【正文】 she won‘t go anywhere too risky. Besides, you can always her if it makes you feel better. Q: What is Suzie doing? 3. Script M: Hi, I thought you were on holiday in Asia! Back already? W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed。 talent, poise, and personally。 women‘s use of fat injections fell17 percent and men‘s fell 54 percent. VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Beauty Contests and Plastic Surgeries Script Juliana Bes, who was named ―Miss Brazil‖ early on Tuesday, had plastic surgery four times and underwent 19 smaller operations. She was just one of many petitors who were determined to improve their appearance through surgery. ―Plastic surgery make me more beautiful and gave me confidence in myself and the perfect measurement that won me this title,‖ said the beauty queen in a green dress, who was representing Brazil‘s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul. Bes, 22, had liposuction and had her chin, nose, and ears worked on, as well as, had her breasts enlarged. With the development of plastic surgery, more and more of Brazil‘s wouldbe beauty queen are finding it easier to achieve the ideal measurements. These days, young hopefuls from the Amazon jungle to big cities in Brazil‘s south are planning surgery. A third of the 27 finalists at the beauty contest went under the scalpel after rules were changed in the new rules permit plastic surgery, colored contact lenses, and hair dye at beauty contests. The anizers of the Miss Brazil contest said, ―It‘s a war out there, and all of the beauty tools that can be used should be used. Other countries like Venezuela paved the way, and Brazil is going to have to use those tools as well if it wants to pete in Miss University beauty contests.‖ But Brazil‘s love for plastic surgery is not limited to beauty contests. Most young women who undergo surgery want to find a better man or a higherpaying job. Task 2: Is it true beauty? Script John: There goes Camilla. She looks geous today, doesn‘t she? Her skin is as smooth as a baby‘s bottom. Her lips are a perfect Cupid‘s bow. She must have dozens of admirers. Becky: I wonder what she looks like without all makeup. She must out it with a spoon. It‘s like a mask. I don‘t understand what men find so attractive about her. John: Do I detect a hint of jealousy? Becky: She has nothing for me to be jealous about. John: I‘ll be you believe in those saying like: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 8 Becky: True beauty es from within. Natural materials should be enough to bring it out. John: But do you always stick to those rules? When I went past your apartment last night, I saw you in the kitchen with some green substance smeared all your face. Becky: They were cucumbers. They‘re natural healers of the skin. Haven‘t you heard people say on TV that they soften the skin, wipe out the roughness, and build strength and resilience? John: Yeah, yeah, yeah! They wipe out lines and age signs. Blah, blah, blah! See, I can even recite that advertisement. Becky: You‘ve learned a lot, haven‘t you? John: Since you can keep your skin so younglooking and maintain your figure so well, you might as well as write a book on beauty secrets. Becky: Don‘t pull my leg. Anyway, you‘d do well to try the cucumber treatment on yourself. Put some cucumber slice on your head. At least they‘ll keep that bald spot from shining so brightly. Task3: Changing Your Hairstyle to Improve Your Appearance Script If you want to look better, changing your hairstyle can be a simple fix. If you‘re trying to reach a weightloss goal, a new hairstyle is a quick and easy way to freshen up your looks—and boost your confidence. According to a popular hair stylist, clients often say, ―I want to cut my hair, but I should lose weight first.‖ But that‘s not the right sequence。 you‘re 6 suffering a ―disjunction‖. Nick: A disjunction? What the devil is a disjunction? Stylist: Your hair does not match you. Nick: This is utter nonsense. However, I‘d like to hear how you‘d solve this socalled problem. Stylist: Your character is artistic, imaginative. But your hair is dull. I can correct that imbalance in seconds. Nick: Okay, let me see what can you do about the… uh… disjunction, as you call it. Stylist: We‘re going to use scissors to create peaks, which we‘ll keep in place with a liberal helping of gel… .This tuft in the back we‘ll braid into a pigtail. Now, it‘s the new you! Nick: I love it. It‘s just like me: imaginative and artistic. Now what are you doing? What‘s wrong? Don‘t you see harmony in my new hairstyle? Stylist: Something‘s preventing your hairstyle from being a true fashionable statement. Nick: For heaven‘s sake, tell me what‘s missing. Stylist: Streaks. By putting in a few yellow streaks in your hair, it will bee a work of art. Streaking will cost you more, but… Nick: Do it. Fet the cost. But, by the way, what is the total getting to be? How much am I paying to avoid disjunction? Stylist: That‘s… $135. Sir? Sir, are you all right? Oh, he fainted. Task 2: The Voice Lift Script After the facelift, the forehead tightened, and the (S1) nose job, something still might be revealing your age: your (S2) voice. For patients who think their trembly, hoarse words don‘t (S3) match their newly face and figure, there‘s a procedure that claims to make them (S4) sound younger too: the voice lift. There are two general kinds of voice lifts. In some cases, implants (S5) inserted through an incision in the (S6) neck bring the vocal cords closer together. Doctors also use injections of (S7) fat or other substances to plump up the cords, so that the voice sounds younger. (S8) The voice lift is being more widely known among an aging population, who try to make themselves sound younger.