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1、What is your definition of beauty and beautiful?Mary Wendy: a TV hostessSue Jaycee: a former top model, now a businesswomanElizabeth Young: a writer and university lecturer Mary: Good morning and welcome to “ Head to Head”. Todays topic is beauty. What is beauty? What lengths can we or should we go
2、to, to make ourselves more beautiful? In order to help answer your questions, I have two beautiful people with me! Sue Jaycee, a former top model, is now a successful businesswoman. Elizabeth Young is a writer and lecturer. Sue, perhaps we could start with you. Do you think people should try to be b
3、eautiful? Sue: Well, first, thanks for the compliment, Mary. Now, the way I see it, youre only on this earth for a short time, and youve only got one body, so you should look after it. Youve got to watch what to eat, keep yourself fit, and later, if you need a little help from cosmetic surgery, what
4、s wrong with that? Elizabeth: I think its up to everyone to decide what is right for them, but I do feel that there is too much emphasis on appearance these days. And I think there are real dangers here. There are dangers from eating disorders, like anorexia, and from having cosmetic surgery. And th
5、ere are a lot of people who are unhappy because they just dont happen to fit societys current ideas about what is beautiful. Mary: Yes, youre a historian; perhaps you could give us a brief historical perspective on this. Elizabeth: Well, there are lots of examples of societies in which people have d
6、one some horrendous things so as to make themselves more “beautiful” in quotes. For instance, foot-binding used to be common in China. In Europe, some women had their bottom ribs removed so that they would have thin waists. Neck-stretching was the fashion in some parts of Burma. In Africa, there wer
7、e tribes which went in for stretching the ear lobes, or the lips, or even changing the shape of the skull itself. These are all cases in which people-usually women-have been forced by society to endure considerable physical pain and suffering Sue: Yes, I would agree with you that . that is all ridic
8、ulous, but were talking here about people who are free to choose. No one forced people to come along to my health studios. After a course at one of my studios, they look as if they were ten years younger. Theyre free to come, and they enjoy coming. So I dont see there is any real point in looking ba
9、ck at all these quaint old customs. Elizabeth: Well, unfortunately some of them still go on today. Its not just history. And surely you can see the link with cosmetic surgery! I mean, its a trend that just keeps on increasing. Thousands of women, having breast implants, eye operations, face-lifts, m
10、en having hair transplants Sue: Yes, but its their own choice. Elizabeth: Im sorry, I dont think it is a free choice. Society is still pushing them into it. Judging people by their appearance is silly. We should judge the whole person. Mary: Well, I think weve had a very good start of the discussion. Now, wed like to find out what our listeners think about this issue.