高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：整形话题.docxVIP

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜远程会议太多，刺激整形需求大爆发 【背景介绍】新冠疫情期间，英国整容需求大幅增加，这背后的原因竟然是频繁的视频会议。人们从屏幕上看到自己的“禁足脸”，于是产生了“改善”外貌的想法。那么，整容需求的增长究竟反映了人们怎样的心态？最受欢迎的整容项目又是什么呢？ Lockdown Face fears drive Zoom boom in UK cosmetic surgery requests By Gill Plimmer Fears about Lockdown Face during videoconferences have driven a Zoom boom in requests for cosmetic surgery and body tweakments since the pandemic struck the UK, according to fresh research and providers. The lockdown in March put most treatment on hold but there has been a surge in consultation requests as people sought to improve their appearance after looking at themselves on screens, said LaingBuisson, a healthcare data specialist that advises the Office for National Statistics. The use of video calling has apparently triggered significant interest and demand for those wishing to polish their appearance, said Liz Heath, author of the LaingBuisson report. While this could be related to personal vanity, it is for some people also an important feature of their career and professional development. Ms Heath said most surgeries had reported a significant increase in demand, with some surgeries seeing a fivefold rise in requests for surgery compared with last year. Breast enlargement remains the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure, followed by tummy tucks and liposuction, although hair implants are growing in popularity, the report said. The Zoom boom will come as a relief to cosmetic surgery providers, which had seen the market stall over the previous five years. The biggest growth has been in the ￡3bn market for tweakments — smaller non-clinical procedures — which may have depressed demand for cosmetic surgery. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.Zoom______________________________ 2.strike [stra?k] vt. n. ______________________________ 3.surge (in) [s??d?] n. ______________________________ 4.trigger [?tr?ɡ?] vt.______________________________ 5.polish [?p?l??] vt. ______________________________ 6.vani