Ideas about what makes people physically attractive are always changing. When we think of a man who is handsome or a woman who is beautiful, our ideas are influenced by who we know and where we live. They are also changed by the era we live in.

人們對外在實體吸引力的觀點總是不斷地在變化，當我們認為某個人是英俊的男人或美麗的女人時，我們的想法就受到我們所認識的人和生活在周邊的人所影響，這些人也會受到其所處的時代所影響。

Kids’ ideas of what is beautiful are often shaped by the toys and pop stars they see around them. One of the greatest examples is Barbie, a toy for girls introduced in 1959. If Barbie were a real woman, she would be 2.1meters tall, have a chest that was 96 centimeters, a waist of 45 centimeters and hips of83 centimeters. But she would only weigh 50 kilograms. These unrealistic proportions not only persuade girls to think of themselves as inadequate, they also Influence boys’ decisions about how attractive they find girls.

孩子們對美的觀點是由玩具的外形和周圍所看到的熱門明星所形塑，其中一個最明顯的例子就是芭比娃娃，這是1959年問世的女孩玩具，如果芭比娃娃是一個真正的女人，她會有2.1米高，胸圍是96厘米、腰圍45 厘米而臀圍是83厘米，但她的體重只有50公斤。這些不切實際的身材比例不僅讓女孩總認為自己的身材不夠標準，也影響到男孩認為女孩是否具有吸引力的眼光。

Adding to image presented by toys are so-called “supermodels,” women whose unusual appearance is used in countless advertisements for clothing and beauty products. So, what’s the problem with having unrealistic standards for beauty? Well, there are several problems. For one, it lowers a young woman’s self-image to try to compare herself to someone she can never be. Second, some young women who cannot look like supermodels end up starving themselves. Third, it’s expensive : the beauty industry sells dissatisfaction with women’s bodies in order to make a profit. 

另外就是玩具呈現所謂的「超級名模」形象，這種不正常的外觀總是出現在無數的服裝和美容產品廣告中。那麼，關於美有了這些不切實際的標準會發生什麼問題呢？這會出現許多的問題！其中一個就是會讓年輕女孩將自我形象自貶比擬永遠無法相稱的對象，其次，某些看起來不像是超級名模年輕女性，只好為了節食而餓死自己。第三，這是昂貴的代價，美容產業為了營利，總是婦女覺得對自己的身材感到不滿意。