星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第17篇.docx

星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第17篇

第一篇：星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第17篇星火四级晨读英语美文100篇【励志感悟】第17篇ThePowerofBeautyOneofthemostsuccessful,influentialandbelovedwomeninAmericanhistory,EleanorRooseveltoncesaidthatshehadoneregret:shewishedshehadbeenprettier.Whohasn’tfeltthesameway?Wearealltooawareofourphysicalimperfections.Toovercomethem,wespendbillionsuponbillionsofdollarseveryyearoncosmetics,dietproducts,fashion,andplasticsurgery.Whydowecaresomuchabouthowwelook?Becauseitmatters.Becausebeautyispowerful.Becauseevenwhenwelearntovaluepeoplemostlyforbeingkindandwiseandfunny,wearestillmovedbybeauty.Nomatterhowmuchweargueagainstitorpretendtobeimmune,beautyexertsitspoweroverus.Thereissimplynoescape.Aristotlesaid,“Beautyisagreaterrecommendationthananyletterofintroduction.”It’snotfair,butit’strue.Wesimplytreatbeautifulpeoplebetterthanwedoothers.Attachaphotographofabeautifulauthortoanessay,andpeoplewillthinkthatismorecreativeandmoreintelligentlywrittenthanexactlythesameessayaccompaniedbythephotoofahomelyauthor.Oursensitivitytophysicalbeautyisnotsomethingwecancontrolatwill.Wearebornwithit.ExperimentsconductedbypsychologistJudithJ.Langloisshowedthatevensmallinfantsprefertolookatattractivefaces.Beforetheyhavemetasinglesupermodel,beforetheyhavewatchedasingleTVshow,beforetheyhaveopenedupasinglefashionmagazine,theyaredrawntothesamefaceswhichadultshavejudgedtobeattractive.Therearemoreimportantthingsinlifethanbeauty.ButasEtcoffsays,“Wehavetounderstandbeauty,orwewillalwaysbeenslavedbyit.”Ifyouaimtobewiseandkindandfunny,itdoesn’tmeanthatyoucan’talsotryyourbesttolookbeautiful.There’snoreasontofeelguiltyaboutbeingmovedbybeauty’spower.Itmovesusall.翻译：美的力量身为美国史上最成功、最有影响力且最受人喜爱的女性之一的罗斯福夫人曾说她有一个遗憾：她希望自己长得更漂亮。谁没有过同样的想法呢？我们都强烈感觉到自己身体的缺陷。为了克服缺陷，我们每年都要花费几十亿美元--在化妆品、减肥食品、流行时尚与整容手术上。我们如此这么在意自己的外貌？因为它很重要。因为美的力量很大。因为即使我们学着基本上去看重仁慈、智能、风趣的人，但我们仍会受到美的感动。无论我们多么用力辩驳，或假装对它免疫，美仍然对我们产生影响。根本无法逃避。亚里斯多德说：“美是比任何介绍信都要有用的推荐函。”这并不公平，但却是事实。我们就是会对美丽的人比较好。把一位美丽作家的照片贴在作品上，读者就会认为这篇文章较有创意，写得更有智能。完全相同的文章配上相貌平凡的作家照片，评价就会较低。我们对外在美的敏感，不是可以控制自如的。我们