北师大版高中英语模块6--Uint 18 Beauty Lesson1-2(在线收听

[00:00.00]In contemporary society,
[00:03.36]culture remains a significant factor
[00:05.41]in determining our perceptiion of beauty.
[00:08.87]In some countries,young women follow slimming
[00:11.59]diets to lose extra kilos in preparation
[00:14.40]for their wedding day.In other cultures,
[00:17.89]looking thin for their husband-to-be
[00:19.83]is not what they desire at all,
[00:21.97]rather,looking a lilttle plump and fleshy
[00:24.21]is considered more attractive.
[00:27.63]With the influence of society,time and culture,
[00:31.09]there are no certain criteria
[00:32.77]which can be used to judge what is beautiful.
[00:36.69]lifelong commitment and indeed,
[00:38.83]the survival of society itself.
[00:41.24]rely on individuals seeing beauty
[00:43.05]in difference and depth.
[00:45.63]The human race would soon die out,
[00:47.48]if we were restricted to perceiving beauty
[00:49.64]within a set of limited criteria.
[00:53.35]On the other hand,
[00:54.56]physical beauty must also be enhanced,
[00:56.82]by an attraction to something deeper
[00:58.42]within a person.
[01:00.74]That particular kind of attraction is found
[01:02.73]in all sorts of personality character traits,
[01:06.06]e.g.kindness,generosity.
[01:06.06]

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