Men care more about their appearance

时间：2007-07-10 05:47:49

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Chinanews, Shanghai, July 10 – In China, men living in cities now spend an average of 8.6 minutes every day looking into the mirror to see how they look. In Shanghai, the average time even reaches 17.1 minutes, according to a report released1 by the Horizon Research Consultancy Group, the Shanghai Morning Post reported.

 

Compared with other cities, men in Beijing and Shanghai are willing to spend large sums of money on buying cosmetics3. Improving their looks has become an important part of their daily lives, said the report titled "The Changing Lifestyle Among City Dwellers4".

 

In addition to spending a longer time looking into the mirror, men also spend more money on cosmetic2 products. As the report shows, in Shanghai men spend about 118.9 yuan on average in buying cosmetic products every month. Senior managers, people working in service industry and students care about their appearance most. These people spend more than 10 minutes every day looking into the mirror in order to make themselves look tidy.

 
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1 released 23690fd759f17135ec9879b56ff2600c     
v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行
参考例句：
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。
2 cosmetic qYgz2     
n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的
参考例句：
  • These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
  • Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！
3 cosmetics 5v8zdX     
n.化妆品
参考例句：
  • We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
  • Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。
4 dwellers e3f4717dcbd471afe8dae6a3121a3602     
n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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