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As we record this podcast, the Oscars are about toget underway in LA. It seems there is no limit towhat celebrities¹ will do to look their best during theHollywood’s glamorous² award season. But beautytreatments of all kinds are big business in the USand not just for the stars. According to theAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 15 million cosmetic³ surgery procedures wereperformed in the US last year. BBC’s Lee Pattison met two Los Angles doctors to see howtreatments could actually help stars reveal the best versions of themselves.

录制这期节目时，奥斯卡颁奖典礼即将在洛杉矶开幕。在这个好莱坞的颁奖季节，明星们为了显得光彩夺目可谓无所不用其极。美容行业是美国的一大产业，而且不是只有明星才去做整容。据美国整形外科协会称，去年，美国共有1500万例整容手术。BBC记者李·帕蒂森采访了洛杉矶的两位医生，他们见证了众多明星改头换面的全过程。

“Deep breath. Exhale⁴ slowly.” Lodie Richards gets her blood drawn⁵ for what is in the office aroutine beauty treatment. “How was that?” “Painless.” Doctor Mark Darrel oversees⁶ one nearlyeveryday. “LA is cosmetic city. There’s no question about it. We have people who come inwho have to beg, borrow and steal, but they are doing the ‘vampire face-lift’.” The sinistername comes from the fact that the procedure uses the patients’ own blood. It’s an especiallypopular pre-Oscars treatment because it’s non-invasive with little recovery time. And doctorDarrel sees results. “Biopsies have been done and we have actually seen new tissue growth.This is not just a mania⁷ of cosmetics⁸. This is the new face-lift.” “You look good. You wannalook better. That’s what this town is all about.” Merle Ginsberg is the senior style writer at theHollywood Reporter. She says beauty trans that seem extreme often start here. “Who hasmore money and access than people in films and television and music? No.1. No. 2, they havethe pressure to look good. It’s part of how much they make for a living.” Here in Beverly HillsI’m standing⁹ on Rodeo Drive. This world famous street is filled with fancy cars and designerstores like Cartier and Channel. And this neighborhood, one of the most exclusive in LosAngles is home to actors, musicians and stars of all sorts and the people who keep thembeautiful. Merle Ginsberg again, “the quest for beauty is very very humane¹⁰ and really it’s to meabout the quest for love and attention and approval and validation¹¹. And that will never everever go away.”

“深吸一口气，慢慢呼气。”罗蒂·理查兹正在接受抽血，来这里整容一般多要经历经历这个环节。“感觉怎么样?”“不疼。”马克·戴劳医生每天至少接受一位前来整容的顾客。“洛杉矶是美容之城，这是毫无疑问的。有些人哪怕沿街乞讨、四处借钱、坑蒙拐骗，也要做‘吸血鬼整容’手术。”该手术要用患者自己的血液，因此才有了这个瘆人的名字。奥斯卡颁奖典礼之前，这种手术特别受欢迎，因为它是无创手术，而且术后恢复快。戴劳医生负责检查注射的结果。“我们已经做了活体组织切片，而且亲眼看到长出了新的组织。这不是简单的化妆新潮流，而是一种崭新的整容术。”“如果你长得好看，你就像变得更漂亮一些。这个城市就是这样。”梅尔·金斯伯格是《好莱坞报道》杂志时尚版资深作家。她说，一些看似极端的整容手术都发源于洛杉矶。“影视明星、歌手，谁能比他们更有钱?见识得更多?这是第一点。第二，他们有变美的动力。因为他们要靠脸吃饭。” “我现在站在比佛利山庄罗迪欧大道上。这条世界著名的大街所处可见豪车和著名设计师的店，比如卡蒂亚和香奈儿。这是洛杉矶最特别的地方之一，许多演员、音乐人和各路明星都在这里安家，同时，还有使他们美貌长存的人。”梅尔·金斯伯格说道：“爱美之心，人皆有之。对我来说，对美的追求也是对爱、关心、赞许和认同的追求。这是永远不会变的。”

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

3 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

4 exhale   

v.呼气，散出，吐出，蒸发

参考例句：

• Sweet odours exhale from flowers.花儿散发出花香。
• Wade exhaled a cloud of smoke and coughed.韦德吐出一口烟，然后咳嗽起来。

5 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

6 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

7 mania   

n.疯狂；躁狂症，狂热，癖好

参考例句：

• Football mania is sweeping the country.足球热正风靡全国。
• Collecting small items can easily become a mania.收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。

8 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

9 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

10 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

11 validation   

n.确认

参考例句：

• If the countdown timer ever hits zero, do your validation processing. 处理这种情况的方法是在输入的同时使用递减计时器，每次击键重新计时。如果递减计时器变为零，就开始验证。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Although the validation control is a very widespread idiom, most such controls can be improved. 虽然确认控件是非常广泛的习惯用法，但还有很多有待改进的地方。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓