英语四级晨读100篇精华版075_大学英语听力

英语四级晨读100篇精华版075

　　英语四级晨读100篇精华版075：Self-critical Women自我挑剔的女性

　　75. Self-critical Women自我挑剔的女性

　　All research to date on body image shows that women are much more critical of their appearance than men-much less likely to admire what they see in the mirror. Up to 8 out of 10 women are dissatisfied with their reflection, and more than half may see a distorted image.

　　迄今为止，所有关于身体形象的研究数据表明，妇女对自己的容貌更挑剔，她们对自己形象的满意度远不如男性。十名女性中高达八位不满意自己镜子里的形象，而且超过一半的妇女觉得自己的形象可能被扭曲了。

　　Men looking in the mirror are more likely to be either pleased with what they see or indifferent. Research shows that men generally have a much more positive body image than women-if anything, they may tend to over-estimate their attractiveness. Some men looking in the mirror may literally not see the flaws in their appearance.

　　男人照镜子时，更可能满意所看见的，或者满不在乎。该研究显示，男人一般比妇女更正面地看待身体如果形象有点好.他们可能往往过高估计自己的吸引力。一些男人照镜子时，.根本看不见自己外表的缺陷。

　　Why are women so much more self-critical than men? Because women are judged on their appearance more than men, and standards of female beauty are considerably higher and more inflexible. Women are continually bombarded with images of the ideal face. And constant exposure to idealized images of female beauty on TV, magazines and billboards makes exceptional good looks seem normal and anything short of perfection seem abnormal and ugly. It has been estimated that young women now see more images of outstandingly beautiful women in one day than our mothers saw throughout their entire adolescence.