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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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答案过去，做整形手术是有钱精英们的嗜好，是演员模特之流的职业发展需要，现如今，它正逐渐成为一项大众消费行为。
解析 Once all indulgence…actress-model-whatevers既然是一个省略句，翻译时就要把省略的部分补充完整，所以增加“整形手术是”；其中an indulgence of the moneyed eite与a professional necessity for actress-model-whatevers是并列成分，所以要保持译文结构一致，可以都译成“定语+中心词”式的偏正结构。
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