自輕容貌害處多

Track 4

by Meaghan Ramsey翻譯：德孟

自輕容貌害處多

Track 4

by Meaghan Ramsey
翻譯：德孟

你對自己的外貌感到滿意嗎？你是否知道對自身外貌的不自信，會導致學習成績退步、自尊心低下、健康損害嚴重，甚至還會影響到整個經濟大環境？

Ten thousand people every month google， “Am I ugly？” What's leading them to do this？

Well， today's teenagers are rarely alone. And the social pressures that go along with that are1）relentless. Size zero注1models still2）dominate our3）catwalks.4）Airbrushing is now routine. And5）trends like “thinspiration注2，” “thigh gap注3” and “pro ana注4.”It is not hard to see what girls are6）benchmarking themselves against. But boys7）are not immune to this either，8）aspiring to the9）chiseled jaw lines and10）ripped six packs of superhero-like sports stars and Playboy music artists.

But， what's the problem with all of this？ Well，surely we want our kids to grow up as healthy， well balanced11）individuals. But in an12）image-obsessed culture， we are training our kids to spend more time and13）mental effort on their appearance14）at the expense of all of the other15）aspects of their16）identities. So， things like their relationships， the development of their physical abilities， and their studies and so on begin to sufer. So to be super clear，we're talking about the way you think you look， not how you actually look.

1） relentless ［rI'lentlIs］ adj. 殘忍的，無情的

2） dominate ［'d?mIneIt］ v. 支配，控制，統治

3） catwalk ［'k?tw??k］ n.（時裝表演時模特走的）天橋

4） airbrush ［'e?br??］ v. 用噴槍修飾（照片），粉飾

5） trend ［trend］ n. 趨勢，流行

6） benchmark ［'bent?ma?k］ v. 用標準衡量評估

7） be immune to 對……有免疫力，不受……的影響

8） aspire ［?'spaI?］ v. 渴望，立志

9） chiseled ［'t?Iz?ld］ adj. 輪廓分明的

10） ripped ［rIpt］ adj. 有明顯肌肉線條的

12） image-obsessed 沉迷于外貌的

13） mental efort 腦力

14） at the expense of 以……為代價

15） aspect ［'?spekt］ n. 方面

16） identity ［aI'dentItI］ n. 個性，特性

注1：即零號，美國服裝標準中的最小號。“零號身材”是指身形極其瘦削的人，或由這些人引發的追求瘦削、骨感的風潮。

注2：即由“thin”和“inspiration”合成的生造詞，勵瘦，又稱瘦之愿，是指鼓勵厭食癥患者堅持挨餓從而達到不可能達到的“理想骨感”目標的圖片及語錄、詩歌、歌詞、流行語等文字。

注3：即大腿間距，指女性體重在95英鎊以下、體脂含量在2%以下才有的腿間間隙。

注4：安娜運動，即pro-anorexia（支持厭食癥）的擬人化縮寫，是指為提倡與厭食癥相關的行為而發起的運動。該運動宣揚厭食癥并非一種疾病，而是自我控制的成果。

Low body confidence is17）undermining academic achievement. But it's also damaging health. Teenagers with low body confidence do less physical activity， eat less fruits and vegetables，18）partake in more unhealthy weight control practices that can lead to19）eating disorders. They have lower20）self-esteem. They're more easily influenced by people around them and they're at greater risk of depression. Seventeen percent of women would not show up to a job interview on a day when they weren't feeling confdent about the way that they look. Have a think about what this is doing to our economy. If we could overcome this，what that opportunity looks like.

If you actually want to make a difference， you have to do something. We have to educate for body confdence. We have to help our teenagers develop21）strategies to overcome image-related pressures and build their self-esteem. An education is critical，but22）tackling this problem is going to require each and everyone of us to step up and be better role models for the women and girls in our own lives. Challenging the23）status quo of how women are seen and talked about in our own circles.

We can all start by taking responsibility for the types of pictures and comments that we post on our own social networks. We can compliment people based on their efort and their actions and not on their appearance.

17） undermine ［,?nd?'maIn］ v. 削弱，逐漸破壞

18） partake ［pa?'teIk］ v. 參與，分享

19） eating disorder 進食障礙，飲食紊亂（癥）

20） self-esteem 自尊

21） strategy ［'str?tId?I］ n. 策略

22） tackle ［'t?kl］ v. 應付，處理，解決

23） status quo 現狀

每個月都有一萬人在谷歌上搜索“我長得丑嗎？”是什么原因導致他們這么做呢？

嗯，如今的青少年很少獨處，隨之而來的社會壓力也是殘酷的。“零號身材”的模特仍然統治著T型臺。修圖也是常規步驟。“勵瘦”“大腿間距”和“安娜運動”也是當下的潮流。從中不難看出女孩們用什么標準衡量自己。