货员听了后，递给了提姆一面镜子。
perfume[p：fju：m]n。香气，芳香；香水
例：This kind of perfume is made in England。这种香水产于英国。
cosmetics[kzmetiks]n。化妆品，美容品
例：We have many types of cosmetics for sale。我们有许多种化妆品待售。
annoyed[nid]adj。恼怒的；生气的
例：I was annoyed at his intrusion。我对他的闯入感到生气。
化妆品英语词汇
日霜day cream晚霜night cream
眼部GEL eye gel面膜facial mask
眼膜eye mask护唇用lip care
口红护膜lip coat磨砂膏facial scrub
去黑头（deep）pore cleanser去死皮exfoliating scrub
润肤露（身体）body lotion护手霜hand lotion
沐浴露body wash遮瑕膏concealer
粉饼pressed powder散粉loose powder
闪粉shimmering powder/glitter眉粉brow powder
眉笔brow pencil眼线液liquid eye liner
眼影eye shadow睫毛膏mascara
唇线笔lip liner唇膏lipstick
唇彩lip gloss腮红blush
卸装水makeup remover卸装乳makeup removing lotion
香水礼仪
现代人在擦香水时，讲究一些基本的礼仪：
不可使用的场合：丧葬，探病
不必使用的场合：朋友吃饭，商业性质聚会
此外，香水因为品牌及香味不同，有提振精神和稳定心情的区别，因此白天和晚上的香水是不同的。在使用香水时应该依场合不同而调配，必须注意使用香水会有过犹不及的问题，不要过度使用。