托福阅读素材之世界上最贵的指甲油

　　The most expensive nail polish in the world has been unveiled.

　　Containing 267-carats of black diamonds, the tiny bottle of varnish, by LosAngeles-based luxury jeweler Azature, has been priced at $250,000 (157万元).

　　Models Own, a British company, released a Gold Rush Couture nail polishlast year. The product, which contained 1,118 diamonds, was priced at $132, 800(84万元), which set a new record for the most expensive nail polish in theworld.

　　It also featured a hand-crafted lid made from yellow gold.

　　Just last month, beauty fans showed their passion for nail polish by takingto the auction site eBay in order to purchase the almost impossible-to-get BlackSpotted polish by OPI.

　　Because it only sells in France, French owners of the product are able toprice the varnish for up to $70 (440 元) per bottle.

　　译文：

　　女生们大都喜欢指甲油，那或鲜艳或神秘的颜色，给心情增加了不少斑斓。不过，这小小的指甲油，也有平价和天价之分。

　　珠宝品牌Azature推出号称“全世界最昂贵的指甲油”，成分含有267克拉的黑钻石，一瓶售价高达25万美元。

　　流行品牌Models Own两年前推出一款名称为“淘金潮”(GoldRush)的金黄色指甲油，要价13万美元，且宣称是“全世界最昂贵的指甲油”，受到媒体瞩目。

　　这款指甲油内含约14克拉的钻石粉末，手工打造的瓶子含有将近4盎司黄金，并镶着1118颗碎钻。

　　如今珠宝品牌Azature更上一层楼，推出售价25万美元的黑钻石指甲油，指甲油内含有276克拉的黑钻石，堪称“全世界最昂贵的指甲油”。