This week was not so good for me
I have had this awful, awful pimple on my nose for a week
and it just keeps getting bigger and shinier.
I thought it would disappear but it seems to be here to stay.
So I decided to get some advice from the beauty specialists of the world
-MY JAPANESE STUDENTS AND FRIENDS- on how to have clean beautiful skin like the Japanese.
They have not let me down. I have gotten numerous advice.
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・awful ひどい
・pimple にきび・吹き出物
・shinier 目立つ
・let～down ～を裏切る
・numerous たくさんの
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1. HONEY
: According to one of my students honey is great for the skin,
adding honey to my face for 20 minutes will help to keep my skin smooth, soft and young.
(I imagine sticky, but I guess that’s the price)
2.TEA
：This was very surprising, living in Japan for a year
I realized tea in Japan is a miracle drug it is good for weight and health
and now my friend tells me it's great for my skin.
At first I was surprised but after doing some research I realized my friend was right.
Scientifically the reason is a special ingredient called polyphenols.
This special ingredient supposedly prevents my face from looking like an 80 year old.
From now on I will be drinking tea. Good bye CC lemon and Coke, hello Oolong.
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・according to～ ～によれば、～の話では
・add つける、加える
・sticky ベトベトする
・the price 代償
・realize わかる
・scientifically 科学的に
・ingredient 成分
・supposedly たぶん
・prevent 防ぐ
・from now on これから
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3. BASIL LEAVES AND BOILING WATER
: This was the strangest, supposedly,
if I boil 1 cup of water and add 3 teaspoon of Basil leaves
and when cool, apply to my face with cotton, my acne will be history.
I bought the basil leaves and was going to make my facial medicine
but I made pesto instead the next day and it was delicious.
So its June 27,2008 five days of pimple hell and no results.
I have been putting honey on my face everynight and drinking oolong tea,
didn't use the basil leaves but ate them instead and my enormous pimple is still here.
I guess these remedies only works on the Japanese.
Nadja
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・acne にきび
・instead その代りに
・pesto パスタ用のソース
・remedy 治療法
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