美并不是一种需求,而是一种狂喜。她不是干渴的嘴唇,也不是伸出的空手,而是一颗滚烫的心,一个愉悦的灵魂。她不是你们想看到的样子,也不是你们想听到的乐曲,而是你们虽闭上眼睛也能看到的样子,虽掩住耳朵也能听到的旋律。在你心中,美是什么呢?Whatisbeautyinyourmind?Everyoneadmiresbeauty.Everyonehashisownstandardaboutbeauty.Nowadayssomepeopletendto①thinkthattheyownbeautyiftheyhaveagoodlooking②.Theyarenotsatisfiedwith③theirappearance.Theyspendmuchmoneytakingakindofoperation.Canbeautyreallybemanmade?Ifso,everybodycangetbeauty.Asaresult④,thereisnobeautyatall.Theappearanceisgivenbyourparentsandisuniqueintheworld.Everyoneshouldvalue⑤it.Iprefernatureasthestandard⑥ofbeauty.Justacceptyourself,accepteverythingthegodgivestoyou,andcreatethebeautifullifebelongingto⑦you.Manyheroesdon'thavebeautifulsurface.However,theirbeautifulimagesoftencometoourminds.Theirbeautycomesfromtheircontributionstothesociety.Don'tbeeagerto⑧judgewhetherapersonisbeautifulornotwithoutathoroughunderstandingofhim.Abeautifulpersonisnottheonewithagoodlooking,butwithabroadandkindheart.Goodlookingispleasantwhilespiritual⑨beautyismoreimportant.Asanoldsayinggoes,“Virtueisfairerthanbeauty.”Ifyouhaveakindheart,youownrealbeauty.[多积词汇]①tendtodosth.倾向于做某事②haveagoodlooking面容姣好③besatisfiedwith对……满意④asaresult因此⑤valuev.珍惜⑥standardn.标准⑦belongto属于⑧beeagertodosth.渴望做某事⑨spiritualadj.精神上的[读文清障][原文呈现]①MargaretWolfeHungerford玛格丽特·沃尔夫·亨格福特(人名),爱尔兰小说家。②Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.情人眼里出西施。③intheeyeof在……心目中,在……看来④beholder/bI'həʊldə/n.观看者⑤consistent/kən'sIstənt/adj.一致的,始终如一的BeautyisintheeyeofthebeholderIn1878,whenMargaretWolfeHungerford①wrote“②Beautyisintheeyeof③thebeholder④”,shewasstatingthattherewasnoconsistent⑤viewonbeauty.Standardsofbeautychangeacrosstimeandculturalgroups.SectionⅠWarmup&Lesson1—Prereading[读文清障][原文呈现]⑥adaptvi.&vt.(使)适应,(使)适合⑦itisreasonablethat...中it是形式主语,that从句是真正的主语。⑧usedtodosth.过去常常做某事⑨corset/'kɔːsIt/n.紧身胸衣⑩动词不定式短语toachieve...作目的状语。⑪beconsidered(tobe/as)+n./adj.被认为(是)……Traditionsandfashions,likesocietyitself,changeandadapt⑥withtime,soitisreasonablethatourideasofbeautychangeaswell.⑦In19thcenturyEurope,womenusedtowear⑧corsets⑨⑩toachieveabodyshapethatisnolongerconsideredhealthy.⑪[读文清障][原文呈现]⑫woollen/'wʊlən/adj.羊毛制的⑬shawl/ʃɔːl/n.披肩,围巾⑭see...as...把……视作/看作……⑮itishardtoimaginethat...中,it是形式主语,真正的主语是不定式短语,that引导宾语从句。⑯oneineverytenpeople“每十个人中就有一个”,作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。⑰tattoo/tə'tuː/n.纹身⑱use...as...把……用作……⑲sothat在此引导目的状语从句。⑳recognisevt.辨认出Menwouldwearwoollen⑫shawls⑬acrosstheirshoulders.Itishardtoimaginethattheywouldbeseenas⑭attractiveinthe21stcentury⑮.Nowadays,intheWesternworld,oneineverytenpeople⑯hasatattoo⑰oraformofbodyart.Inthepast,someculturesusedtattoosas⑱anadditiontocostumes,toshowfamilyassociationsortomarkcriminals⑲sothattheycouldeasilyberecognised⑳.情人眼里出西施[第1~2段译文]1878年,当玛格丽特·沃尔夫·亨格福特写到“情人眼里出西施”时,她要表达的是,人们对美没有一致的观点。美的标准随着时代和文化群体的不同而变化。正如社会本身,传统和时尚是会随时间而变化的。因此我们对美的认识会变化也是理所当然的。19世纪的欧洲,妇女们穿着紧身胸衣以达到一种今天已经不再被认为是健康的体形,男人们喜欢在肩膀上围上羊毛披肩。而在21世纪的今天,很难想象这样的穿着会具有吸引力。现在,西方国家每十个人中就有一个人有纹身或一种人体艺术形式。而在过去,一些文化用纹身作为服装的点缀,以此表现家族联系,或者给罪犯打印记以易于分辨。[读文清障][原文呈现]○21contemporaryadj.当代的temporaryadj.暂时的○22remaina(n)...partin...在……中仍然起……作用○23determinev.决定,左右,直接影响○24slim/slIm/vi.&adj.(通过节食、加强运动等)减肥;苗条的○25inpreparationfor为……作准备Incontemporary○21society,cultureremainsamajorpartin○22determining○23ourideasofbeauty.Insomecountries,youngwomenfollowslimming○24dietstoloseextrakilosinpreparationfor○25theirweddingday.[读文清障][原文呈现]○26desirevt.渴望,期望○27lookingthin...及下文的lookinga...均是动名词短语作主语,whatawoman...是what引导的表语从句。○28overweight/ˌəʊvə'weIt/adj.超重的,过重的Inothercultures,lookingthinforahusbandtobeisnotwhatawomandesires○26atall○27—rather,lookingalittleoverweight○28isconsideredmoreattractive.[第3段译文]在当代社会,文化仍然是决定我们审美观的重要因素。在有些国家,年轻女子为准备她们的婚礼而采用瘦身饮食法,以除去身上多余的体重。而在其他文化中,女人根本不想在未来丈夫眼中显得苗条,而身材略微丰满才被认为更加迷人。[读文清障][原文呈现]○29criterian.(pl.)标准,准则(单数形式criterion)○30beusedtodosth.被用来做某事○31whichcanbeused...是which引导的定语从句,修饰criteria。该从句中又包含了宾语从句whatisbeautiful。○32commitment/kə'mItmənt/n.责任,义务;承诺○33relyon指望,取决于,信赖○34dieout完全消失,灭绝。○35画线部分是虚拟语气,表示与现在事实相反的假设。Withtheinfluenceofhistory,societyandculture,therearenoprecisecriteria○29whichcanbeusedto○30judgewhatisbeautiful.○31Lifelongcommitment○32and,indeed,thesurvivalofsocietyitselfrelyon○33peopleseeingbeautyindifferenceanddepth.Thehumanracewouldsoondieout○34ifwecouldonlyseebeautywithinasetoflimitedcriteria○35.[第4段译文]受历史、社会和文化的影响,没有精确的衡量标准用来判断什么是美。人们毕生的责任,甚至社会自身的存亡都取决于人们对美的不同层面和深度的认识。如果我们只能够用一套有限的标准来衡量美,人类不久将灭绝。[读文清障][原文呈现]○36accompany/ə'kʌmpəni/vt.伴随,陪同beaccompaniedby由……陪同○37range/reIndʒ/n.(数、量、年龄等的)变化范围arangeof...一系列……○38conscience/'kɒnʃəns/n.良心Physicalbeautymustalsobeaccompanied○36byanattractiontosomethingdeeperwithinaperson.Thisparticularkindofattractionisfoundinawiderange○37ofpersonalqualities,e.g.kindness,warmth,ahealthyconscience○38,etc.[读文清障][原文呈现]○39appealn.吸引力,感染力;vi.恳求,呼吁○40inner/'Inə/adj.内部的,里面的○41subjective/səb'dʒektIv/adj.主观的objectiveadj.客观的,公正的;n.目标,目的○42glancen.&v.瞥一眼Judgingtheappeal○39ofaperson’sinner○40beautyismuchmoresubjective○41.Ittakesmorethanacasualglance○42toappreciateanditismuchmoreimportantthanphysicalbeauty.[读文清障][原文呈现]○43thereforeadv.因此,所以○44dimension/daI'menʃən/n.方面;度量○4