1、Unit 18 Beauty,paper-cut art,calligraphy,AudreyHepburn,引刀成一快，不负少年头。-汪精卫,Key Words: Describing Beauty,astonishing, attractive, awesome, beautiful, brilliant, elegant, good-looking, handsome, leave me breathless, lovely, a real masterpiece, perfect, powerful, pretty, scenic, superb, superior, a thing
2、of great beauty, unbelievable,handsome , good-looking , brilliant,attractive pretty lovely good-looking beautiful,elegant, graceful,leaves me breathless unbelievable , scenic ,awesome , brilliant,scenic , astonishing , attractive,superior,a real masterpiece,perfect,elegant , beautiful, graceful,What
3、 is beauty?,貂蝉,贵妃,昭君,西施,The four beauties in Chinese ancient time .,Have you ever heard this Chinese poem?,“楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。”,A beauty should be slim!,In Tang Dynasty,a beauty should be fat!,Traditions and fashions change with time.,Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,“Beauty is in the eye of the behol
4、der.”Which of the following idiom is closest to its meaning? A. Beauty is only skin-deep. B. Birds of a feather flock together. C. The eyes of lover are blind.,Can you find out any Chinese equivalents to the expression? A. 金玉其外, 败絮其中. B.情人眼里出西施. C.物以类聚, 人以群分.,Some new words in the reading,corset,sha
5、wl,wool(l)en blanket,wool(l)en glove,tattoo,Careful reading: Read the text carefully and finish the exercise.,(Para1) How does the writer explain Margaret Wolfes words “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”?_ _,There was no consistent view on beauty.,Standards of beauty change across time and cultur
6、al groups,Standards of beauty change across time and cultural groups.,Key sentences,(Para2) Our ideas of beauty change with time:,Women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape.,Men would wear woolen shawls across their shoulders.,used tattoos as an addition to costumes to show family relationsh
7、ip or to mark criminals,It is no longer considered healthy,It is not seen as attractive,It is a form of body art,Traditions and fashions adapt with time.,(Para3) Culture influences our ideas of beauty: Example :,in some countries: _ in other cultures: _,Young women follow slimming diets to loose ext
8、ra kilos in preparation for their wedding day.,Looking thin for a husband-to-be is not whata man desires at all.,In contemporary society, culture influences the standards of beauty greatly.,whitening,Slim dark,云南少数民族：以肥为美，以黑为贵。,In contemporary society, culture influences the standards of beauty grea
9、tly.,.(Para4) Why does the writer think that “the human race would die out if we all saw physical beauty in the same way”?_,The writer believes that if we all saw beauty in the same way, we wouldnt be able to find marriage partners since people all look the same.,(Para5) Paraphrase the underline wor
10、ds in the following sentences.,Physical beauty must also be accompanied by an attraction to something deeper within a person .Judging the appeal of a persons inner beauty is much more subjective. 判断一个人的内在美是否有感染力是颇为主观的,It takes more than a casual glance to appreciate and it is much more important tha
11、n physical beauty.,To get together 外在美一定要靠内在魅力来强化,Attraction,A quick look, not seriously不似随意一瞥就能欣赏到那样容易.,The inner beauty is more complicated and important than physical beauty.,Can you work out the main structure of the whole passage?,Introduction Argumentation(论证) Summary,physical beauty clothes k
12、indness inner beauty woolen shawls body shape personal qualities corsets Warmth tattoo/ body art 11 a healthy conscience,beauty,1,4,2,7,5,8,9,3,11,6,10,Fast reading:,Physical beauty,inner beauty,clothes,corsets,woolen shawls,tattoo/ body art,body shape,personal qualities,kindness,warmth,A healthy co
13、nscience,Beauty,Please use one sentence to summarize the whole text:,We are influenced by our culture , our biology and our time in history to notice physical beauty quickly and easily , but it is inner beauty that requires us to truly see .,Discussion:,Artificial Beauty,Voice your opinion,What do you think of artificial beauty (人造美女)? Is it necessary to become more beautiful by operation? Why?,
