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2022-10-03 11:10 作者:愛睡懶覺的Nick船長 | 我要投稿

Hot shots 火辣照片
Exercise related words
- draw up 擬定,起草 draw up a contract/ a plan/ a proposal
- glossy = shiny and smooth 有光澤的,光滑的
- drape 隨意搭在 drape over chairs
- recline = to sit or lie in a relaxed way, with your body leaning backwards 斜靠recline on beds
- plastic surgeon 整形醫(yī)生
- take your cue from somebody/ something = to copy what somebody else does as an example of how to behave or what to do 模仿某人的樣子 eg.They all took their cue from their leader.
vocabulary:
- posh = related to upper class 上流 eg. They live in the posh part of town.
- turn up sth = find sth eg. The investigation didn't turn up any evidence.
- splurge = tp spend a lot of money
- obession 過度追求 eg. unhealthy obsession with being thin 動詞 obsess eg. A lot of young girls are obsessed by with their weight.
- mirror = reflect or similar
- do little to = do not help
- dissuade 勸阻 dissuade him from giving up his job 勸阻 eg. I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job.
- come by = to manage to get something. eg. Jobs are hard to come by these days.
Nice sentence:
- Houses are too expensive and jobs are hard to come by. This is one of the easiest and healthiest ways to young people to feel a sense of achievement. She booked a body-profile photo session because she was bored with doing nothing except work. So she wanted that identity of someone who keeps fit. Taking the profile shots was a way of proving to the world that she had worked hard to achieve a valuable goal. Although the whole thing, including the training programme and photo session would cost her a lot.
- (拍形體照的原因,對外貌和社會地位的過度關(guān)注)The trend reflects an obsession with looks and social status. The attention young people pay to their online image mirrors everyday life, where looking your best in public is considered polite and commenting on other's appearance and offering suggestions for improvements remain.
- (廣告和明星也加劇了身材焦慮)Celebrity culture also plays a role. The first people to post glossy full-body portraits on their personal accounts were pop stars from whom many youngsters take their cues. Advertising exploits the associated anxiety.
- (身材焦慮的后果)The trend harms young people's mental health and fosters poor eating habits.
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