2020-2021学年度第45期总第837期
Searching for beauty (P4-5)
河北省邯郸一中 张蕴

Lead-in
Physical beauty has long been pursued by women. Why? However, more and more men are undergoing cosmetic procedures.

Title prediction
Searching for beauty

Read the title and predict what the passage is about.

•Who is searching for beauty?
•Why are they focusing on achieving physical beauty?
•What attitude should we have toward medical aesthetics?

Read for structure  

Read for details
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.

1. Why are men focusing on achieving physical beauty?
•China’s rapid urbanization and consumption upgrade are making a growing number of male consumers “change their appearance in the hope of boosting  self-confidence”.
•Others hope to improve their odds in job hunting or dating.

2. What are the functions of paragraphs 4, 5 and 7?
•Paragraph 4 serves as an example to illustrate the statement made in paragraph 3.
•Paragraph 5 uses Zhang's quotation to present an opinion on why men get cosmetic surgery. Using a quotation can make the information convincing and relatable to readers.
•Paragraph 7 serves as an example to illustrate the statement made in paragraph 6.

3. What attitude should we have toward cosmetic surgery?
•Despite the advantages that cosmetic surgery may have, neither men nor women are encouraged to blindly go under the knife.
•Resist the negative impact of livestreaming celebrities who promote the misconception that being pretty trumps all else.
•People should not develop an addiction to it.
Post-reading
What’s your opinion on the growing trend of men undergoing cosmetic procedures?

Language study

Can you find these words and expressions in the text?

1. 追求                        a pursuit
2. 这个趋势已经转变        the trend has shifted
3. 生成，产生                generate
4. 快速城镇化                rapid urbanization
5. 消费提升                consumption upgrade
6. 提升自信                boost self-confidence
7. 经历                        undergo
8. 寒假                        a winter break
9. 健身                        body building
10. 温床                    a breeding ground
11. 推广错误想法            promote the misconception
12. 上瘾                    develop an addiction to

•He added that getting cosmetic procedures is just as normal as body building, both of which make men more handsome and confident.

both of which :在引导词前加限定词，可以将意思表达更加明确。

•公共汽车，大多数都挤满了人，被愤怒的人群包围着。
The buses, most of which were full of people, were surrounded by the angry crowd.
•我有很多朋友，他们中的一些是画家。
I have many friends, some of whom are painters.