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编辑点评： 为了帮助大家能够更加高效的备考GRE，小编特别给大家准备了针对GRE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~ The number of cosmetic-surgery procedures in the U.S. sagged for the second year in a row in 2009, according to an annual survey released Tuesday by a plastic surgeons association.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。 There were 10 million surgical and nonsurgical procedures last year, down 2% from 2008, according to a survey of 928 board-certified physicians by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a Garden Grove, Calif., group of plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic surgery.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。 Driving the decline was a 17% drop in surgical procedures, to 1.5 million surgeries. People just couldn t go for the big items, said Renato Saltz, the association s president.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。 | 
