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1、Whatisyourdefinitionofbeautyandbeautiful?MaryWendy:aTVhostessSueJaycee:aformertopmodel,nowabusinesswomanElizabethYoung:awriteranduniversitylecturer¡Mary:Goodmorningandwelcometo“HeadtoHead”.Today’stopicisbeauty.Whatisbeauty?Whatlengthscanweorshouldwegoto,t
2、omakeourselvesmorebeautiful?Inordertohelpansweryourquestions,Ihavetwobeautifulpeoplewithme!SueJaycee,aformertopmodel,isnowasuccessfulbusinesswoman.ElizabethYoungisawriterandlecturer.Sue,perhapswecouldstartwithyou.Doyouthinkpeopleshouldtrytobebeautiful?¡Su
3、e:Well,first,thanksforthecompliment,Mary.Now,thewayIseeit,you’reonlyonthisearthforashorttime,andyou’veonlygotonebody,soyoushouldlookafterit.You’vegottowatchwhattoeat,keepyourselffit,andlater,ifyouneedalittlehelpfromcosmeticsurgery,what’swrongwiththat?¡Eli
4、zabeth:Ithinkit’suptoeveryonetodecidewhatisrightforthem,butIdofeelthatthereistoomuchemphasisonappearancethesedays.AndIthinktherearerealdangershere.Therearedangersfromeatingdisorders,likeanorexia,andfromhavingcosmeticsurgery.Andtherearealotofpeoplewhoareun
5、happybecausetheyjustdon’thappentofitsociety’scurrentideasaboutwhatisbeautiful.¡Mary:Yes,you’reahistorian;perhapsyoucouldgiveusabriefhistoricalperspectiveonthis.¡Elizabeth:Well,therearelotsofexamplesofsocietiesinwhichpeoplehavedonesomehorrendousthingssoast
6、omakethemselvesmore“beautiful”inquotes.Forinstance,foot-bindingusedtobecommoninChina.InEurope,somewomenhadtheirbottomribsremovedsothattheywouldhavethinwaists.Neck-stretchingwasthefashioninsomepartsofBurma.InAfrica,thereweretribeswhichwentinforstretchingth
7、eearlobes,orthelips,orevenchangingtheshapeoftheskullitself.Theseareallcasesinwhichpeople---usuallywomen---havebeenforcedbysocietytoendureconsiderablephysicalpainandsuffering…¡Sue:Yes,Iwouldagreewithyouthat...thatisallridiculous,butwe’retalkinghereaboutpeo
8、plewhoarefreetochoose.Nooneforcedpeopletocomealongtomyhealthstudios.Afteracourseatoneofmystudios,theylookasiftheyweretenyearsyounger.They’refreetocome,andtheyenjoycoming.SoIdon’tseethereisanyrealpointinlookingbackat
