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There are no comprehensive statistics to chart the astounding surge of Europeans demanding cosmetic surgery along with a wide ra

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问题     There are no comprehensive statistics to chart the astounding surge of Europeans demanding cosmetic surgery along with a wide range of "noninvasive" procedures that inject threads, compounds and potions to lift and remodel, smooth and tighten. But even fragmented data on Europe’s booming transformation industry tell an extraordinary story.
    【F1】Once an indulgence of the moneyed elite and a professional necessity for actress-model-whatev-ers, cosmetic alterations are becoming a mass-market activity. Think you don’t know anyone vain e-nough or desperate enough to try it? Think again.【F2】Odds are that a friend, a colleague, the teller in your bank or that commuter you sit opposite most days has already gone in for a little work, who are not considered vain or desperate or from a different planet.
   【F3】And opinion polls conducted all over Europe point to a widening acceptance of cosmetic surgery as a part of normal life—particularly among the young. The research company Forsa found that 13% of Germans say they would consider surgical enhancement; that number rises to 20%—1 in 5—among the under-30s. Fifteen percent of 14-year-old British girls and boys wouldn’t rule out going under the knife, according to a survey by the Priory mental-health-care group.
    Why is cosmetic surgery growing so fast in Europe?【F4】The Continent’s aging profile may go some way to explain why older Europeans regard plastic surgeons as high priests, while the newly powerful appeal of the religion for younger generations is tougher to interpret. Time reporters spoke to practitioners, social scientists and psychologists to try to understand why Europeans place such a high value on beauty. And we talked to patients of different nationalities, from teenagers to retirees, about the choices they have made, their expectations and their lives—before and after. They mentioned the temptingly wide range of options on price, procedure and location. But their answers hinted at deeper cultural shifts, too.
    Cosmetic surgery today isn’t just the preserve of the riches who parade their tight faces, or the stars whose undernourished frames barely support their plumpness. Rather, the cosmetic-surgery boom reflects changing patterns of behavior in Europe. Plenty of patients go under the knife for the oldest reason of all—because they want to look more beautiful.【F5】But a surprising number attribute their passion for cosmetic surgery to television—to a lot of programs designed to convince viewers that a makeover is something they need feel no guilt in desiring. Something else is new, too; increasingly, cosmetic surgery is for men as much as for women. In the intersection between the search for beauty, the power of TV and the needs of the new male, Europe’s face is changing literally.
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答案但是，竟然有很大一批人表示，他们着迷于整形手术完全是受到电视节目的鼓动——许多节目旨在让观众相信让自己变得更美、更漂亮是人之天性，没有必要为之感到愧疚。测试五
解析 a surprising number带有惊讶的意思，若直译为“惊人数量的人们”似乎欠妥，考生需要采取词类转换，将surprising译为副词“竟然”，更符合中文的语法结构；考生在翻译attribute…to时可以在表现因果关系的基础上运用各种灵活的说法，比如答案中的“受到……的鼓动”。designed to一直是翻译表达中的难点，需要采用意译，无需直译成“设计”。makeover肯定是朝美的方向转变，因此可以在“大转变”上再进行意象具体化翻译。
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