In a lot of women’s eyes I’ve probably already failed in that respect due to the amount of pink princess Barbie (芭比娃娃) mess cluttering up (堆满) Vera’s room. But I will say something about Barbie: I played with that stuff for a solid decade when I was growing up and here I am now at a healthy weight with a healthy outlook on my body and image. I have a successful career. If Barbie was really so damaging to my femininity (女性气质) and self-image I highly doubt I could list all of the accomplishments.

　　But I get it too. It’s hard for women to maintain a healthy self-image. I have girlfriends around whom I have to brace myself to see, because just being around them makes me self-conscious. I look at old pictures of my mother and wonder why I’ve never been able to be as skinny as she was. And then I have friends who are thinner than their mothers ever were. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. Men like to think we dress and style ourselves for them, but why would we when they hardly notice? I’ve never tried so hard to look good when I know I’m about to meet up with a stylish girlfriend. It’s she who will notice my slimmed-down waist or the thinnest, little bracelet on my arm.

　　And I have no doubt that the two of you, Veronica and Juliette, will endlessly compare yourselves to each other. You will wonder why one of you got longer legs or shinier hair. The thing I’ll tell you is this: not even the prettiest of us feel settled. The girl you think looks the most perfect in the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.

【2016重庆万州市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（1）及答案】相关文章：

★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语完形填空一轮（暑假）精炼（13）含答案

★ 河南省三门峡市2014高考英语一轮（暑假）基础训练（10）附答案

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：21（含解析）

★ 辽宁省辽阳市2014高考英语单项选择一轮（暑假）训练（1）附答案

★ 2013高考英语冲刺-专项篇 3阅读理解

★ 常熟市2014高考英阅读理解语一轮（暑假）训练题（10）及答案

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (50)

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：11（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍阅读理解七选五：体验真题（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：1（含解析）