For students, winter vacation is good time for facelift

时间：2007-02-25 01:37:22

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BEIJING, Feb. 17 -- Spring Festival is a time for family reunions. But for some college students hoping to stand a better chance of getting a job in an increasingly competitive market, the long holiday affords an opportunity to brush up on one's looks through plastic surgery.

 

That is why Liu Chunlong, medical director and CEO of the private Tian Art Plastic Surgeries Hospital, expects a booming business.

 

"We usually perform plastic surgery on about 20 students each month. But during winter vacations, the figure is five times more," he said.

 

He said university students prefer to have minor1 operations such as double-eyelids or nasal augmentation, so they can recover in a very short time.

 

The cost is about 1,000 yuan (128 U.S. dollars).

 

Li Qingfeng, a senior doctor at Shanghai No 9 Hospital, famous for its face-lifting techniques, expects more than 200 students will show up during the one-month winter vacation,

 

Li said even more students go under the knife during the longer summer vacation.

 

However, he does not believe such operations lead to better job prospects2.

 

"I think these students just want to have more self-confidence," Li said.

 

Ma Yumin, a senior majoring in International News Reporting at Fudan University, thinks it is "absurd" to resort to plastic surgery to get a good job.

 

"A beautiful face shaped through surgery looks unnatural3, and will not help," he said.

 

But Vivian, a senior Shanghai university student, disagreed.

 

She had a nose augmentation during her first college winter vacation.

 

"Many have complemented4 me on my beautiful nose. Of course I do not tell them it is the result of surgery."

 

Vivian added that her new nose makes her feel happier and has given her more confidence to communicate with others.

 
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1 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
2 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
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  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
3 unnatural 5f2zAc     
adj.不自然的；反常的
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  • Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗？
  • She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。
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有补助物的，有余格的
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  • The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list. 佳肴佐以美酒，可称完美无缺。
  • In vitro analysis must be complemented by studies of the virus replication cycle in plants. 体外的分析必须辅之以植物体内病毒复制周期的研究。

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