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上海牛津高二下课文U1Whatisbeauty?SufferingtobebeautifulReadthetranscriptbelowfromaradioprogrammecalledHeadtoHead.Host:Goodmorning.Today’stopicisbeauty.Whatisbeauty?And,towhatlengthscanorshouldwegotomakeourselvesmorebeautiful?Inthestudiotodayaretwobeautifulwomentohelpanswerthesequestions!SueLeslie,aformermodelwhoisnowasuccessfulbusinesswoman,andElizabethCade,awriterandlecturer.Sue,perhapswecouldstartwithyou.Isbeautyimportant?SL:Welt,first,thanksforthecompliment,Mary.Now,Ithinkthatintoday’sworld,itisimportanttolookyourbest.Youshouldwatchwhatyoueatandkeepyourselffit.Andifthat’snotenough,thencosmeticsurgerycanchangepeople’slives.Host:Elizabeth,what’syourviewpoint?EC:Ithinkit’suptoeveryonetodecidewhatisrightforthem,butIdofeelthatpeopleshouldbehappywiththemselves,regardlessofhowtheylook.Thereistoomuchemphasisonappearancethesedays.Seldomdopeoplethinkabouttherealdangersofthisobsessionwithlooks,bothfromeatingdisordersandfromhavingcosmeticsurgery.Also,manypeoplefeelunhappybecausejustdon’thappentofitsociety’scurrentideasofwhatisbeautiful.Host:Sinceyou’reahistorian,perhapsyoucouldgiveusabriefhistoricalperspectiveonthis.EC:Well,therearelotsofexamplesofsocietiesinwhichpeoplehavedonesomehorrendousthingstotrytomakethemselveslookmorebeautiful.Forinstance,someEuropeanwomenusedtohavetheirbottomribsremovedsothattheywouldhavethinwaists.NeckstretchingwasfashionableinsomepartsofSouth-EastAsia.LnAfrica,thereweretribeswhichstretchedtheirearlobesorlips.Ithinkitisridiculousthatpeople-usuallywomen-havebeenforcedbysocietytoenduresuchconsiderablepainandsuffering.SL:Sodol.Buttimeshavechanged.Nooneforcespeopletocometo‘Sue’sSalon’,myhealthstud\o.They’refreetocome,andtheyenjoycomingbecauseafteracoursethere,theylookasiftheyweretenyearsyounger.SoIdon’tseeanyrealpointindiscussingallthesequainto/dcustoms.EC:Buttherereallyisnodifferencebetweenthenandnow!Thatiswhytoday,millionsofwomenaltertheirbodies.Theyhaveeyeoperations,faceliftsandmanyotheroperationsjusttomakeotherpeoplethinktheyaremorebeautiful.SL:Yes,butit’stheirownchoice.EC:Idon’tagree.Societystilljudgespeopleonhowtheylook,andsoforcesthemtoworryabouttheirappearance.Judgingpeoplebytheirappearance.Issilly.Weshouldjudgethewholeperson.Host:Well,Ithinkthatsetsoutsomeoftheissuesverywe11,sonow,let’stakeourfirstcall…U2LaughterhealsApracticaljokeReadthisarticleonahumourwebsitetoseeanexampleofapracticaljoke.We’candefineajokeassomethingyousaythatcauseslaughter,andapracticaljokeassomethingyoudothatcauseslaughter.Apracticaljokeisatrickthatisplayedonanunsuspectingvictimtomakehimorherlooksillyorembarrassed.InRichardBoston’sBookofPracticaljokes,thewritertellsthestoryofapracticaljokeplayedonaMrPottswhoworkedinanewspaperoffice.TheimpressionthatMrPottsregardedhiscolleaguesasinferiorsmadehimunpopular:’H-is1co-workersdecidedtoplayajokeonhimthatmightmakehimfeelmorehumble.NowitsohappenedthatMrPottsalwaysworethesamehattowork.Itwasaratherunpleasant-lookinggreencolour.Whenhearrivedattheofficeeverymorningatpreciselyteno’clock,hewouldhanghishatonapegnearthedoorand.Iproceedtohisdesk.Whenheleftintheafternoon,hereversedtheprocess.Hetookhishatfromthepeg,placeditonhishead,said‘Goodafternoon:anddepartedforhome.Oneday,whenhewasoutoftheroom,hiscolleaguesexaminedthehatverycarefully.Thentheywenttoanearbyshopandboughtanotherhatexactlylikeit,butquiteabitlarger.Whentheyreturnedtotheoffice,MrPottswasstillout,sotheyexchangedthenewhatfortheoldone.Attheendoftheafternoon,MrPottsgotuptoleave.Whenheputhishatonhishead,however,itdroppeddownoverhiseyes.Afterhelefttheoffice,everyoneroaredwithlaughter.Thenextday,toeveryone’ssurprise,MrPottsturnedupwithhishatinitsnormalposition.Hiscolleagueswerepuzzledbythis,andwhileMrPottswasouttheystudiedthehatcarefully.TheyfoundthatMrPottshadfixedsomepiecesofnewspaperroundtheinsideofthehattoreduceitsdiameterandmakeitsmaller.ThenextdaytheydecidedtotakeMrPotts’soldhatfromthecupboardwheretheyhadconcealedit.Theymadeitsmallerinthesameway,andreplacedthenewhatwiththeoldone.Attheendoftheday,MrPottsgotuptoleaveasusual.Whenheputhishatonthistime,however,itstuckrightontopofhishead.Again,everyoneroaredwithlaughterwhenhelefttheoffice.MrPotts’scolleagueschangedthehatseveryday.Theresultwasthatonalternatedaysheworethebighatandthenthesmallone.Intheend,thebeliefthatanillnesswasmakinghisheadchangesizefromdaytodayledMrPottstogotoadoctor.‘Nonsense’,saidthedoctor.‘Thereisnosuchdisease’.U3Whatdocolorstellusaboutourselvesandtheworldaroundus?Readthismagazinearticletofindout.Thestudyofcolorandpersonalityisafascinatingmixtureofscientificfactandemotionalguesswork.SwisspsychologistMaxLuscherhasspentmostofhislifestudyingcolor,andhasdevelopedacolortestwhichhelpsexplainyourpersonality.AccordingtoLuscher,peoplewhochooseredonthetestareenergeticandadventurous,lookingforexcitement.Thosewhopreferbluearecalmandincontrol,andpreferapeacefullife.Greenmeansfirmness,adislikeofchangeandafearoffailure.Yellowmeansyouareopenandfree,ambitiousandoptimistic.Eachcoloraffectsusinadifferentway.Blueandgreenoftenremindpeopleofpeaceandquiet.Blueisthecoloroftheskyandthesea