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Theproblemisthatwomengenerallydonotthinkoftheirlooksinthesamewaythatmendo.Mostmenformanopinionofhowtheylookinseventhgrade,andtheysticktoitfortherestoftheirlives.Somemenformtheopinionthatareirresistiblyhandsomeandtheydonotchange

thisopinionevenwhentheirnosesbloattothesizeofeggplantsandtheir

eyebrowsgrowtogethertoformwhatappearstobeagiantforehead-dwellingtropicalcaterpillar.*

stickto粘贴在…上,紧跟,坚持～忠于～信守

irresistiblyadv.不可抵抗地（压制不住地,无可反驳地）

bloatvt.使肿胀adj.肿胀的n.膨胀～自傲,（家畜）肠道炎

eggplantn.茄子

eyebrown.眉毛

dwellingn.住处

caterpillarn.毛虫～蝴蝶的幼虫

Mostmen,Ibelieve,thinkofthemselvesasaverage-looking.Menwillthinkthiseveniftheirfacescauseheartfailureincattleatarangeof

300yards.*Beingaveragedoesnotbotherthem;

averageisfine,formen.Thisiswhymenneveraskanybodyhowtheylook.Theirprimaryformofbeautycareistoshavethemselves,whichisessentiallythesameform

ofbeautycarethattheygivetotheirlawns.If,

attheendofhisfour-minutedailybeauty

regimen,amanhasmanagedtowipemostof

theshavingcreamoutofhishairandisnot

bleedingtoobadly,hefeelsthathehasdone

allhecan,sohestopsthinkingabouthis

appearanceanddevoteshismindtomore

criticalissues,suchastheSuperBowl.*

regimenn.养生法～生活规则

Womendonotlookatthemselvesthisway.IfIhadtoexpress,inthreewords,whatIbelievemostwomenthinkabouttheirappearance,thosewordswouldbe:

"

notgoodenough."

Nomatterhowattractiveawomanmayappeartobetoothers,whenshelooksatherselfinthe

mirror,shethinks:

woof.Shethinksthatatanymomentamunicipal

animal-controlofficerisgoingtothrowanetoverherandhaulheroffto

theshelter.*

woof[wu:

f]n.纬线～织物n.,狗的,低吠声vi.狗吠

municipal[mju:

'

nisipl]adj.市的,市政的n.政府证券

haulvt./n.（用力）拖～拉,（用车等）拖运～运送

Whydowomenhavesuchlowself-esteem?

Therearemanycomplex

psychologicalandsocietalreasons,bywhichImeanBarbie.Girlsgrowupplayingwithadollproportionedsuchthat,ifitwereahuman,itwould

besevenfeettallandweigh81pounds,ofwhich53poundswouldbebosoms.Thisisadifficultappearancestandardtoliveupto,*especially

whenyoucontrastitwiththestandardsetforlittleboysbytheirdolls…excuseme,bytheiractionfigures.Mostoftheactionfiguresthatmysonplayedwithwhenhewaslittlewerehideous-looking.Forexample,he

wasveryfondofanactionfigure（partoftheHe-Manseries）called"

Buzz-Off,"

whowasparthuman,partflyinginsect.Buzz-Offwasnotalooker.Buthewasextremelyself-confident.YoucouldnotimagineBuzz-Offsayingtotheotheractionfigures:

Doyouthinkthesewingsmakemyhipslookbig?

esteem[is'

ti:

m]n.尊敬vt.认为,尊敬

proportionedadj.成比例的（相称的）

bosomn.胸部～乳房,胸怀～内心

hideousa.极其丑陋的～难看的

hip[hip]n.臀部～髋部

ButwomengrowupthinkingtheyneedtolooklikeBarbie,whichformostwomenisimpossible,althoughthereisamultibillion-dollarbeautyindustrydevotedtoconvincingwomenthattheymusttry.Sorry,yourbrowserdoesn'

tsupportJava（tm）.IoncesawanOprahshowwhereinsupermodelCindyCrawforddispensedmakeuptipstothestudio

audience.Cindyhadallthesemiddle-agedwomenapplyingbeautyproductstotheirfaces;

*shestressedhowimportantitwastoapplytheminacertainway,usingthetipsoftheirfingers.Allthewomendutifully

didthis,eventhoughitwasobvioustoanysaneobserverthat,nomatter

howcarefullytheyappliedtheseproducts,theywouldneverlookremotelylikeCindyCrawford,whoissomekindofgeneticmutation.

browsern.吃嫩叶的动物,浏览书本的人

dispensevt.分配～分发,配（药）～发（药）,实施

dutifully['

dju:

tifuli]adv.忠实地,忠贞地

sane[sein]a.神志正常的,清醒的～明智的

mutationn.突变～变异

I'

mnotsayingthatmenaresuperior.I'

mjustsayingthatyou'

renotgoingtogetagroupofmiddle-agedmentositinaroomandapplycosmeticstothemselvesundertheinstructionofBradPitt,inhopesof

lookingmorelikehim.Menwouldrealizethatthistaskwaspointlessand

demeaning.Theywouldfindsomewaytobolstertheirself-esteemthat

didnotrequirelookinglikeBradPitt.TheywouldsaytoBrad:

OhYEAH?

WellwhatdoyouknowaboutLAWNCARE,prettyboy?

cosmetica.美容的,装饰性的n.[pl.]化妆品

demeanv.贬抑～降低

bolstervt.支撑

lawnn.草地～草坪

OfcoursemanywomenwillarguethatthereasontheybecomeobsessedwithtryingtolooklikeCindyCrawfordisthatmen,beingasshallowasadropofspit,wantwomentolookthatway.TowhichIhavetworesponses:

obsessvt.着迷

1.Hey,justbecausewe’reidiots,thatdoesnotmeanyouhavetobe;

and

idiotn.白痴～傻子～笨蛋

2.Mendon'

tevennotice97percentofthebeautyeffortsyoumakeanyway.Takefingernails.*Theaveragewomanspends5,000hoursper

yearworryingaboutherfingernails;

Ihaveneveronce,inmorethan40yearsoflisteningtomentalkaboutwomen,heardamansay,"

Shehasanicesetoffingernails!

Manymenwouldnotnoticeifawomanhadupwardoffourhands.

upwardof超过、多于

Anyway,togetbacktomyoriginalpoint:

Ifyou'

reaman,andawomanasksyouhowshelooks,you'

reinbigtrouble.Obviously,youcan'

tsayshelooksbad.Butyoualsocan'

tsaythatshelooksgreat,becauseshe'

llthinkyou'

relying,becauseshehasspentcountlesshours,withthehelpofthemultibillion-dollarbeautyindustry,obsessingaboutthedifferencesbetweenherselfandCindyCrawford.Also,shesuspectsthatyou'

renotqualifiedtojudgeanybody'

sappearance.Thisisbecauseyouhaveshavingcreaminyourhair.

重点词解析

-1.point:

moment

e.g.Atthatpoint,theprofessorgotupandlefttheoffice.

0.technique:

aspecialskillorwayofdoingsth.

e.g.Theyadoptnewtechniquestoproducespecialeffectsinmovies.

1.sensitive:

easilyhurt,upset,oroffendedbythingsthatpeoplesaye.g.Jane’sverysensitiveaboutherfigure.

2.collapse:

v.1.tofalldownsuddenly

e.g.UncleTed’schaircollapsedunderhisweight.

3.tofail

e.g.Thebusinessfinallycollapsedbecauseofheavydebts.

4.tofallhelplessorunconscious

e.g.Themanhascollapsed:

callforthedoctor!

5.fatal:

causingorresultingindeath

e.g.Thispieceofnewsisfataltohispoliticalfuture.

6.seizure:

asuddenattackofanillness

e.g.Theoldmanyoumentionedyesterdaydiedofaheartseizure.

7.comeupwith:

toproduce;

tothinkof（aplan,ananswer,areply,etc.）e.g.WhenIaskedhimwhyhewaslatehecouldn’tcomeupwithananswer.

8.stickto:

torefusetochange

e.g.Johnstickstohisviewthatweshouldincreasethesizeoftheport.

9.irresistibly:

thatcannotberesisted

10.bloat:

tocausetoswell

e.g.Overeatingwillbloatyourstomach.

11.giant:

extremelybig

e.g.Thereisagiantsupermarketjustoutsidetown.

12.dwell:

tolive

e.g.Thetwoyoungmenaredwellingonanisland.

13.tropical:

（living）inthetropics

e.g.Bananasaretropicalfruit.

14.caterpillar:

atypeofsmalllongmany-leggedwormlikecreaturewhichfeedsontheleavesofplants

e.g.Inthetropicalforestsyoucanencounterallkindsofcolorfulcaterpillars.

15.thinkof…as:

consider…as…

e.g.Ithinkofhimasoneofmyfriends.

16.atarangeof:

withaspecifieddistancebetweenonepersonorthingandanother

e.g.Abatcandetectamothatarangeoflessthan8feet.

17.primary:

1.ofchiefimportance;

principal

e.g.Thegovernment’sprimaryaimistoseesignificantreductionsinunemployment.

2.earliestintimeororderofdevelopment

e.g.Thecountryisintheprimarystageofsocialism.

18.regimen:

afixedplanoffood,exercise,etc.,inordertoimproveone’s

health

e.g.Theyoungwomanisfollowingastrictregimen.

19.devoteone’smindtosth.:

toconcentrateallone’smindonsth.

e.g.HedevoteshismindtothesportsprogramonTV.

20.issue:

1.animportanttopicorproblemfordiscussione.g.Theissueofglobalwarmingisbecomingmoreandmoreserioustoday.

2.eachofaregularseriesofpublications

e.g.HaveyoureadtheJulyissueofthismagazine?

21.woof:

thebarkingsoundofadog

22.municipal:

relatingtoatownoritsgoverningbody

e.g.Themunicipalgovernmentofficesarelocatedinthecenterofthetown.

23.haul:

topullsth.witheffortorforce

e.g.Hehauledhisbikeoutoftheshed.

24.shelter:

1.abuildingorenclosureofferingprotectione.g.Thereisawoodenshelterinthepublicgarden.

2.ananimalsanctuary

25.self-esteem:

thefeelingthatyouaresomeonewhodeservestobeliked,respected,andadmired

e.g.Teachersneedtohelpbuilduptheirstudents’senseofself-esteem.

26.psychological:

connectedwiththewaythatpeople’smindsworkandthewaythatthisaffectstheirbehavior

e.g.Theremustbesomepsychologicalexplanationforhisbadtemper.

27.societal:

relatingtosocietye.g.societalchange

28.proportion:

toadjuststh.sothatithasaparticularorsuitablerelationshiptosth.else

e.g.Allowancesforexpenditurehavebeenproportionedtoyourincome.

29.liveupto:

tofulfillexpectations

e.g.Youshouldliveuptoyourpromise.

30.actionfigure:

adollre