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Suffering to be beautiful
為美受折磨
Read the transcript below from a radio programme called Head to Head.
閱讀下面名為“頭對(duì)頭”的電臺(tái)節(jié)目副本。
Host:Good morning. Today's topic is beauty. What is beauty?
主持人：早上好。今天的話(huà)題是美麗。什么是美呢？
Host:And, to what lengths can or should we go to make ourselves more beautiful?
主持人：另外，為使我們自己更美麗，我們可以做些什么呢？或者說(shuō)應(yīng)該做些什么呢？
Host:In the studio today are two beautiful women to help answer these questions!
主持人：今天在演播室里有兩位美女將會(huì)幫助解答這些疑問(wèn)。
Host:Sue Leslie, a former model who is now a successful businesswoman, and Elizabeth Cade, a writer and lecturer.
主持人：休·萊斯利，以前是模特，現(xiàn)在是一名成功的商界女士。伊麗莎白·凱德，作家兼講師。
Host:Sue, perhaps we could start with you. Is beauty important?
主持人：休，或許我們可以從你開(kāi)始。美麗重要嗎？
SL:Well, first, thanks for the compliment, Mary.
休·萊斯利：那么，首先，非常感謝你的贊美，瑪麗。
SL: Now, I think that in today's world, it is important to look your best. You should watch what you eat and keep yourself fit.
休·萊斯利：現(xiàn)在，我認(rèn)為在當(dāng)今這個(gè)世界，展現(xiàn)出你最好的一面很重要。你得注意你吃的東西并且保持健康。
SL:And if that's not enough, then cosmetic surgery can change people's lives.
休·萊斯利：如果那都不夠，那么整容手術(shù)能改變?nèi)藗兊纳睢?/div>
Host:Elizabeth, what's your viewpoint?
主持人：伊麗莎白，你的觀(guān)點(diǎn)是什么呢？
EC:I think it's up to everyone to decide what is right for them, but I do feel that people should be happy with themselves, regardless of how they look.
伊麗莎白·凱德：我認(rèn)為每個(gè)人都該自己決定什么對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)是合適的。不過(guò)我確實(shí)覺(jué)得人們應(yīng)該對(duì)自己滿(mǎn)意，不要在意自己的外表。
EC: There is too much emphasis on appearance these days. Seldom do people think about the real dangers of this obsession with looks, both from eating disorders and from having cosmetic surgery.
伊麗莎白·凱德：現(xiàn)在，人們過(guò)分注重外表。人們很少考慮過(guò)分注重外表的真正危險(xiǎn)。危險(xiǎn)來(lái)自于飲食紊亂和接受整形手術(shù)。
EC:Also, many people feel unhappy because they just don't happen to fit society's current ideas of what is beautiful.
伊麗莎白·凱德：另外，很多人都不開(kāi)心，因?yàn)樗麄儎偤貌环仙鐣?huì)上當(dāng)前的關(guān)于美的概念。
Host:Since you're a historian, perhaps you could give us a brief historical perspective on this.
主持人：既然你是個(gè)歷史學(xué)家，或許你能對(duì)此從歷史的角度給我們簡(jiǎn)短地談一下。
