Dandruff is the little white or grey flakes of dead skin that come off a person’s scalp. You see them in the hair, or on the shoulders of a dark shirt. Almost everyone has a little; some people have a lot, and it itches.

Dandruff頭皮屑 is the little white or grey flakes of dead skin是白色或灰色的死皮小碎屑 that come off a person's scalp從人的頭皮上掉下來 You see them你會看到它們 in the hair在頭髮裡 or on the shoulders of a dark shirt或是深色上衣的肩膀上 Almost everyone has a little幾乎每個人都有一點點 some people have a lot有些人則很多 and it itches而且會癢

It is not dirt from outside, and it is not lice. It is skin the head has already finished with.

It is not dirt from outside它不是外面來的髒污 and it is not lice也不是頭蝨 It is skin它是皮膚 the head has already finished with頭皮已經用完、要換掉的部分

People feel shy about it, which is why shampoo adverts talk about it in careful voices. A special shampoo often helps more than washing harder with ordinary soap.

People feel shy about it大家對這件事會不好意思 which is why shampoo adverts talk about it in careful voices所以洗髮精廣告講到這件事時，語氣都很小心 A special shampoo專用的洗髮精 often helps more than通常比較有效，勝過 washing harder with ordinary soap用普通肥皂用力洗

The word is first recorded in the 1500s. The second half goes back to an old northern English word for a scab; the first half is obscure.

The word這個字 is first recorded in the 1500s最早的紀錄在1500年代 The second half後半部分 goes back to an old northern English word for a scab來自一個古老的英格蘭北部方言字，意思是痂 the first half前半部分 is obscure來源不明