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美的社會影響力
The Effects of Beauty on Society
Beauty presents a standard of comparison, and it can cause resentment and dissatisfaction when not achieved. People who do not fit the "beauty ideal" may be ostracized within their communities. The television sitcom Ugly Betty portrays the life of a girl faced with hardships due to society's unwelcoming attitudes toward those they deem unattractive. However, a person may also be targeted for harassment because of their beauty. In Malèna, a strikingly beautiful Italian woman is forced into poverty by the women of the community who refuse to give her work for fear that she may "woo" their husbands.
Researchers have found that good looking students get higher grades from their teachers than students with an ordinary appearance. Furthermore, attractive patients receive more personalized care from their doctors. Studies have even shown that handsome criminals receive lighter sentences than less attractive convicts.
How much money a person earns may also be influenced by physical beauty. One study found that people low in physical attractiveness earn 5 to 10 percent less than ordinary looking people, who in turn earn 3 to 8 percent less than those who are considered good looking. Discrimination against others based on their appearance is known as lookism.
St. Augustine said of beauty "Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked."
考考你
1. 我們原以為他死了。
2. 這兩個合伙人吵了一架之后分道揚鑣了。
3. 她在史密斯學院讀了一年后就退學了。
4. 你能替我把電話接到經理那里嗎？
《超市夜未眠》精講之四 參考答案
1. He swapped a dozen goats for a female calf.
2. He stood there, savoring his surroundings.
3. Sarah's boyfriend is taking her to the pictures this evening.
4. He tries to fight off sleep.
（中國日報網英語點津：陳丹妮)
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