新視野大學(xué)英語4第二單元聽力原文

W:Didyouhear?Helengotthatmodelingjob!She'sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.M:Wow,that'sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andforonceshewon'tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.Q:WhydidHelengetthemodelingjob?M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuitssothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.W:Bah!That'stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.Q:WhatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautycontestW:WhatshallIdo?I'mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeautiful,butI'mfat.I'vetriedallthenewdiets,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Justfollowtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplentyofexercise.Beforelongyou'llseeresults.Q:Whathasthewomantried?Wl:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She'shalfSpanishandhasthisreallysultrylookabouther.W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I'vealwaysbeenjealousofherskincolorinthesummer.Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofLily?M:Trustme,itwasrightthereontheInternet:"PlasticSurgeryIncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen".Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andbotoxtohidewrinklesarenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayit'sforbusinessreasons,butweknowit'svanity.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplasticsurgery?Stylist:Morning,sir.Thischair,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingmorefashionableforonly$60.Nick:60dollars!That'shighwayrobbery-twicewhatIordinarilypay.Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven'tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacter.Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.Nick:I'veneverheardofsuchathing.Stylist:IfImaysay,I'manexpertatmatchinghairstylestopersonalities.Believeme,you'resufferinga"disjunction".Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,I'dliketohearhowyou'dsolvethisso-calledproblem.Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthatimbalanceinseconds.Nick:Okay,letmeseewhatyoucandoaboutthe...uh...disjunction,asyoucallit.Stylist:WeYegoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwellkeepinplacewithaliberalhelpingofgel....Thistuftinthebackwe'llbraidintoapigtail.Now,it'sthenewyou!Nick:Iloveit.It'sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?What'swrong?Don'tyouseeharmonyinmynewhairstyle?Stylist:Something'spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionstatement.Nick:Forheaven'ssake,tellmewhat'smissing.Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwillbecomeaworkofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but...Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingtobe?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoiddisjunction?Stylist:That's...$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.Aftertheface-lift,theforeheadtightener,andthenosejob,somethingstillmightberevealingyourage:yourvoice.Forpatientswhothinktheirtrembly,hoarsewordsdon'tmatchtheirnewlyfirmfaceandfigure,there'saprocedurethatclaimstomakethemsoundyoungertoo:thevoicelift.Therearetwogeneralkindsofvoicelifts.Insomecases,implantsinsertedthroughanincisionintheneckbringthevocalcordsclosertogether.Doctorsalsouseinjectionsoffatorothersubstancestoplumpupthecords,sothatthevoicesoundsyounger.Thevoiceliftisbecomingmorewidelyknownamonganagingpopulation,whotrytomakethemselvessoundyounger."IfIspokeagreatdeal,orIwasshouting,onaparticularday,attheendoftheday,Iwouldfeelexhausted,nsaidRobertBrown,75,aretiredconstructionengineerwhounderwentthevoiceliftseveralyearsago."Idon'tknowifIsoundyounger,butthehoarsenessisgone,whichissuchagreatimprovement.',Voiceliftcanalsobenefitpeoplelikeperformers,lawyers,teachers,andtelephoneoperatorswhoneedtohaveastrongvoiceandhopetoshaveyearsoffthesoundoftheirvoice.Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenuptheirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.Men*suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlastyearfromthepreviousyear.Women'suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlasticReconstructiveSurgeons.Men'suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,whilewomen'sbotoxusefell8percent.Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose13percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women'suseoflaserresurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumberofwomendoingsorose5percent.Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasonswereage40to59.Thestudysaid44percentofmenand57percentofwomentelltheirdoctorthatlookingyoungeristhereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywantfacialcosmeticsurgeryforwork-relatedreasons.ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch3amongmorethan2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatmentoftheface,head,andneck.Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear,women'suseofbotoxrose60percentwhilemen'sfell14percent;women'suseoflaserresurfacingrose13percentwhilemen'sfell19percent;women'suseoffatinjectionsfell17percentandmen'sfell54percent.Amy:DidyouhearNora'sofftoKorea?Bill:WhyisshegoingtoKorea?Amy:She'shavingsomecosmeticsurgery.Bill:I'mfloored!Ithoughtshewasbeautifulalready.Amy:Iknowwhatyoumean.She'shavinghernosefixed.Bill:Wasitbroken?Amy:No,stupid,she'shavingitmadesmaller.Bill:Ifshewasn'tbeautifulalready,Icouldunderstandgettingsurgery.Bill:Butshealreadyhasanicenose.Amy:Butnotafashionableone.She'salsohavingherteethstraightened.Amy:Shewantstohaveaperfectsmile.Bill:Whatfor?Amy:Shebelievesabetterphysicalappearancewillimproveherchancesofgettingagoodjob.Bill:Wewon'tevenrecognizeherwhenshegetsback.Susan:Hey!Amy:Hi!Doyouknowanyonewho'shadcosmeticsurgery?Susan:Youmeanlikealiposuction?Idon'tthinkthat'sreallynecessary.Susan:That'snotthewayawomanshouldstayattractive.Amy:Honestly,Iwon'tgoasfarasthat.Withsurgery,Imightlookgorgeous,butitwouldn'tbetherealme.Susan:Yeah,peopleshouldbehappywiththewaytheyare.Amy:Iseeyourpoint.ButI'mworriedaboutthewrinklesaroundmyeyes.IthinkIneedaface-lift.Amy:Whycan'twegobacktothewaythingswere?Susan:Because...Idon'tknow!But,Amy,youwouldn'tdothat,wouldyou?Amy:Darnedright1would!Idon'texpectmyskintobebaby-smooth,butIshouldatleastbeyoung-looking.Susan:Isn'tmakeupenough?Amy:Comeon,Susan.Beopen-minded!Lookatmyeyes!They'repuffy.Amy:Andmylowerlidsaredarkandloose,andfulloflinesandcircles.Ireallyhopesurgerycanwipeoutthetiredlook.Susan:Butwhatwouldotherpeoplethink?Amy:Idon*tcarewhatotherpeoplethink.I'mreadyforalift.Susan:HowwasyourtriptoKorea?Howdidyoufindtheplasticsurgerythere?Nora:Itwasallprettyscaryatfirst.Susan:AsIseeit,theycertainlydidabeautifuljobonyou.Susan:IfIhadn'trecognizedyourclothes,Iwouldn'thaveknownitwasyou!Nora:Thanks,butunderneaththissurgery,it'sstillthesameoldme.Susan:Well,whydidyouwantthesurgeryafterall?Nora:IfIwanttobecompetitiveinthejobmarket,Ithinkthisisindispensable.Susan:Howcanyousaythat!Youdon'tneedtochangeyourlookstogetagoodjob.Anyway,shallwegetsomelunch?Nora:I'mnothungry,reallyI'mnot.Susan:Didyoualreadyhavelunch?Nora:I'mskippinglunch.Iwanttostayingoodshape.IthinkI'mgettingabittoofatalready.Susan:Oh,Nora,don'tbesosilly!You'renotfatatall,andyouneedtoeat.Susan:Ifyoudon'teat,you'llgetsickandwindupinhospital.Nora:OK,maybeIcouldeatalittlebit.Idowanttostayhealthy.Greetings,ladiesandgentlemen.Ihopeyou'llfinditinterestinglearninghowtobefashionablewithoutspendingtoomuchmoney.Sure,somefamousstarsalwayslookstylish.Theyhaveunlimitedclothingbudgetsthatputthelatestlooksattheirfingertips!Butyoucanalsolookamazingwithoutspendinglotsofmoneyonyourwardrobe.Simplytrythefollowingsuggestionsonforsize.First,youshouldmakeseasonalpurchases;thatis,youshouldbuywintercoats,leatherjackets,bathingsuits,andsummerdressesattheendoftheseason.You'llgetmajordiscountsasyoustockupfornextyear.Ifyouwantclothestowearrightnow,youcangotodiscountstores.Theymaynotbetheplacetobuyanexpensiveeveningdress,butthey'reperfectforbuyingthingslikeT-shirts.Thereisyetanothercheapwayforyoutobuystylishclothes.Manydepartmentstoreshaveastorebrand.Itmeanstheyoffercurrentstylesbutaremuchcheaperthanbig-namebrands.Tosavemoney,animportantprincipleforyoutofollowistonotbuyoutfits.Withtheexceptionofsuits,interchangeablepiecesaremoreaffordable—buyingclothinginseparate.Wear-with-anythingpiecesarealwaysagoodbuy.Forexample,youcanalmostalwayswearapairofblacktrousersandawhitedressskirt;youcanwearthemseveraltimesaweek,pairedwithdifferentaccessories.Ifyoucan'taffordexpensiveclothes,youcanspendmoneyonaccessoriessuchasniceshoesandfashionablebags.Suchextrasmakeeventhesimplestoutfitlookpolished.Finally,agreathaircutalwayshelps.Whenyourhairlooksfabulous,youlookmorestylishandfashionable.JulianaBorges,whowasnamed"MissBrazil"earlyonTuesday,hadplasticsurgeryfourtimesandunderwent19smalleroperations.Shewasjustoneofmanycompetitorswhoweredeterminedtoimprovetheirappearancethroughsurgery."Plasticsurgerymadememorebeautifulandgavemeconfidenceinmyselfandtheperfectmeasurementsthatwonmethistitle,"saidthebeautyqueeninagreendress,whowasrepresentingBraziFssouthernmoststateofRioGrandedoSul.Borges,22,hadliposuctionandhadherchin,nose,andearsworkedon,aswellas,hadherbreastsenlarged.Withthedevelopmentofplasticsurgery,moreandmoreofBrazil'swould-bebeautyqueensarefindingiteasiertoachievetheidealmeasurements.Thesedays,younghopefulsfromtheAmazonjungletobigcitiesinBrazil'ssouthareplanningsurgery.Athirdofthe27finalistsatthebeautycontestwentunderthescalpelafterruleswerechangedinthe1990s.Thenewrulespermitplasticsurgery,coloredcontactlenses,andhairdyeatbeautycontests.TheorganizeroftheMissBrazilcontestsaid,"It'sawaroutthere,andallofthebeautytoolsthatcanbeusedshouldbeused.OthercountrieslikeVenezuelapavedtheway,andBrazilisgoingtohavetousethosetoolsaswellifitwantstocompeteinMissUniversebeautycontests."ButBrazil'sloveforplasticsurgeryisnotlimitedtobeautycontests.Mostyoungwomenwhoundergosurgerywanttofindabettermanorahigher-payingjob.John:TheregoesCamilla.Shelooksgorgeoustoday,doesn'tshe?Herskinisassmoothasababy'sbottom.HerlipsareaperfectCupid'sbow.Shemusthavedozensofadmirers.Becky:Iwonderwhatshelookslikewithoutallthatmakeup.Shemustputitonwithaspoon.It'slikeamask.Idon'tunderstandwhatmenfindsoattractiveabouther.John:DoIdetectahintofjealousy?Becky:Shehasnothingformetobejealousabout.John:I'llbetyoubelieveinthosesayingslike,beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.Becky:Truebeautycomesfromwithin.Naturalmaterialsshouldbeenoughtobringitout.John:Butdoyoualwayssticktothoserules?WhenIwentpastyourapartmentlastnight,Isawyouinthekitchenwithsomegreensubstancesmearedalloveryourface.Becky:Theywerecucumbers.They'renaturalhealersoftheskin.Haven'tyouheardpeoplesayonTVthattheysoftentheskin,wipeouttheroughness,andbuildstrengthandresilience?John:Yeah,yeah,yeah!Theywipeoutlinesandagesigns.Blah,blah,blah!See,Icanevenrecitethatadvertisement.Becky:You'velearnedalot,haven'tyou?John:Sinceyoucankeepyourskinsoyoung-lookingandmaintainyourfiguresowell,youmightaswellwriteabookonbeautysecrets.Becky:Don'tpullmyleg.Anyway,you'ddowelltotrythecucumbertreatmentonyourself.Putsomecucumberslicesonyourhead.Atleastthey'llke