新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 2-5

IV. Speaking Out
MODEL 1  She’s having some cosmetic¹ surgery.
Amy: Did you hear Nora’s off to Korea?
Bill:  why is she going to Korea?
Amy: She is having some cosmetic surgery.
Bill:  I’m floored! I thought she was beautiful already.
Amy: I know what you mean. She’s having her nose fixed².
Bill:  Was it broken?
Amy: No, stupid, she’s having it made smaller.
Bill:  If she wasn’t beautiful already, I could understand getting surgery. But she already has a nice nose.
Amy: But not a fashionable one. She’s also having her teeth straighten. She wants to have a perfect smile.
Bill:  What for?
Amy: She believes a better physical appearance will improve her chance of getting a good job.
Bill:  We won’t even recognize her when she gets back.

1 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。