Unit 4 Looking good, feeling good Extended Reading 课件-2023-2024学年牛津译林版（2020）高中英语必修第一册

“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” the old saying goes. Unfortunately, as a teenager, that is often exactly what you do to yourself. Dark thoughts悲观的想法 about your physical appearance can hang over使忧心忡忡 you all the time like a rain cloud. Do I look fat in these jeans? Do others think I am too short? Is everyone laughing at my new hairstyle behind my back背着某人? These thoughts can have a negative effect on对...有负面影响 people of any shape or size, both male and female, and it is important to guard against防止/范 the causes behind them. According to the paragraph 1, what does the “cover” refer to? It refers to one’s physical appearance. Standards of beauty in the media can have a big influence on对...有重大影响 what you think of your physical appearance. Teens who try to copy模仿/效仿 the looks of their favourite stars are fighting a losing battle打一场无望取胜的仗—these standards are simply impossible for most of the population to live up to符合/达到/不辜负. They will only end up feeling最终成为，最终处于 worse about themselves. Your friends also influence the way you view your physical appearance. If you have friends who are good-looking or have a great fashion sense, it can feel like you are living in their shadow. For children of the digital age数字时代, social media makes this problem even worse. Your friends may post a never-ending永无止境的 series of一系列的 photos online to show off炫耀/卖弄 their beautiful dresses or strong bodies, and it becomes easier for you to compare yourself to与...比较 them. This has proved to have a negative effect on what you think of your physical appearance. Where do teenagers’ negative thoughts on their physical apearance come from? From .(Para.2) From .(Para.3) standards of beauty in media friends These external外在的 influences are always present, but there are certainly ways to deal with them. First of all, be careful not to follow popular beauty standards blindly盲目跟从. They are out of reach达不到 for 99% of us, so it is bet