GRE练习：美国人爱美却不愿挨刀
<p> 编辑点评： 为了帮助大家能够更加高效的备考<span word="GRE">GRE</span>，小编特别给大家准备了针对<span word="GRE">GRE</span>备考的一些材料。这篇阅读材料将会带大家一起领略美国人爱美却不愿挨刀的矛盾心理，大家赶紧一起看看吧~</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cosmetic">cosmetic</span>-<span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sagged">sagged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="association">association</span>.一家整形外科医生联合会周二发布的年度报告显示，2009年，美国整容手术数量连续第二年下降。</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nonsurgical">nonsurgical</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="down">down</span> 2% <span word="from">from</span> 2008, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 928 <span word="board">board</span>-<span word="certified">certified</span> <span word="physicians">physicians</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Aesthetic">Aesthetic</span> <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="Surgery">Surgery</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span> <span word="Grove">Grove</span>, <span word="Calif">Calif</span>., <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cosmetic">cosmetic</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>.美国美学整形外科学会对928名获得执照的医生进行的调查发现，去年共进行了1,000万例手术与非手术美容，较2008年下降2%。美国美学整形外科学会位于加利福尼亚州，是一家由专注于整容手术的整形医生组成的团体。</p><p> <span word="Driving">Driving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17% <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="to">to</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Renato">Renato</span> <span word="Saltz">Saltz</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span>.造成下降的主要原因是外科手术数量下跌17%至150万例。美国美学整形外科学会主席萨尔茨说，这是因为人们不能承担大型美容手术。</p>
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