2017高中英语素材轻松阅读：关于美丽的事实和真相素材
<p> 关于美丽的事实和真相</p><p> <span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Girls">Girls</span>, 我亲爱的孩子们， <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="your">your</span> 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. 你们现在如此稚嫩，但我希望将来某一天等你们长大了，这封信将会对你们有帮助。作为一个成年女人，我也有很多想问我妈妈的问题，有很多我和她从未谈及过的事情。在你们的成长中，我会在你们身边帮你们过好生活长大成人，但即使这样，我认为这封信也能通过其他方式使你们获益。谁也不知道将来会发生什么，但至少你们会有我这个34岁的母亲把想法写下来供你们参考。 <span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="image">image</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pink">pink</span>-<span word="princess">princess</span>-<span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="cluttering">cluttering</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Vera">Vera</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. 不管怎么样，我希望谈谈关于美以及我对美的看法。作为一个有两个女儿的母亲，在谈到美和自身形象的问题，我有重要的责任为你们引导相对健康的认识之路。虽然在许多女人眼里，我这方面做得并不值得称赞，因为现在在<span word="Vera">Vera</span>的房间里还乱糟糟地塞满了卡哇伊的芭比娃娃。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="princess">princess</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span>): <span word="I">I</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="image">image</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="femininity">femininity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="image">image</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span>. 但对于芭比娃娃（以及系列相关的公主垃圾玩具）我想说的是，我小时候玩了整整十年的洋娃娃，现在我是一个拥有体重标准、保持健康外貌的女性，我获得了硕士学位，我事业成功还出版了一本书。如果芭比娃娃真的对我的女性特质和个人形象有破坏性的影响，那么我真是非常怀疑我列出的那些成就是怎么来的。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="image">image</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obsess">obsess</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stylish">stylish</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="covet">covet</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hips">hips</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eyelashes">eyelashes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="inordinate">inordinate</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. 但是我也懂，对女人来讲保持健康的形象很不容易。想要不被体重困扰，不奢求自己能有经济能力购买更时尚的衣服，这真的很难；不觊觎别的女生的发型、翘臀和睫毛，不在自己身上无节制的花时间试图让自己驾驭那些完全不适合的造型，这些也都太难了。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brace">brace</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="conscious">conscious</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="skinny">skinny</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="circles">circles</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>. 我身边有一群女性朋友，虽然我很爱她们，但每次跟她们接触我都需要打起精神，只是和她们待在一起我都会觉得不自然。看着我妈妈的老照片，我总是纳闷为什么自己永远不能像她那么骨感，然后我发现身边有朋友比她妈妈年轻时还要瘦。我们女人总在转圈圈，有时还牵着彼此的手试着扮演对方的角色。 <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>? <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stylish">stylish</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="slimmed">slimmed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="waist">waist</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thinnest">thinnest</span>, <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bracelet">bracelet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>. 男人以为我们穿衣服打扮自己是为了给他们看，但为什么当男人几乎不去注意这些时我们依然乐此不疲呢？在我知道自己马上将会见一个时髦的女性朋友之前，我就会非常非常努力地打扮自己，让自己看起来容光焕发。而她也肯定会注意到我苗条的腰线和手臂上纤细精巧的手镯。 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Veronica">Veronica</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Juliette">Juliette</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="endlessly">endlessly</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="yourselves">yourselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shinier">shinier</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="breasts">breasts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="thicker">thicker</span> <span word="eyelashes">eyelashes</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prettiest">prettiest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="settled">settled</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>. 毫无疑问，我亲爱的女儿维多妮卡和朱丽叶，你们以后也会无止境地相互比较。你们会郁闷为什么对方的腿比自己长，头发比自己亮，胸部比自己丰满或者她有更浓密的睫毛。我懂这些，不是因为我了解姐妹关系，而是我了解女人。我要告诉你们而你们必须牢记的一件事是：即使最漂亮的女人也没有安全感，在你眼里最完美的女孩或许比任何人都想改变自己。 <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="yourselves">yourselves</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worthless">worthless</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shine">shine</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="taller">taller</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="scared">scared</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span>. 不要太在乎这些，不要让这样的信息增加自己的负担。你有自己独特的价值。你的生命中充满爱和光芒，让它们每天每分每秒都照耀着你的生活吧！如果有人为了站得高一点而把你推倒，那么你得自己坚强地站起来，让自己站得更高！要知道他们推你下去只是因为他们恐惧。而我要告诉你们的是：当我站在人生最高处的时候，我觉得那是我觉得最美丽的时刻！ <span word="Stand">Stand</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>. 昂首挺立。</p>
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