導讀:擁有一張西方人的面孔似乎正成為中國女性追求的時尚潮流。據美國媒體報道,越來越多的中國年輕女性不惜忍受“挨刀”之苦,選擇做雙眼皮、隆鼻或者隆胸手術,希望可以找到心儀的白馬王子(MR. Right)或是夢寐以求的工作機會。
He Zen's path to cosmetic surgery was fast and simple.
賀譖(音譯)的整容之路可謂簡單快捷。
Her mother saw an ad in a Shanghai newspaper and figured that more Caucasian-looking eyes would make it easier for her unmarried 28-year-old daughter to find a husband. She made an appointment for her daughter the next Saturday morning.
她的母親看到上海一份報紙上的廣告后,就盤算著如果28歲的未婚女兒能夠擁有一雙外國白人那樣的眼睛,將會更容易找到如意郎君。她很快便替女兒預約了整容手術,時間定在一個星期后的周六上午。
When He Zen went to the clinic and saw some examples of the doctor's work, she agreed to have the $290 operation that afternoon.
賀譖來到診所后,先是看了一些成功整容案例,隨后便在當天下午花費290美元做了手術。
Shortly after the two-week recovery period, she got what she'd been after: not an offer of marriage, but the offer of a coveted internship with the Shanghai office of the British banking giant HSBC, which later led to a full-time job.
經過兩周的康復期之后,她得到了她夢寐以求的東西:并非一紙婚約,而是英國銀行巨頭匯豐銀行上海辦事處一個令人垂涎的實習機會,后來她成為該公司的全職員工。