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Cashback《超市夜未眠》精讲之五

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精彩对白:I've always dreamt of traveling to far-off places... Like South America. To places where the sun kisses every morning. But more than that, I wanna be able to talk to people about their lives and about their dreams.

美的社会影响力

The Effects of Beauty on Society

Cashback《超市夜未眠》精讲之五

Beauty presents a standard of comparison, and it can cause resentment and dissatisfaction when not achieved. People who do not fit the "beauty ideal" may be ostracized within their communities. The television sitcom Ugly Betty portrays the life of a girl faced with hardships due to society's unwelcoming attitudes toward those they deem unattractive. However, a person may also be targeted for harassment because of their beauty. In Malèna, a strikingly beautiful Italian woman is forced into poverty by the women of the community who refuse to give her work for fear that she may "woo" their husbands.

Researchers have found that good looking students get higher grades from their teachers than students with an ordinary appearance. Furthermore, attractive patients receive more personalized care from their doctors. Studies have even shown that handsome criminals receive lighter sentences than less attractive convicts.

How much money a person earns may also be influenced by physical beauty. One study found that people low in physical attractiveness earn 5 to 10 percent less than ordinary looking people, who in turn earn 3 to 8 percent less than those who are considered good looking. Discrimination against others based on their appearance is known as lookism.

St. Augustine said of beauty "Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked."

考考你

1. 我们原以为他死了。

2. 这两个合伙人吵了一架之后分道扬镳了。

3. 她在史密斯学院读了一年后就退学了。

4. 你能替我把电话接到经理那里吗?

《超市夜未眠》精讲之四 参考答案

1. He swapped a dozen goats for a female calf.

2. He stood there, savoring his surroundings.

3. Sarah's boyfriend is taking her to the pictures this evening.

4. He tries to fight off sleep.

精彩对白:I've always dreamt of traveling to far-off places...Like South America. To places where the sun kisses every morning. But more than that, I wanna be able to talk to people about their lives and about their dreams.

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