Instead of going on a trip or buying herself new clothes, Xiao Tong (not her real name) from Wuhan, Hubei province, chose to celebrate her senior high school graduation in a different way. She went to a beauty clinic to undergo plastic surgery on her nose.
來自湖北武漢的曉彤（化名）沒有去旅行或者買新衣服，而是選擇了一種不同的方式來慶祝自己高中畢業(yè)。她去了一家美容診所，做了了鼻子整容術(shù)。

“I want to make a good impression and start my university life with a brand new look,” the 18-year-old told Changjiang Daily.
“我想要給人留下好印象，用全新的面貌開始我的大學(xué)生活，”這位18歲的女孩在接受《長江日報(bào)》采訪時(shí)如此說道。

Like Xiao Tong, many young Chinese are anxious about their looks, and subject themselves to cosmetic surgery. A medical beauty industry white paper by iResearch Global said 19 percent of Chinese medical beauty consumers in 2020 were aged 18 or under.
和曉彤一樣，許多中國年輕人都對自己的外表感到焦慮，從而去做整容手術(shù)。艾瑞網(wǎng)發(fā)布的一份醫(yī)療美容行業(yè)白皮書顯示，2020年19%的中國醫(yī)美顧客在18歲以下。

Young people have cosmetic surgery for different reasons, and improving self-confidence is one of them.
年輕人接受整容手術(shù)的原因各不相同，而提升自信心便是其中之一。

Wang Fang, 18, from Beijing, felt that her eyes were too small. In 2019, after she got in university, Wang had a minor operation done on her eyelids.
來自北京的18歲女生王芳（音）覺得自己的眼睛太小。2019年上大學(xué)后，王芳在眼皮上動(dòng)了個(gè)小手術(shù)。

“Before I had the surgery, I had a negative perception of myself. Therefore, I had low self-esteem and no confidence,” Wang told Beijing Youth Daily. “The cosmetic [surgery] changed the situation. I was comfortable with that.”
“做手術(shù)之前，我覺得自己并不好看。因此我很自卑，沒有自信，”王芳在接受《北京青年報(bào)》采訪時(shí)如此表示?！罢菔中g(shù)改變了這個(gè)狀況。我覺得這么做挺好的?！?/span>

But Jiang Wenxiu of the Department of Psychiatry, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University in Jiangsu, advised that people should think twice before going under the knife.
但江蘇東南大學(xué)附屬中大醫(yī)院心理精神科的江文秀（音）建議大家應(yīng)該經(jīng)過慎重考慮后，再去動(dòng)手術(shù)。

“Medical beauty apps only show how great plastic surgery can be,” Jiang told China Daily. “They leave out all the negative stuff.”
“醫(yī)美應(yīng)用軟件只會(huì)展現(xiàn)整容手術(shù)的良好效果，”江文秀在接受《中國日報(bào)》采訪時(shí)表示?！八鼈儾粫?huì)透露所有負(fù)面的內(nèi)容?！?/span>

Today beauty clinics that see students as lucrative plastic surgery clients are well aware that these young people are mostly short of money, so they use summer discounts, installment plans and other ways to attract their attention.
如今，美容診所將學(xué)生視作有利可圖的整容客戶，它們知道這些年輕人大多數(shù)沒有什么錢，因此便推出了暑期優(yōu)惠、分期付款以及其他方式吸引他們。

Xiao Zhen (not her real name), 17, from Chengdu, Sichuan province, is one of the victims. She took out a loan of about 20,000 yuan to get cosmetic surgery. But the large sum of money became a big burden. She had to drop out of school and go to work to pay off the loan.
來自四川成都的17歲女孩小真（化名）便是其中一位受害者。為了做整容手術(shù)，她貸款了約20萬元。但這一大筆錢成為了一個(gè)巨大的負(fù)擔(dān)。她不得不輟學(xué)，賺錢還債。

Besides the financial burden, potential health risks of plastic surgery also need to be considered.
除了經(jīng)濟(jì)負(fù)擔(dān)之外，整容手術(shù)潛在的健康風(fēng)險(xiǎn)也需要考慮。

“If you have big problems with your look, you should wait until you are a full adult, then decide if you want to do something about it,” Jiang said. “Then, with a stable mind, you can consider inner and outer beauty, and whether plastic surgery is for you.”
“如果你的外貌存在很大問題，你應(yīng)當(dāng)在完全成年后，再來決定是否進(jìn)行整容，”江文秀表示?！胺€(wěn)定的心智能夠讓你考慮內(nèi)在與外在之美，以及自己是否需要做整容手術(shù)?！?/span>

以上文章內(nèi)容選自《21世紀(jì)學(xué)生英文報(bào)高中版》，詳情請見《21世紀(jì)學(xué)生英文報(bào)高中版》高一808期