想瘦身吗?别看美女广告!_BEC初级作文

想瘦身吗?别看美女广告!

"We're not sure why we found the reverse but possibly because of stress...[women obsessed with their appearance] see the idealized image and think about their own body so turn to food," she adds.

“可是不知道为什么得出的结论恰好相反，不过这可能是由于压力所致。当她们看到广告中的苗条女性，可能会很受‘刺激’，所以就大吃特吃。”

Monro says, "They might think 'what's the point, I'm never going to look like that, I may as well eat; or the image makes them think they're thinner than they are so they eat more."

蒙罗说，“她们可能会这样想‘我永远也不可能有那么好的身材，还不如痛痛快快的吃’，或者是，她们看到这样的广告后会觉得自己变瘦了，所以就开始大吃。”

Sixty-eight female university students took part in the study: two hours after their last meal, they were asked to prioritize the importance of physical attractiveness, health and physical fitness to find out whether they give importance to the way their body looks.

新南威尔士大学共有68名女大学生参加了此项研究。为了了解调查对象是否在乎自己的体型，研究人员让她们在吃完饭的两小时后，对外表、健康和身体舒适度三个因素按照重要性进行排序。

Monro and her team were studying the phenomenon of "self-objectification," or the way people perceive themselves and their bodies as an object to be valued for outward show as opposed to intrinsic worth.