全國公共英語PETS-2精品閱讀74

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One of the most successful, influential and beloved women in American history, Eleanor Roosevelt once said that she had one regret: she wished she had been prettier. Who hasn't felt the same way? We are all too aware of our physical imperfections. To overcome them, we spend billions upon billions of dollars every year-on cosmetics, diet products, fashion, and plastic surgery.
    身為美國最成功、最有影響力且人喜愛的女性之一的羅斯福夫人曾說她有一個(gè)遺憾:她希望自己長得更漂亮。誰沒有過同樣的想法呢?我們都強(qiáng)烈感覺到自己身體的缺陷。為了克服缺陷,我們每年都要花費(fèi)幾十億美元——在化妝品、減肥食品、流行時(shí)尚與整容手術(shù)上。