【一起听英语】男人的形象
男人对自己的形象是怎么评价的呢，看看芬和鲍勃互评吧....
Rob: Hello I'm Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm joined today by Finn. Hi Finn.
Finn: Hello Rob.
Rob: Today we're talking about men's body image – that means how men feel
about their physical appearance.
Finn: So it's not about fashion – the style of clothes they wear – it's about how they
look physically 1 and how they think other people view them. So come on Rob,
how do you think I look?
Rob: Hmm… You want me to be honest?! You're a handsome chap really but you're
a little skinny, maybe, you don't look like you 'work out' – you know, go to
the gym – but look at me, I can't talk – I don't look too good either!
Finn: Oh come on Rob, I'm sure your wife thinks you look very handsome!
Rob: You'll have to ask her. Well before we explore this subject more and look at
some related vocabulary, let's 'work out' with a question. It's about a survey
on men's body image. In a survey by the University of the West of England,
what percentage of men said they were unhappy about their body?
a) 20%
b) 55%
c) 80%
Finn: Well I think men are quite concerned about their body image so I'm going to
say 80%.
Rob: We'll find out if you are right or wrong later. So let's talk more about body
image. We probably know more about women worrying about things like their
weight, size, and body shape.
Finn: But men also have bodily expectations – in other words, a view on how they
think they should look. But where does this vanity 2 come from?
Rob: Vanity – a good word, that's when you are too interested in yourself and
especially interested in how you look – spending a lot of time in front of a
mirror. I suppose it's from pressure or influence from people we see on TV or
in magazines. People have a perception 3 – or a belief – of what the perfect
body should look like.
Finn: Yes, TV and magazines are full of pictures of men with perfect pecs – that's
chest muscles – perfect hair and dazzling 4 white teeth. A bit like Arnold
Schwarzenegger?
Rob: Not my type! Whilst 5 I like to look fit and healthy, big muscles don't suit me!
The biggest thing I have at the moment is my beer belly 6 – my stomach is
getting a bit too fat – and that's something I'm not too proud of.
Finn: It's very impressive, Rob. Well some men cheat to try and achieve the perfect
physique. They either take certain drugs or drink protein drinks.
Rob: And then there's a muscle-enhancing shirt – that's a padded shirt that you
wear under your clothes that make you look more of a hunk – strong and
muscly. Come on Finn, you must have one of those?
Finn: I'm wearing one right now, Rob. Not really! And Joe Warner, an author and
former editor of Men's Fitness 7 Magazine, thinks they are a waste of time.
What word does he use to describe wearing a padded shirt – and what does
he suggest men should really be doing to improve body image?
Joe Warner, author and former editor of Men's Fitness Magazine:
A lot of people now are obese 8, they are overweight – it's a real issue in the UK. And it's
another one of these fitness and health gimmicks 10 we see so much of, I think it's just a real
shame people still want shortcuts 11 when it doesn't take an awful lot of effort to get to the gym
or go for a walk and men do need to take more exercise.
Rob: So Joe says many people in the UK are obese – they are too fat and it's
dangerous to their health. But he describes trying to pretend to look good by
wearing a padded shirt as a 'health and fitness gimmick 9'.
Finn: Yes, a gimmick is something that looks good, but is not really useful. And he
says these health and fitness gimmicks are shortcuts to looking healthy.
What's the real solution Rob?
Rob: Easy – do more exercise. Walk, run, cycle or go the gym. Of course body
image is about how you think you look and how you think you should look – I
think the best approach is to accept how you look: we don't want to all look
the same anyway.
Finn: Wise words Rob. We shouldn't forget that beauty is only skin deep. So your
character is much more important than your appearance.
Rob: A good idiom, but still men – and women – are concerned about their body
image. And earlier I asked you, according to a survey, what percentage of
men are worried?
Finn: I said c) 80%. Was I right?
Rob: You were right. The study by the University of the West of England found that
80% of men who responded, said they regularly had conversations about one
another's bodies. And the biggest body issue for them was their beer bellies 12
and lack of muscles. Well before I head off to the pub… I mean gym, could
you remind us of some of the vocabulary we've heard today:
Finn: Yes, we heard:
body image
workout
handsome
vanity
perception
pecs
beer belly
muscle-enhancing
hunk
obese
gimmick
beauty is only skin deep
Rob: Thanks. We hope you've enjoyed today's programme. Please join us again
soon for another 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
Both: Bye.
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
- A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance.一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比。
- Vanity and virtue do not go together.虚荣与美德不是共生物。
- What's your perception of the matter?你对此事有什么看法？
- He was a man of keen perception.他是一个感觉敏锐的人。
- The sky is clear and blue, the sunlight dazzling. 蔚蓝天空，阳光灿烂。
- The light reflecting off the snow was dazzling. 雪的反光很刺眼。
- She sang whilst she worked.她边干活边唱歌。
- There was dead silence in the court,whilst the white rabbit read out these verses.当白兔子念诗的时候，法庭上鸦雀无声。
- The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
- His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
- They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
- No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。
- The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
- Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
- He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
- It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。
- Financial institutions are also often expected yield of gimmicks. 金融机构也往往以预期收益率为噱头。 来自互联网
- However these are just marketing gimmicks that propagate the myth. 然而这些只是噱头的营销传播的神话。 来自互联网