《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词3500》Unit 37 超级名模的靓丽诀窍

　　Unit 37
Beauty Tips from Supermodel Cindy Crawford
When I met supermodel Cindy Crawford, I was amazed that her  skin was so perfectly¹ smooth that she appeared not to have pores. She  sits in one of the Hilton's best rooms and there are no light tricks  used to make a photographic subject more beautiful than humanly  possible. This is Crawford without any makeup². Her full brows are  arched with what seems to be military precision, the teeth are  toothpaste-ad white, the eyes are melted-chocolate brown and the newly  washed hair is ever so shining.
It is really only the beauty tips that matter when you are in  a room with a woman who is constantly honored as one of the world's  most beautiful. Certainly she is one of the world's best-paid women  whose job it is to look good.
So how does she look so good?
"I take care of myself. I drink a lot of water, I make sure I  get enough sleep, I don't smoke, I'm not really a party girl, I  exercise..." she says. "I work out three times a week. I think that is  effective for me for maintenance."
Water, exercise and sleep aside, her secret is far more basic.  "I've got good genes³. I'm lucky, my mum looks great, my three sisters  look good." The genes would account for her lack of crow's feet or any  other visible fine line. It is hard to believe her to be a mother of  two kids. "After my second child, my belly⁴ is flat. But if I bend over  to pick something up, I've got extra skin here." She bends over to  demonstrate, but there is nothing to see.
"I'm lucky to be successful. You work with good photographers,  and make good money. The way you do that is by appearing on magazine  covers, so I guess being what you call a supermodel helped to get my  Revlon contract, which I had for 11 years, so that was job security."
While the Revlon job finished two years ago, Crawford is still  busy. Aside from being an Omega ambassador, she is working on her own  skincare product with the help of plastic surgeon. As she is turning  40, the workout and good genes appear to be doing amazing things.
"Now you see so many people who have had plastic surgery and  it scares me. My mum has never had any work done and I'd like to think  that's the way I'd go." The plastic surgeon she is working with on her  skincare products assures her that new skin technology means you don't  have to go under the surgeon's knife in any case.
When her skincare gets to the market, I'll be queuing, having  forgotten she was born with perfect skin, and hoping Crawford's  complexion⁵ does come in a jar.

1 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

2 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

3 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

4 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

5 complexion   

n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格

参考例句：

• Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
• Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。