英文短篇故事（纽约）488 A Pretty Woman Is a Pretty Woman

 　　Howard said, "We're so lucky to live in the Big Apple. Everywhere I look, I see another gorgeous woman. Look at that blonde walking our way. She's definitely a 10." Alan said, "Well, maybe a 9. Her eyes are a little too close together. But it's interesting, isn't it? A pretty woman is a pretty woman all over the world. It doesn't matter what part of the world she comes from. Pretty is pretty. Why is that? How can men all over the world agree that a pretty woman is a pretty woman? She might be an 8 to some, a 9 to some, or a 10 to others, but we all agree that she's pretty." Howard said, "That's easy. It's in our genes¹. Pretty women have been around for 200,000 years." Alan said, "Oh, yeah? Well, broccoli²'s been around for 200,000 years. How come we don't all love broccoli?"

1 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

2 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。