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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材103 MetrosexualMan Ifyouhaven'theardthetermyet,oneofthehottestbuzzwordsinthemedia todayis"metrosexual".ArnoldSchwarzneggerisametrosexual--asareBradPitt,andsoccersuperstarDavidBeckham.Andsomesocialobserversbelieveit'sjustamatteroftimeuntil"metrosex
2、ual"becomespartoftheEnglishvocabulary--andperhapsonedayadescriptionoftheaverageurbanmale'slifestyle. Butwhatexactlyisametrosexual?Themostwidelyaccepteddefinitionisthefollowing:anurbanmalewithastrongaestheticsense,whospendsagreatdealoftimeandmoneyonhisappearanceandlif
3、estyle.Proponentsmightdescribethemas"heterosexualmales,whoaresecureintheirmasculinity,andtakepersonalresponsibilityfortheirappearance."Whilecriticsmightcallthem"self-obsessedmenwhowillgotoanylengthsinthenameofvanity." Whilethisisadebatethatwillundoubtedlycontinueform
4、anyyearstocome,itbringstolightanissuethatclearlyneedstobeaddressedinthisageofchangingviewsonmasculinity. Forexample,whilenooneblinksaneyewhenawomanwatchesherweitht,buysdesignerclothes,ortakescareofherskin,itcanbeperceivedasanegativethingforaman;asifsomehowlessmasculi
5、ne.Ifamanweretotryandaccommodatebothsidesofthefence,thatis,emulatetheidealizedmeninthemedia,whileavoidinganytimespentonhisappearance(toprovehismasculinity),he'dsoonrealizeitwasano-winsituation. So,howdoestheaveragemalediscernwhat'sacceptableamidstthemixedsignalsofour
6、culture?Theanswerlieswithineachman'scomfortzone,andhowwillingheistostretchbeyondit.Theharshrealityisthatlookinghealthyandattractiveinthisdayissomethingthatimpactsthelivesofeachandeveryoneofus.Whilethismaynotseemfairtosome,thetruthisthatlookinggoodaffectshowothersperce
7、iveus,howweperceiveourselves,andcanhaveastronginfluenceoneveryfacetofourlives. Whatmenmustcometotermswithisthatitisimpossibletomaintainahealthy,attractiveappearancewithoutspendingsometimemanagingandmaintainingit.Fortunately,timesarechangingandmanymenareembracingperso
8、nalprideintheirappearance,breakingfreeoftheoutdatedtraditionsthatclaimmenaren'tsupposedtocarehowtheylook. Thebeautyindustry
