Unit 7 Beauty 译文
最新新编英语教程6-U7-Beauty-中英翻译
BeautySusan SontagFor the Greeks, beauty was a virtue: a kind of excellence. Persons then were assumed to be what we now have to call lamely, enviously whole persons. If it did occur to the Greeks to distinguish between a person’s “inside” and “outside”, they still expected that inner beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kind. The well-born young Athenians who gathered around Socrates found it quite paradoxical that their hero was so intelligent, so brave, so honorable, so seductive and so ugly. One of Socrates main pedagogical acts was to be ugly and teach those innocent, no doubt splendid-looking disciples of his how full of paradoxes life really was.They may hav e resisted Socrates’ lessons. We do not. Several thousand years later, we are more wary of the enchantments of beauty. We not only split off with the greatest facility-the “inside” (character, intellect) from the “outside” (looks): but we are actually surp rised when someone who is beautiful is also intelligent, talent and good.It was principally the influence of Christianity that deprived beauty of the central place it had in classical ideals of human excellence (virtus in latin) to moral virtue only, Christianity set beauty adrift-as an alienated, arbitrary, superficial enchantment. And beauty has continued to lose prestige. For close to two centuries it has become a convention to attribute beauty to only one of the two sexes: the sex which, however Fair, is always Second. Associating beauty with women has put beauty even further on the defensive, morally.A beautiful woman, we say in English. But a handsome man. “Handsome” is the masculine equivalentof-and refusal of-a compliment which has accumulate certain demeaning overtones, by being resolved women only. That one can call a man in French and in Italian suggests that catholic countries, unlike those countries shaped by the Protestant version of Christianity, still retain some vestiges of the pagan admiration for beauty. But the differences, if one exists, is of degrees only. In every modern country that is Christian or post-Christian, women are the beautiful sex to the detriment of the notion of beauty as well as of women.To be called beautiful is th ought to name something essential to women’s character and concerns. (In contrast to men whose essence is to be strong or competent). It doesn’t take someone in the throes of advanced feminist awareness to perceive that the way women are taught to be involved with beauty encourages narcissism, reinforces dependence and immaturity. Everybody (women and men) knows that. For it is ”every body”, a whole society, that has identified with caring about what one is and does and only secondarily, if at all, about how one looks.) Given these stereotype, it is on wonder that beauty enjoys, at best, a rather mixed reputation.It is not, of course, the desire to be beautiful that is wrong but the obligation to be or to try. What is accepted by most women as a flattering idealization of their sex is a way of making women feel inferior to what they actually are, or normally grow to be. For the ideal of beauty is administered as a form ofself-oppression. Women are taught to see their bodies in parts, and to evaluate each part separately. Breasts, feet, hips, waistline neck, eyes, nose, complexion, hair, and so on, each in turn is submitted to an anxious, fretful, often despairing scrutiny. Even if some pass muster, some will always be found wanting. Nothing less than perfection will do.In men, good looks is a whole, something taken in at a glance. It does not need to be confirmed y givingmeasurements of different regions of the body, nobody encourages a man to dissect his appearance, feature by feature. As for perfection, that is considered trivial-almost unmanly. Indeed, in the ideally good-looking man a small imperfection or blemish is considered positively desirable. According to one movie critic (a woman) who is a declared Robert Redford fan, it is having that cluster of skin-colored moles on one cheek that saves Redford from being merely a “pretty face.” Think of the depreciation of women, as well as of beauty, that id implied in that judgment.“The privileges of beauty are immense.” said Cocteau. To be sure, beauty i s a form of power. And deservedly so. What is lamentable is that it is the only form of power that most women are encouraged to seek. This power is always conceived relation to men; it is not the power to do that but the power to attract. It is a power that negates itself. For this power is not one that can be chosen freely, at least, not by women, or renounced without social censure.To preen, for a woman, can never be jut a pleasure. It is also a duty. It is her work. If a woman dose real work, and even if she has clambered up to a leading position in politics, law, medicine, business, or whatever, she is always under pressure to a confess that she still works at bring attractive. But in so far as she is keeping up as one of the Fair Sex, she brings under suspicion her very capacity to be objective, professional, authoritative, thoughtful. Damned if they do-women are. And damned if they don’t.One could hardly ask for more important evidence of the dangers of considering persons as split between what is “inside” and what is “outside” than that interminable half-comic half-tragic tale, the oppression of women. How easy it is to start off by defining women as caretakers of their surfaces, and then to disparage them (or find them adorable) for being “superficial”. It is a crude trap, and it has worked for too long. But to get out of the trap requires that women get some critical distance from the excellence and privilege which is beauty, enough distance to see how much beauty itself has been abridged in order to prop up the mythology of the “feminine”. There should be a way of saving beauty from women, and for them.对于古希腊人来说，美丽是一种美德：一种出色表现。
Unit7.beauty (yy)
To the author, the change occurred in the meaning of beauty is not merely an instance of semantic(语义) narrowing, but an instance of the distortion(扭曲) of the lexical meaning which has been inflicted(施加) upon by social prejudice.
There should be a way of saving beauty from women – and for women.
Different Words Used in Describing respective Sex: Male
handsome man (男人&人类) husband governor (总督) stud(种马-猛男)
Female
beautiful woman wife (W is married to H) governess (女家教) chick/bunny
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Differences in Applying Words between Two Sexes:
Female prefers to use adjectives, adverbs: so, such, lovely, vastly, wonderful, charming, divine 太棒了，真漂亮，真讨厌，好极了，老也不来，烦死了 太棒了，真漂亮，真讨厌，好极了，老也不来， Male prefers to use stronger words: great, terrific, awesome 挺好，不错， 挺好，不错，牛X
高英7-beauty-译文
高英6-7-beauty- 译文美丽苏珊桑塔格对于希腊人，美丽是一种美德：一种卓越品质。
那时的人被设想为一一今天我们心有余而力不足地和极度地称为完人的人。
就算希腊人想到了划分人的“内在”和“外在”，他们仍希望“外在美”可以与“内在美”相匹配。
出生高贵，围绕在苏格拉底周围的雅典年轻人觉得很矛盾一—他们发现自己的英雄如此睿智、勇敢、可敬，有魅力，但却长得如此丑陋。
苏格拉底的主要教学手段之一就是长得丑陋一一从而使他那些无知，但无疑很英俊的弟子们认识到，生活中其实充满了矛盾。
他们或许抵制苏格拉底的教导，但我们不会。
几千年后，我们更加关注美的魅力。
我们不仅能及其娴熟地把“内在”（性格、智力）与“外在”（外表）分开，而且实际上，如果什么人很漂亮，同时又睿智、能干而善良，会让我们感到十分惊讶那些。
很大程度上，基督教的影响剥夺了“美丽” 在古希腊罗马人心中关于人类美德理想的中心地位。
基督教把优秀（拉丁文是virtus ）仅限制为道的美德，而将美丽看作是一种疏离、随意而肤浅的魅力排除在外。
此外，“美丽”还不断地失去威信。
将近两个世纪以来，把美丽归属于男女两个性别其中之一已经使得美丽在道德上更容易受到攻击。
用英语我们说“美丽的女人”，但却说“英俊的男人”。
“英俊” 一词是“美丽”的阳性同义词也是对"美丽"否定 "美丽"这一恭维因为只用在女人身上而积累了一定的贬损之意。
法语和意大利语可以说男人是“美丽的”，这表明天主教国家（不像那些受基督教新教影响的国家）仍保留着异教徒那种崇拜魅力的遗风。
区别在于（假如区别存在的话）程度不同而已。
在每一个基督化或后基督化的现代国家，女性都是美丽的性别这对于美丽的观念以及女人本身都有损害。
人们认为，称女人美丽是指出了某些东西，它们对于女人的特点和女人关注的事情十分重要。
（相比之下男人一一他们的本质是强壮，或高效、能干。
）并不是挣扎在超前女权主义意识中的人才能觉察到，教导女性去沉溺于美的方式会怂恿自恋，增加依赖和幼稚。
高级英语第六版unit 7 beauty
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Protestant Church
Catholic Church
Jesus Christ
Saint Maria
Catholics and protestants worship in many different ways however many people say they are both Christians. Both religions follow the Bible but they just believe in different things. • Catholics believe that the virgin Mary was a virgin all her life and the appearance of Jesus Cபைடு நூலகம்rist was a complete miracle. Protestants deny Mary’s virginity as they believe there was nothing miraculous about the birth of Jesus.
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Protestantism
• Protestantism began as a movement to reform the Western Christian church in the 16th century, resulting in the Protestant Reformation, which severed the reformed churches from the Roman Catholic church.
• The declared aim of the original reformers was to restore the Christian faith as it had been at its beginning, while keeping what they thought valuable from the Roman Catholic tradition that had developed during the intervening centuries.
牛津译林九年级上学期英语知识点汇总-Unit7
精品基础教育教学资料，仅供参考，需要可下载使用！Unit7 Films知识点归纳一、词组、短语归纳1. 1. in your dreams 你做梦，你妄想2.Tomorrow’s TV superstar 明日电视超级明星3.an action film 一部动作片4.like horror films 喜欢恐怖片5. a number of romantic films 大量的爱情片6.watch a science fiction film 看科幻片7.be suitable for doing sth. 适合做某事8.enter the film industry 进入电影业9.so…that…/ such…that…如此……以致……10.such a good storyteller 如此棒的一个故事讲述者11.write exciting scripts 写很棒的剧本12.in the film industry 在电影界13.like acting 喜欢表演14.would rather be a director 想做个导演15.one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actresses 好莱坞最棒的女演员之一16.die in 1993 死于1993年17.feel very sorry about 对……感到十分难受18.the loss of a great beauty 一位伟大美女的丧失19.a great humanitarian 一位伟大的人道主义者20.dream of becoming a successful ballet dancer 梦想成为一名成功的芭蕾者21.after World War II 二战之后22.move to sp. with sb. 和某人搬去某地23.work as a model 作为一个模特工作24.catch one’s attention 吸引某人的注意25.insist on sth. / insist on doing sth. / insist that…坚持某事/做某事26.the perfect girl for the lead role 演主角的最佳女孩27.a play based on the novel 源于小说的一个剧本28.play some major roles 扮演一些主角29.mark the beginning of one’s successful career 标志某人成功生涯的开始30.her beauty and charm 她的美与魅力31.play the lead role of a young princess. 扮演一个年轻公主的主角32.be chosen to play sb. 被选作演某个角色33.become world-famous 闻名全世界34.win the Oscar for Best Actress for…因…获得奥斯卡最佳女演员奖35.during one’s lifetime 在她的一生中36.have four more Oscar nominations 有另外四次奥斯卡提名奖37.make one’s final appearance 最后一次露面38.play the role of an angel 扮演天使的角色39.go beyond the film industry 超越电影业40.work for UNICEF 为联合国儿童基金会工作41.in the 1950s 在20世纪50年代42.the last few years of her life 在她生命的最后几年43.work closely with…与……亲密合作44.because of her efforts in this area 因为她在这个领域的努力45.put one’s effort into sth （effort 精力不可数）将某人精力投入到…46.make efforts to do sth (effort 努力可数名词) 努力做某事47.have cancer 得了癌症48.pass away peacefully 平静地辞世49.have an attractive quality 有迷人的气质50.It’s unknown that…是不为人知的.51.As we all know that …=It’s well-known that… ...是众所周知的....52.avoid the rush hour 避免拥堵的时刻53.find a place to park the car 找到一个地方停车54.be amazed by one’s beauty 惊讶于某人的美丽55.mistake her for a real princess 误认为她是真正的公主56.have a day off 请一天假57.read the exciting script through without stopping 通读令人兴奋的解说词而不停顿58.introduce Chinese kung fu to sb. 向某人介绍中国功夫59.act very well in the film. 在那部电影中表演得非常好60.be remembered as sb. 被作为某人记住61.attend a course on …参加一个关于...的课程62.throughout one’s acting years 在某人的演艺生涯中63.one’s favourite actor in Chinese action films 在中国动作片里某人最喜欢的演员64.remind sb. of （使某人想起……）65.remind sb. to do sth. （提醒某人做某事）66.be suitable for all ages 适合于各个年龄67.be of one’s age 与...人同龄68.show a film called 1942 放映一部叫1942的电影69.fall in love with sb. 爱上某人70.bring dinosaurs alive on screen 将恐龙的鲜活形象搬上荧屏71.a special offer 特价72.offer a special offer to sb 给某人提供一个特价73.cancel the order 取消预订74.Neither do I. 我也不。
Beauty译文
Background of Christianity
基督教是总称，包括三个教派：天主教、新教和 东正教。 十一世纪中叶，基督教罗马教庭分裂成东、 西两个教庭，东派拜占廷教庭自称“正教”，即 现在的东正教，信仰的是以俄罗斯为主的东欧国 家。十六世纪以马丁· 路德为代表的宗教改革使原 来的罗马公教分裂为新与旧两派。习惯上将旧教 称为天主教，信仰的主要有意大利、法国等国家。 中国习惯将新教称为基督教，信仰的国家主要有 英美德等国家。
Beauty alone makes all the world happy, and every being forgets its limitations as long as it experiences her enchantment. --- Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), German poet, playwright and historian.
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by Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag and her works
Susan Sontag (1933-2004), American writer, known for her
philosophical writings on modern culture. During the 1960s and 1970s Sontag's essays and observations had a strong influence on the American counterculture. Her essay collections include Against Interpretation (反对阐释，1966), Styles of Radical Will (激进意志的风格，1969), and Under the Sign of Saturn (在土星的标志下，1980). She also wrote the novels The Benefactor (恩人，1963), Death Kit (死亡试剂盒，1967), The Volcano Lover (火山情人，1992), and In America (在美国，2000). Sontag‗s other works include the nonfiction books On Photography (论 摄影，1977), Illness as Metaphor (疾病的隐喻，1978), and AIDS and Its Metaphors (艾滋病及其隐喻，1989); and a collection of short stories.
最新新版人教版 英语 八年级下unit 1-10短语翻译和词形资料讲解
一、短语和句子翻译1.感冒2.胃痛3.发烧4.躺下5.休息6.令某人惊讶的是…7.right away8.get into trouble 9.be used to doing10.be used to do ed to do 12.冒险13.run out of= 14.get out of15.be in coutrol of 16.放弃17.感到恶心18.照X光19.put a bandage on it20.what’s wrong?= =21.我妹妹和我得了咽喉痛。
22.我应该怎么办？23.她昨天讲的太多而且没有喝足够的水。
24.--我应该敷点药在上面吗？--不，不用。
25.他应该量体温。
二、词形转换1.foot(复)___________2.tooth(复)_____________3. head→头疼4.stomach→胃痛5.we→反身代词______________6.climb→n._______7.knife(复)___________8.death→adj_________→v.________9.importance→n.___________ 10. decision→v.unit 2.一、短语和句子翻译1.打扫干净2.振奋起来；鼓励3.give out=e up with5.推迟6.给某人打电话7.care for 8.参加…选拔9.自愿做…10.赠送11修理12.长得像…13 set up14.make a difference 15.put up16.养老院17. 感到孤独18.在…岁的时19.at the same time 20.would like to do1.我长得像我爸爸2.我想要帮助无家可归的人。
3.小明相信这个能帮他得到他理想的工作。
4.我感到非常幸运的拥有了这条狗。
二、词形变化1.train.v.→n.2.own v.→n.3.difficult. adj→n4.kind adj→n.5.interest v. →adj一、短语和句子翻译1.take out the rubbish2.反复；频繁3.一…就…4.做家务5. in order to6.depend on7.take care of8.do the dishes9.make one’s bed10.fold one’s clothes 11.扫地12.clean the living room 13.没问题14.get a ride 15. at least →反16.any minute 17.be always doing 18.mind doing 19.have a test 20.invite sb to a party21.hang out with sb. 22.as a result23.spend time on sth24--我可以和我的朋友外出就餐吗？--好的，没问题。
外研社现代大学英语(第三版)精读6教学课件Unit 7
Nature's beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude. —Nature ·Beauty ·Gratitude by Louie Schwartzberg
If I were the president of a university I should establish a compulsory course in “How to Use Your Eyes”. The professor would try to show his pupils how they could add joy to their lives by really seeing what passes unnoticed before them. He would try to awake their dormant and sluggish faculties. —Three Days to See by Helen Keller (大学必修课《如何利用你的眼睛》)
The essay “Beauty” first appeared in the 1998 spring issue of Orion and was included in Hunting for Hope. The book takes his readers through a whirlwind of spirited journeys, love, and despair in his search for hope.
Unit 7 Beauty 译文
Unit 7 Beauty美1.对于古希腊人来说,美是一种美德，一种出类拔萃的表现，是那些在今天的我们看来不得不被称为"完人"的人。
如果古希腊人真的能够区分一个人的“内在”和"外在"，那么他们仍然要求内在美能够与外在美相匹配.聚集在苏格拉底周围,出身富裕的雅典贵族年轻人发现一个很矛盾的事实，他们的偶像是如此有智慧,有胆识，如此高贵，如此魅力四射，但又如此丑陋。
苏格拉底的一个最主要的教学方式是,用他自己丑陋的外表教导那些天真，无疑也是相貌堂堂的学徒,生活是如此充满矛盾的。
2.也许他们会反对苏格拉底的教导,但我们则不然。
几千年之后的我们比较提防美的诱惑。
我们不仅轻易地区分了内在（性格，才智)和外在（外表），当看到一个外表动人的人还非常有智慧,有才智，有善心时，我们还会非常惊讶。
3.主要是受基督教的影响,美才被剥夺了它在人的优秀品质中的中心位置。
通过将优秀的品质限制为道德上的美德,基督教使偏离了美的概念——认为它是一种异化的，任意的,肤浅的诱惑。
于是美变得没那么动听了。
近两个世纪，美被约定俗成地归为两性中的一个性,不管多么美丽，永远是属于第二个性别的。
把美和女性挂钩之后,美更加受到道德上的批判。
4.我们英语常说，一个美丽的女人，但却说一个英俊的男子。
"英俊”是"美丽"的阳性等义词——是对“美丽"这样的赞美的拒绝，因为这句赞美是专属于女性的，所以便有了贬义的色彩。
在法语和意大利语中可以说一个男子“美丽”，这表明天主教的国家不像那些演化为新教的基督教国家,他们仍然保留有异教徒崇尚美的痕迹。
如果说有区别的话,那也只是程度不同罢了。
在现代，不管是基督教国家还是后基督教国家，说女性属于美丽的性别，这不仅伤害了美丽本身的意义，也对女性造成了伤害。
5.人们认为，被称作美丽是点明女性性格上和关注问题上的某些本质的东西。
(男性则不同-—他们的本质是强大，有效率,有能力）不用经历先进女权主义意识的阵痛就能意识到，教女性将自己与美丽联系在一起，就助长了女性的自我陶醉，加深了其依赖性以及不成熟状态。
译林版英语九年级上册Unit 7单词及短语
Unit 7 Films名词Nouns1. action film动作片e.g.: I prefer a feature film to an action film.2. western西部电影；西部小说e.g.: Is the Western a dead art form?3. industry 工业；产业e.g.: Who do you think would be suitable for entering the film industry?4. storyteller 讲故事的人e.g.: Millie is such a good storyteller that she can write exciting scripts.5. actress女演员e.g.: She worked as a model before becoming an actress.6. dancer 舞蹈者e.g.: As a child, she loved dancing and dreamt of becoming a successful ballet dancer.7. lead主角，扮演主角的演员e.g.: Two years later, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday.8. role 角色e.g.: She won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in this film that year.9. lifetime 终身，一生e.g.: During her lifetime, Hepburn had four more Oscar nominations.10. rush hour交通高峰期e.g.: Don’t travel at rush hour.11. car park停车场e.g.: The cinema had a big car park.12. row（一）排，（一）行e.g.: I finally got a ticket, though my seat was in the last row in the corner.13. kung fu功夫e.g.: I will lend them my DVDs so that they will learn what Chinese kung fu is all about.14. actor 演员e.g.: Did you always want to be an actor?15. special offer特价优惠e.g.: There is a special offer on Tuesdays and before 6 p.m. on Fridays.16. superstar超级明星e.g.: She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar.17. science fiction科幻电影；科幻小说e.g.: She is a popular writer of science fiction.18. script剧本e.g.: That line isn’t in the original script.19. loss丧失，损失；失败e.g.: When she died in 1993, the world felt very sad about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.20. humanitarian人道主义者e.g.: I like to think of myself as a humanitarian.21. ballet芭蕾舞；芭蕾舞剧e.g.: She wants to be a ballet dancer.22. charm魅力e.g.: The hotel is full of charm and character.23. princess公主e.g.: She was got up as a princess.24. nomination提名e.g.: He has had nine Oscar nominations.25. appearance出现，露面；外貌e.g.: In 1989, Hepburn made her final appearance in the film Always and played the role of an angel.26. angel天使e.g.: She could not see herself in the role of ministering angel.27. effort努力；艰难的尝试e.g.: She won many awards because of her efforts in this area.28. tale故事；讲述，叙述e.g.: She unfolded her tale to us.29. dinosaur恐龙e.g.: The dinosaur became extinct before the appearance of man30. stuntman特技替身演员e.g.: There is no stuntman in this town who would work with me again.动词Verbs1. mark 表明；标志e.g.: That event marked the beginning of her successful career.2. park停车e.g.: I could not find a space to park my car.3. mistake误以为– mistake…for… 把…误认为…e.g.: Some people mistook her for a real princess.4. cancel取消；终止e.g.: This Saturday’s talk on films has been cancelled.5. consider 认为；考虑e.g.: Jackie Chan is considered by many people as a superstar, not only for his success in action films but also for his efforts in charity work.6. insist坚持认为；坚持e.g.: Colette insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl for the lead role in Gigi, a play based upon her novel, although Hepburn had never played any major roles before.7. base以…为基础e.g.: Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.形容词Adjectives1. all-time 一向的；空前的e.g.: Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actresses.2. final最终的，最后的e.g.: The project is in its final stages.3. stupid愚蠢的e.g.: They seem to be full of mysteries, but in fact, they’re quite stupid.4. romantic浪漫的e.g.: I like romantic films.5. major主要的；较大的e.g.: We have encountered major problems.6. attractive漂亮的，有吸引力力的e.g.: Someone of great charm has an attractive quality.7. amazed大为惊奇e.g.: Many people were amazed by her beauty.副词Adverbs1. peacefully 宁静地；和平地e.g.: The demonstration passed off peacefully.2. neither也不e.g.: He didn’t remember and neither did I.介词Prepositions1. beyond 超出，除…之外e.g.: Hepburn’s achievements went beyond the film industry.其他Others1. DVD (= digital videodisc)数码影碟e.g.: I have bought a lot of DVDs so that I can learn more about Chinese kung fu.短语Expressions1. in your dreams 你做梦，你妄想e.g.: Now you’re saving people in your dreams too.2. so…that如此…以至于e.g.: I’m so good that I should be in Hollywood instead.3. such…that如此…以至于e.g.: It was such an exciting script that she read it through without stopping.4. catch one’s attention吸引某人的注意e.g.: Hepburn’s beauty and charm caught the writer’s attention.5. play the role of扮演…的角色e.g.: We could use pressure to make sure that Syria doesn’t play the role of spoiler in the region.6. pass away（委婉语）去世e.g.: On 20 January 1993, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.7. fall in love with sb爱上某人e.g.: It is about a woman who falls in love with a man when she travels by ship.。
新编英语教程6-U7-Beauty-中英翻译
BeautySusan SontagFor the Greeks, beauty was a virtue: a kind of excellence. Persons then were assumed to be what we now have to call lamely, enviously whole persons. If it did occur to the Greeks to distinguish between a person’s “inside” and “outside”, they still expected that inner beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kind. The well-born young Athenians who gathered around Socrates found it quite paradoxical that their hero was so intelligent, so brave, so honorable, so seductive and so ugly. One of Socrates main pedagogical acts was to be ugly and teach those innocent, no doubt splendid-looking disciples of his how full of paradoxes life really was.They may have resisted Socrates’ lessons. We do not. Several thousand years later, we are more wary of the enchantments of beauty. We not only split off with the greatest facility-the “inside” (character, intellect) from the “outside” (looks): but we are actually surprised when someone who is beautiful is also intelligent, talent and good.It was principally the influence of Christianity that deprived beauty of the central place it had in classical ideals of human excellence (virtus in latin) to moral virtue only, Christianity set beauty adrift-as an alienated, arbitrary, superficial enchantment. And beauty has continued to lose prestige. For close to two centuries it has become a convention to attribute beauty to only one of the two sexes: the sex which, however Fair, is always Second. Associating beauty with women has put beauty even further on the defensive, morally.A beautiful woman, we say in English. But a handsome man. “Handsome” is the masculine equivalentof-and refusal of-a compliment which has accumulate certain demeaning overtones, by being resolved women only. That one can call a man in French and in Italian suggests that catholic countries, unlike those countries shaped by the Protestant version of Christianity, still retain some vestiges of the pagan admiration for beauty. But the differences, if one exists, is of degrees only. In every modern country that is Christian or post-Christian, women are the beautiful sex to the detriment of the notion of beauty as well as of women.To be called beautiful is thought to name something essential to women’s character and concerns. (I n contrast to men whose essence is to be strong or competent). It doesn’t take someone in the throes of advanced feminist awareness to perceive that the way women are taught to be involved with beauty encourages narcissism, reinforces dependence and immaturity. Everybody (women and men) knows that. For it is ”every body”, a whole society, that has identified with caring about what one is and does and only secondarily, if at all, about how one looks.) Given these stereotype, it is on wonder that beauty enjoys, at best, a rather mixed reputation.It is not, of course, the desire to be beautiful that is wrong but the obligation to be or to try. What is accepted by most women as a flattering idealization of their sex is a way of making women feel inferior to what they actually are, or normally grow to be. For the ideal of beauty is administered as a form ofself-oppression. Women are taught to see their bodies in parts, and to evaluate each part separately. Breasts, feet, hips, waistline neck, eyes, nose, complexion, hair, and so on, each in turn is submitted to an anxious, fretful, often despairing scrutiny. Even if some pass muster, some will always be found wanting. Nothing less than perfection will do.In men, good looks is a whole, something taken in at a glance. It does not need to be confirmed y giving measurements of different regions of the body, nobody encourages a man to dissect his appearance, feature by feature. As for perfection, that is considered trivial-almost unmanly. Indeed, in the ideally good-looking man a small imperfection or blemish is considered positively desirable. According to one movie critic (a woman) who is a declared Robert Redford fan, it is having that cluster of skin-colored moles on one cheek that saves Redford from being merely a “pretty face.” Think of the depreciation of women, as well as of beauty, that id implied in that judgment.“The privileges of beauty are immense.” said Cocteau. To be sure, beauty is a form of power. And deservedly so. What is lamentable is that it is the only form of power that most women are encouraged to seek. This power is always conceived relation to men; it is not the power to do that but the power to attract. It is a power that negates itself. For this power is not one that can be chosen freely, at least, not by women, or renounced without social censure.To preen, for a woman, can never be jut a pleasure. It is also a duty. It is her work. If a woman dose real work, and even if she has clambered up to a leading position in politics, law, medicine, business, or whatever, she is always under pressure to a confess that she still works at bring attractive. But in so far as she is keeping up as one of the Fair Sex, she brings under suspicion her very capacity to be objective, professional, authoritative, thoughtful. Damned if they do-women are. And damned if they don’t.One could hardly ask for more important evidence of the dangers of considering persons as split between what is “inside” and what is “outside” than that interminable half-comic half-tragic tale, the oppression of women. How easy it is to start off by defining women as caretakers of their surfaces, and then to disparage them (or find them adorable) for being “superficial”. It is a crude trap, and it has worked for too long. But to get out of the trap requires that women get some critical distance from the excellence and privilege which is beauty, enough distance to see how much beauty itself has been abridged in order to prop up the mythology of the “feminine”. There should be a way of saving beauty from women, and for them.对于古希腊人来说，美丽是一种美德：一种出色表现。
Unit 7 Beauty
♪ He attributed his success to several factors. ♪ The fragments of walls are vestiges of the Noman Conquest. ♪ He smoked and drank a lot, to the detriment of his health. ♪ You’d better cut your interminable speech short.
Previewing questions
• What is the purpose of the essay? • How does the author develop the essay?
Purpose of the essay
• To discredit modern society’s biased attitude to women as shown in the changed meaning of the word “beauty”.
• Section III (Para 8-9 ) Pointing out how society’s gender stereotypes have affected adversely the development of women
• Section IV (Para. 10) Calling on women and the whole society to get out of the trap created by the “myth of beauty” and the resulting oppression of women.
– 1) physical looks, – 2) moral essence, – 3) personal concerns and interest (i.e. conventional ideas concerning what men/women should do or should be like.)
新视野大学英语(第三版)Unit 7_单词解释+例句
Unit 7TEXT ANew wordsfraudn.[C, U] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain sth. such as money or goods 欺诈；诈骗They said that it was the temptation of money that led them to commit the fraud. 他们说正是受到金钱的诱惑他们才去行骗的。
He has been charged with tax fraud/credit card fraud. 他被控逃税/信用卡诈骗。
corruptionn.[U] dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior, esp. from sb. with power （尤指有权势者的）贪污，贿赂，受贿，腐败We think all governments should serve their people and seek to end corruption. 我们认为所有的政府都应该服务于人民，并且力求消除腐败。
expelvt.officially force sb. to leave a place or organization because of their bad behavior 强迫（某人）离开；驱逐；开除Two senior students have been expelled for cheating on the final exam. 两名大四学生因为在期末考试时作弊而被学校开除。
Eight Olympic athletes were expelled for drug-taking. 八名奥运会运动员因服用禁药被取消了比赛资格。
purchasen.[C, U] (fml.) sth. you buy, or the act of buying it 购买（的东西）Advertisers need to learn what will motivate people to make a purchase. 广告商需要了解什么会刺激人们买东西。
UNIT7Beauty课文及课后练习
UNIT7Beauty课⽂及课后练习UNIT SEVEN BeautyDialogueAyu: Mom，I have something exciting to tell you。
Mother：What's up？1Ayu: I’m going to have an operation to get my eyelids fixed. Mother：What？Are you saying that you're going to get an expensive cosmetic surgery？At a hospital？Ayu: Well, it's……it's not so expensive，and it's only my eyelids Mother：Only your eyelids？！Ayu：Yeah. It's not like I'm going to，you know，do anything drastic. I' m just going to fix it so I can look prettier. And Mom，it's my money. I've saved it. I' ve been working to save my money，and I…it's my body. Mother：So that explains it. That's why you’ve been working extra hours. But you're beautiful the way you are. You look great.Ayu: But，Mom，boys don't see what you see in me. If I look beautiful，then，you know, I'll be approached by more boys. Maybe I'll have a chance 2to get jobs that I wouldn't be able to if I didn' t fix my eyelids. Mother：Honey，you should attract people with your inner beauty. Your personality，your intelligence ---not your looks.Ayu: Mom，you don’t understand. Boys aren't attracted by your intelligence and your wit. The first thing they see is your looks. If you're not beautiful，they won't approach you at all. Then how are they to knowif you have wit or intelligence?Mother：You can't do this.Ayu：Mom，I'm doing it whether you like it or not. 3Mother：I think you're making a terrible mistake.Make your own dialogue with the substitutes，making necessary changes:1. What's the matter？/ What is it？2. an opportunity3. no matter what you thinkPassage AIs Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?Pre-reading questions:1. How do you understand "beauty is in the eye of the beholder？2. What is beauty in your eye?Is there such a thing as the perfect face？Is beauty something you can measure?Recent scientific evidence suggests that the answer is "yes". A new science，the science of attraction，has come to the conclusion that beauty is objective and quantifiable and not，as the romantics believe，in theeye of the beholder.For more than a century，it was thought that a beautiful face was appealing because it was a collection of average features. Using his computer system，Dr. David Perrett of the University of St. Andrews has challenged the theory. In a key experiment，photographs of women were ranked for their attractiveness by a number of volunteers. Two composite pictures were then created：one，the average of all the pictures；the other made from those rated most attractive. Although the faces looked very similar at first glance， a significant number said they preferred the composite of most attractive faces."The conclusion I reached,” said Dr. Perrett，"was that the most attractive shape was not average. If you look at famous film stars and supermodels，most of them have ideal features-----larger than normal eyes，higher arched eyebrows，slightlysmaller noses，cheekbones are a little more prominent. Even popular cartoon characters such as Betty Boop，Yasmin from Aladdin and Bambi have big eyes，small turned-up noses，big mouths and small chins. And if these features are exaggerated，the attractiveness rating goes up even more. Julia Roberts is a good example of this.”But what do scientists make of men's faces？Do men with large eyes，high cheekbones and a small chin have the same irresistible appeal？Researchers were a bit shocked at the top-ranking male face. Theyexpected it to have the classic square jaw and strong cheekbones，but instead，women seem to prefer men with gentle faces. Although there is more pressure on females to be perfect，research suggests that men and women look for many of the same things：for example, expressive features such as arched eyebrows and a big smile were associated with attractiveness in men.Dr David Perrett puts forward an evolutionary reason to explain why so many women now swoon over baby-faced stars such as Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Cruise. Women like a man with a feminine face because he is more likely to have higher levels of the female hormone oestrogen and therefore to make a kinder and more trustworthy husband and father.But do these ideals of beauty manage to cross cultural boundaries？For instance，in some cultures，lip discs，scars and tattoos are considered to be attractive. Professor Cunningham of the University of Louisville，Kentucky，found that there were only very subtle differences between ethnic groups. For example，Asians tended to prefer faces that were slightly less mature and slightly less expressive，whereas blacks preferred faces that were a little more plump. In other words，although there might be a little truth in the old adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder，by and large，we all seem to be attracted to the same things.Exercises to the TextI. Answer the following questions1. What conclusion has the new science come to？2. What is the most attractive shape like according to Dr. Parrett's conclusion？3. In what way can the attractiveness be increased？4. What kind of men's face do women prefer？5. How do you understand the phrase "swoon over in paragraph 6？6. Why do so many women like men with feminine faces？7. Do these ideals of beauty culturally universal？Why or why not？8. What kind of face do Asians prefer？Il. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the given words：1. The idea of traveling to the moon holds little________________（attract）for me.2. The police have_______________（conclude）proof of his guilt.3. I found the__________________（conclude）of her book rather difficult to understand.4. The value of education is not____________ (quantify）.5. The idea of a free holiday is rather_________________（appeal）.6. The discovery of oil is of great_________________（Significant）to the country's economy.7. We accept credit cards，but cash or a cheque would be__________（prefer）.8. British industry is not_______________（compete）enough.9. Those chocolates look quite____________（resistible）.10. A baby's cry may be_________（express）of hunger or pain.III. Put the following sentences into Chinese，paying attention to the meanings of the italic words tend1. The sick are well tended at the hospital.2. Plants tend to die in hot weather if you do not water them3. These measures tend to improve working conditions4. The road tends north.measure1. The tailor measured me for a suit.2. He is a man who measures his words.3. The meter is a measure of length.4. The authorities took measures to prevent tax fraud. average1. These marks are well above average.2. We fail one student per year on average.3. The average temperature in Oxford last month is 18。
unit-7-fashion-and-beauty教学内容
Part A Text
How is this definition of physical beauty actually used among human beings? What makes one be considered beautiful and attractive? Is a person considered beautiful necessarily attractive? These are difficult questions which do not have a direct answer. The way the societies we live in view beauty is influenced by many things, for example, cultural factors. In the past, each culture had different criteria upon which they based beauty. There are those cultures that considered plump women to be beautiful. Others considered small feet to be beautiful. …
a. They are very slim. They look beautiful. b. I don’t like bony girls.
2. What do you think of Michael Jackson’s cosmetic surgery (整形手术)?
a. It’s a personal decision. b. I don’t like it at all, to tell you the truth. It’s not real.
(完整word版)beauty译文
论美—苏珊·桑塔格在古希腊人看来，美是一种德性:一种优秀品质。
那个时代的人大概就是我们如今不得不称之为完人的人，尽管称之为完人仍让我们觉得有些辞不达意，还带着些许嫉妒。
要是古希腊人确实想到过要把一个人的“内在”与“外在”区分开来，那么他们还是认为内在美应该与外在美相匹配.那些聚集在苏格拉底周围的雅典富家子弟就发现,实在自相矛盾的是，他们心目中这位英雄如此聪颖、如此勇敢、如此正直、如此富有魅力-又是如此丑陋。
自身的长相丑陋也是苏格拉底的现身说法之一：他要教导这些相貌出众却不谙世事的弟子们,生活确实充满了矛盾。
他们也许充耳不闻苏格拉底的教训。
我们则不然。
几千年之后，我们更是小心翼翼地看待美的魅力.我们不仅轻易地把“内在”和“外在”割裂开来，而且发现一个人既相貌美丽，又德才兼备时,我们会觉得难以置信。
主要是由于基督教的影响，美才被剥夺了它在关于人的优秀品质的古典理想中的中心位置。
基督教把优秀的概念限制于道德上的美德,这样便把美束之高阁—视之为一种异化的、无常的、浅薄的魅力.于是美之声誉不断下降.将近两个世纪中，人们已经约定俗成把美归之于两性中的一个性别：无论多么美丽，这个性别总是第二性。
把美和妇女相联系，结果使得美在道德上更容易受到批判和攻击。
我们英语中常说，一个美丽的女子。
但是却说一个英俊的男人。
“英俊”是“美丽”的阳性等义词，也意味着拒绝“美丽”这个恭维字眼，因为这个字眼已经由于专用于女子而带上了贬义色彩。
在法语和意大利语中,可以说一个男人“美丽"，这表明天主教国家仍然保留着异教徒对美的崇拜的绪余，而不同于演化为新教的基督教影响下的那些国家。
不过要说存在区别的话，那也只是程度问题.在每个现代国家里，不论是基督教国家还是基督教衰落后的国家，妇女都是美的性别-这对妇女以及美这个概念都为害不浅.人们认为，被称为美丽是点明女性性格上和关注问题方面本质的东西。
(这在男性恰恰相反—他们的本质是要显得强壮，或有效力，或有能力.）不必经历先进的男女平等意识的阵痛，便能认识到，教会妇女把自己和美联系起来，这就是助长自恋倾向,加深依赖性和不成熟状态。
Unit 7 Beauty Susan SongtagTeaching objectivesI
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(8) “art for art's sake (9)John Dewey, human experience ： disconnected, fragmentary, full of beginnings without conclusions (10)Marxism and Freudianism: Marxism ：art is great only when it is “progressive,” Sigmund Freud art ： therapeutic use。 James Joyce： The stream-ofconsciousness
The Circus by Georges Seurat
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Seurat’s Trombonist长号手 French artist Georges Seurat’s drawing of a trombonist (1887-1888) in chalk and conte
培根的美学与其哲学密切相关,表现出启蒙时 培根的美学与其哲学密切相关 表现出启蒙时 代的现实主义、乐观主义、唯物主义、 代的现实主义、乐观主义、唯物主义、世俗 主义和人本主义的精神意蕴。 主义和人本主义的精神意蕴。优雅合适的动 作是人的内在心灵的外在表现,在培根看来 在培根看来,内 作是人的内在心灵的外在表现 在培根看来 内 在的灵魂美高于外在的形式美。 在的灵魂美高于外在的形式美。
人生是一场悲剧 在存在主义者看来， 在存在主义者看来，人生活在一个与自 己对立的、失望的世界之中， 己对立的、失望的世界之中，人在世界上的 地位是不确定的。 地位是不确定的。绝对自由的人也是烦恼和 无所依靠的孤独者。人虽然有选择的自由， 无所依靠的孤独者。人虽然有选择的自由， 但他面对的未来的生活却是混沌而没有目标 他只是盲目地走向未来， 的。他只是盲目地走向未来，他只知道人生 的真实的终结就是死亡。 的真实的终结就是死亡。死亡作为人生的最 后归宿， 后归宿，对于个人的存在具有非常重要的意 义。
七年级下册unit7英语作文儿
七年级下册unit7英语作文儿Title: A Memorable TripLast summer, my family and I embarked on a remarkable journey to explore the breathtaking beauty of nature. Our destination was a picturesque hill station nestled in the mountains.On a sunny morning, we set off with great excitement. As we drove through the winding roads, the magnificent scenery unfolded before our eyes. The lush green forests, cascading waterfalls, and colorful wildflowers created a mesmerizing panorama.Upon reaching our destination, we checked into a cozy cottage overlooking the valley. The tranquility of the surroundings immediately soothed our souls. The fragrance of freshly bloomed flowers filled the air, and the melodious chirping of birds echoed in the distance.One of the highlights of our trip was hiking to the mountaintop. Early the next day, we packed our essentials and embarked on the adventurous trek. The trail was challenging, but the breathtaking vistas we encountered along the way made every step worthwhile. The panoramic view from the summitleft us speechless. The snow-capped peaks of the distant mountains seemed to touch the sky, and the vast expanse of lush green valleys was a sight to cherish.We also indulged in some thrilling activities such as paragliding. As we soared high above the ground, it felt like we were flying with the eagles. The adrenaline rush and the exhilaration of gliding through the sky will forever be etched in my memory.During our stay, we also explored the local culture and traditions. We visited a traditional market where vibrant handicrafts, delicious local cuisine, and colorfultraditional attire fascinated us. We got a chance to interactwith the locals, learn about their customs, and even participate in traditional dances.Furthermore, we took a day trip to a nearby waterfall. The cascading water, glistening under the sunlight, provided the perfect location for us to swim and relax. We enjoyed the refreshing coolness of the water and the sheer joy of being surrounded by nature's wonders.As the days passed, we grew closer as a family, bonding over shared adventures and memories. The serene atmosphere of the hill station allowed us to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and reconnect with nature, ourselves, and each other.Reluctantly, the time came to bid farewell to this enchanting place. We packed our belongings, taking with us the fond memories and experiences that would forever remain in our hearts.This trip taught me the importance of exploration and appreciating the beauty of our natural world. It reminded me to embrace new experiences, cherish family bonds, and be grateful for the wonders that surround us.In conclusion, our trip to the hill station was an unforgettable experience. It was a journey filled with awe-inspiring landscapes, thrilling adventures, and precious moments shared with loved ones. I am grateful for this opportunity to immerse myself in nature's embrace and create everlasting memories.。
Unit7 Beauty
--------- Susan Sontag
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What is "beauty"?
About Writer Library work Organization of the Text
What is the ‘beauty’？ Some understandings about 'beauty': Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder. ---Margaret Wolfe Hungerford 情人眼里出西施 “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,”—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. ------ John Keats 美即是真，真即是美。这就包括你们所知道,和该 知道的一切。 ----约翰.济慈
The beautiful is nothing else than the visible form of the good. ------- Plato 美不是别的，只是善的可见形式。 ----- 柏拉图
About Writer
Susan Sontag 苏珊.桑塔格
Susan Sontag (1933-2004 ), American writer, known for her philosophical writings on modern culture. Born in New York City, Sontag was educated at the universities of California, Chicago, and Paris and at Harvard University. During the 1960s and 1970s Sontag's essays and observations had a strong influence on the American counterculture. Adwards: The 2003 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade the 2003 Prince of Asturias Prize the 2001 Jerusalem Prize the National Book Award for In America (2000) the National Book Critics Circle Award for On Photography (1978)
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Unit 7 BeautyText A What is True Beauty何谓真美？夏洛特·库钦斯基1 有的数学家认为美的定义就是完美的脸部轮廓。
按照他们的定义，两眼须保持一定距离，鼻子延展适中，颧骨和嘴唇须突出，耳朵须完美的位于头部两侧，头部须位置适中。
同样，身体的其他部位也适用此法则。
躯干须具备一定长度，胳膊与腿须大小适中等等。
2 在我看来，诗人说的对—美在于观看者的眼睛。
我所认为的美很有可能与你所定义的美大相径庭。
美完全取决于我们人类看待彼此的方式。
如果我们只是用眼睛观看，相比用心灵，美更加难以琢磨。
3 随着时间的推移，美的概念发生了很大变化。
曾经有一段时间，女人追求曲线美，而现在苗条成了唯一可以接受的美。
如此极端的观念, 是将美的定义分解成各个身体部位的完美。
其中包括身体的平衡，良好的肤色，年轻，健康以及活力。
不幸的是，美貌并不能保证心灵之美，而心灵之美的缺失能够最终破坏整个美。
4 真正的美应该是外表，心灵，性格，智慧以及心灵的完美组合。
这个定义将极大地拓宽人类对于真正美的观念。
几乎没有人会被认为是普通的，因为世上没有两个一样的人，而且所有人都有自己独一无二之处。
5 不幸的是，男人与女人看待美的角度通常相反。
虽然很多人认为男人比女人批判性更强，然而这话反过来说也对。
女人在分析同龄人时，显得更加苛刻。
6 那么人们为何如此重视外表之美？美貌可以促进学业，职业选择以及生活方式。
貌美的员工可以得到更多的升职与加薪；好看的学生学习更好，因为他们可以掌控教授；漂亮的女人可以引诱男人按照她们的吩咐做事；英俊的男人可以激励女人买单。
以上看似不道德，但是美丽的外表确实在日常生活中扮演重要的角色。
7 美成了一些人的困扰，这些人认为优雅，魅力或者个性，不足以让他们从生活中得到他们想要的。
很多没有完美外表的人诉诸于其他因素来得到别人的帮助；他们用金钱，权力或者性特征作为秘密武器来从别人那里得到自己想要的。
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Unit 7 Beauty
美
1.对于古希腊人来说，美是一种美德，一种出类拔萃的表现，是那些在今天的我们看来不
得不被称为"完人"的人。
如果古希腊人真的能够区分一个人的“内在”和"外在"，那么他们仍然要求内在美能够与外在美相匹配。
聚集在苏格拉底周围，出身富裕的雅典贵族年轻人发现一个很矛盾的事实，他们的偶像是如此有智慧，有胆识，如此高贵，如此魅力四射，但又如此丑陋。
苏格拉底的一个最主要的教学方式是，用他自己丑陋的外表教导那些天真，无疑也是相貌堂堂的学徒，生活是如此充满矛盾的。
2.也许他们会反对苏格拉底的教导，但我们则不然。
几千年之后的我们比较提防美的诱惑。
我们不仅轻易地区分了内在（性格，才智）和外在（外表），当看到一个外表动人的人还非常有智慧，有才智，有善心时，我们还会非常惊讶。
3.主要是受基督教的影响，美才被剥夺了它在人的优秀品质中的中心位置。
通过将优秀的
品质限制为道德上的美德，基督教使偏离了美的概念——认为它是一种异化的，任意的，肤浅的诱惑。
于是美变得没那么动听了。
近两个世纪，美被约定俗成地归为两性中的一个性，不管多么美丽，永远是属于第二个性别的。
把美和女性挂钩之后，美更加受到道德上的批判。
4.我们英语常说，一个美丽的女人，但却说一个英俊的男子。
"英俊"是"美丽"的阳性等义
词——是对“美丽”这样的赞美的拒绝，因为这句赞美是专属于女性的，所以便有了贬义的色彩。
在法语和意大利语中可以说一个男子“美丽”，这表明天主教的国家不像那些演化为新教的基督教国家，他们仍然保留有异教徒崇尚美的痕迹。
如果说有区别的话，那也只是程度不同罢了。
在现代，不管是基督教国家还是后基督教国家，说女性属于美丽的性别，这不仅伤害了美丽本身的意义，也对女性造成了伤害。
5.人们认为，被称作美丽是点明女性性格上和关注问题上的某些本质的东西。
（男性则不
同——他们的本质是强大，有效率，有能力）不用经历先进女权主义意识的阵痛就能意识到，教女性将自己与美丽联系在一起，就助长了女性的自我陶醉，加深了其依赖性以及不成熟状态。
每个人都知道会这样（不管是男人还是女人）。
因为每个人，整个社会，都已经认为关注外貌属于女性特质（而男性特质则不同——他们关注的是一个人的身份，行为，其次才关注其外貌）。
鉴于这些老一套的说法，这就难怪美至多只带着这种不纯粹的名誉了。
6.当然，爱美之心没有错，错的是把美当作一种义务，或为之苦苦挣扎。
被大多数女性视
为对自己性别的理想化赞美其实反而让她们对自己实际的正常的样子感到自卑。
因为理想的美是通过一种自我压制的形式呈现的。
女人们学着一个部位一个部位地看待自己的身体，独立地评价每个部位。
胸，足，臀，腰围，脖子，眼睛，鼻子，肤色，毛发，等等。
每个部位都有经受一个令人焦虑，苦恼烦躁，而且通常是令人绝望的考量。
即使有些部位还算达到要求，但是有些部位通常是被发现有不足的。
没有什么比完美更重要的了。
7.男人的好看是一个整体，是一眼就可以看出来的。
它不需要通过依次考量身体的不同部
位来证实，没有人会鼓励一个男的去一点一点地分析自己的外貌。
至于完美，这是不足挂齿的，几乎是没有男子气概的。
实际上，一个外貌完美的男子特别积极地想要有一点不完美或者瑕疵。
一个宣称是罗伯特·雷德福的影迷的影评家说，多亏右边脸颊上那几颗肉色的痣才让雷德福没有成为纯粹的“好看的脸”。
试想一下，这样的评判暗含了多少对女性以及对美的藐视。
8.科克托说:“美带来莫大的好处。
”可以肯定，美是一种力量。
也理应如此。
可悲的是，
它是鼓励多数女性去追求的唯一一种力量。
这种力量总是被认为是与男性有关的，它不是指有力去做什么事，而是有力去吸引。
它是一种自我否定的力量。
因为这种力量本身是不能被自由选择的，至少，女性对此既不能选择拥有，也不能选择摒弃，否则，将会受到社会的斥责。
9.对于女人来说，刻意打扮自己从来都不只是源于乐趣。
这也是一种义务，是她的工作。
即使一个女性做着一份实实在在的工作，甚至在政治，法律，医学，商业，或者别的什么领域，她已经攀爬到领导的位置，她都不得不承认她还在努力使自己看起来有吸引力。
但是只要她还在奋力追求女性之美，她就会招致怀疑，怀疑她是否有能力做到客观，专业，有权威，顾全大局。
如果做到了，女人就要受到谴责，如果做不到，她们也难逃其咎。
10.将人一分为二，分为“内在”的和“外在”，这样的观点是很危险的。
我们可以从有关
女性受到压迫的那些没完没了的悲喜故事中找到最为重要的证据。
一开始先是描述女人非常注重自己的外表，然后由于肤浅又贬低她们（或者发现她们值得钦慕），这是何等的简单。
这是一个残酷的陷阱，且害人已久。
但要摆脱这个陷阱，需要女性同美所包含的所谓的优秀品质以及特权保持一定的批判性距离，要有足够的距离才能看出，美本身已经受到限制，为的是支撑“女性气质”这个神话。
应该将美从女性中解救出来，也为了解救她们。