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A: Honey, I'll be right back.亲爱的，我马上回来。
B: Where are you going?你要去哪里？
A: I told you already. I'm going to get my nails done.我跟你说过了，我去做美甲。
B: Again? You've just went last week. You spent more time at the nail salon than you do here at home. Honestly, why do you need a manicure every week?又去？你上周刚去，你呆在美甲店的时间比家里还多。说实话，你为什么每周都要去做美甲？
A: Well, first of all, I'd like to pamper myself. And my nails look great. You should come with me.嗯，首先我想犒劳一下自己，还有我的指甲看起来很好看，你应该跟我一起去。
B: Why? I don't want to have nail polish or anything like that. 为什么我可不想涂指甲油或者其他类似的。
A: They don't only paint my nails. The manicurist will remove my cuticles, file my nails and apply at least four coats of nail polish.他们不止给我的指甲涂指甲油，美甲师会去掉我的死皮，打磨指甲，然后给我图纸少四层的指甲油。
B: Yeah, sounds like something I should definitely do. 嗯，听起来我也应该去。

get my nails done

做指甲

=get a manicure

例句：

My girlfriends and I are getting together tonight to get our nails done.

我和闺蜜今晚要一起做美甲。

I should go to the nail salon to get my nails done before the wedding.

我在婚礼前要去美甲店做美甲。

get/have sth done(done是动词的过去分词)

例句：

I want to get my hair dyed in red.

我想把头发染成红色。

I need to get my homework finished as soon as possible.

我需要尽快做完家庭作业。

I need to get my car repaired.

我要去修车。

nail salon

美甲店

hair salon

理发店

manicure

/ˈmænɪkjʊr/

美甲；指甲护理

pedicure

/ˈpedɪkjʊr/

足部保养；足部护理

nail polish

指甲油

nail polish remover

卸甲油

manicurist

/ˈmænɪkjʊrɪst/

指甲师

cuticle

/ˈkjuːtɪkl/

死皮

remove/push/cut cuticles/dead skin

去死皮

file your nails

打磨指甲

例句：

The manicurist filed my nails until they were smooth.

美甲师把我的指甲磨的很光滑。

nail file

指甲钝

pamper

/ˈpæmpər/

细心照顾；精心护理

(to treat a person or an animal in a special way by making them as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want.)

例句：

She pampers her dog with the finest steak and salmon.

她给她的狗吃上好的牛排和鲑鱼。

Why not pamper yourself after a hard day with a hot bath scented with oil?

一天辛苦工作下来为什么不善待一下自己，在散发精油芳香的水里洗个热水澡呢？

coats of...

...的涂层

例句：

I waited until the last coat of nail polish dried before putting on my gloves.

我等到最后一层指甲油干了，才戴上手套。

I applied four coats of nail polish to finally make the color darker.

我涂了四层指甲油才最终让颜色变深。