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活在美颜滤镜之下的现代人
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Before we upload a photo of ourselves to social media, chances are that we’ll use an app to smooth our skin, make our eyes look bigger, and give us longer eyelashes(睫毛) and fuller lips.
大家在社交媒体上晒照之前,或许都会用应用来一键磨皮、放大双眼、加长睫毛、丰满唇形。
chances are that…
……是可能的
With a couple of taps on our mobile phone, we’re able to get a quick fix and present the “best” version of ourselves to the world.
只需在手机上轻点几下,我们便能轻松地向全世界展现“最好”的自己。
However, the problem is, when we simply edit our imperfections away, we’re also changing the way we look at ourselves.
然而,这么做的问题在于,简单地修图去掉自身瑕疵的同时,我们也改变了看待自己的方式。
imperfection [ɪmpə'fekʃ(ə)n]
n. 不完美;瑕疵;缺点
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Last month, researchers from the US’ Boston University School of Medicine published the article Selfies—Living in the Era of Filtered Photographs.
上个月,来自美国波士顿大学医学院的研究人员发表了一篇题为《自拍——活在滤镜之下的时代》的文章。
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The article analyzed photo editing apps’ bad impacts on people’s self-esteem and their potential to cause appearance anxieties.
该文章分析了美图应用给人们的自尊所带来的不良影响,以及让人产生外貌焦虑的