Key Words: Describing Beauty astonishing, attractive, awesome, beautiful, brilliant, elegant, good- looking, handsome, leave me breathless, lovely, a real masterpiece, perfect, powerful, pretty, scenic, superb, superior, a thing of great beauty, unbelievable

handsome, good-looking, brilliant

attractive pretty lovely good-looking beautiful elegant, graceful,

leaves me breathless unbelievable, scenic, awesome, brilliant

scenic, astonishing, attractive

superior a real masterpiece perfect

astonishing, surprising

elegant, beautiful, graceful

貂蝉贵妃 昭君 西施 The four beauties in Chinese ancient time.

Have you ever heard this Chinese poem?—— “ 楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。 ” A beauty should be slim!

In Tang Dynasty, a beauty should be fat! Traditions and fashions change with time.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Which of the following idiom is closest to its meaning? A. Beauty is only skin-deep. B. Birds of a feather flock together. C. The eyes of lover are blind. Can you find out any Chinese equivalents to the expression? A. 金玉其外, 败絮其中. B. 情人眼里出西施. C. 物以类聚, 人以群分.

Some new words in the reading

corset

shawl

wool(l)en blanket wool(l)en glove

tattoo

① physical beauty ② clothes ③ kindness ④ inner beauty ⑤ woolen shawls ⑥ body shape ⑦ personal qualities ⑧ corsets ⑨ Warmth ⑩ tattoo/ body art 11 a healthy conscience beauty Fast reading:

Physical beauty inner beauty clothes corsets woolen shawls tattoo/ body art body shape personal qualities kindness warmth A healthy conscience Beauty

Careful reading: Read the text carefully and finish the exercise. (Para1) How does the writer explain Margaret Wolfe’s words “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? ① ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ② ______________________________________ ______________________________________ There was no consistent view on beauty. Standards of beauty change across time and cultural groups Standards of beauty change across time and cultural groups. Key sentences

(Para2) Our ideas of beauty change with time: in the pastnow Women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape. Men would wear woolen shawls across their shoulders. used tattoos as an addition to costumes to show family relationship or to mark criminals.. It is no longer considered healthy It is not seen as attractive It is a form of body art Traditions and fashions change with time.

(Para3) Culture influences our ideas of beauty: Example : in some countries: ______________________________________ in other cultures: ______________________________________ Young women follow slimming diets to loose extra kilos in preparation for their wedding day. Looking thin for a husband-to-be is not what a man desires at all. In contemporary society, culture influences the standards of beauty greatly.

whitening Slim dark

云南少数民族：以肥为美，以黑为贵。 In contemporary society, culture influences the standards of beauty greatly.

.(Para4) Why does the writer think that “the human race would die out if we all saw physical beauty in the same way”? __________________________________ __________________________________ The writer believes that if we all saw beauty in the same way, we wouldn’t be able to find marriage partners since people all look the same.

(Para5) Paraphrase the underline words in the following sentences. ① Physical beauty must also be accompanied by an attraction to something deeper within a person. ② Judging the appeal of a person’s inner beauty is much more subjective. 判断一个人的内在美是否有感染力是颇为主观的, ③ It takes more than a casual glance to appreciate and it is much more important than physical beauty. To get together 外在美一定要靠内在魅 力来强化 Attraction A quick look, not seriously 不似随意一 瞥就能欣赏到那样容易. The inner beauty is more complicated and important than physical beauty.

Please use one sentence to summarize the whole text: We are influenced by our culture, our biology and our time in history to notice physical beauty quickly and easily, but it is inner beauty that requires us to truly see.

Can you work out the main structure of the whole passage? Introduction Argumentation Summary

Beauty Physical beauty Inner beauty change and adapt with much more important (para5.) time (para2.) culture (para3.) no precise criteria (para4.) Conclusion: There was no consistent view on beauty. (para1.) Beauty has more than one dimension “ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ”. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder. (para6.) judging inner beauty is more subjective be accompanied by

Discussion:

Artificial Beauty

Voice your opinion What do you think of artificial beauty ( 人造美女 )? Is it necessary to become more beautiful by operation? Why?

Homework: Do Exercise 6,7 and 8 In Page 35.