英语博客：ESL Podcast 701 – Improving Your Looks

　　Leo: Where have you been?
Mai: I’ve been meeting with an agent. You know I’ve wanted to pursue a career in acting¹ for a long time, but today I actually met with a real agent. She thinks I have potential.
Leo: Is she going to sign you?
Mai: She might. She suggested a few improvements that are going to make me more salable² as an actress.
Leo: What did she suggest?
Mai: Well, she thought I should get some hair extensions to make my hair look longer and fuller.
Leo: There’s nothing wrong with your hair.
Mai: Well, she thought it could use some sprucing up. She also recommended getting my teeth capped. At the very least, she said I should have teeth whitening done.
Leo: Your teeth look nice and natural. There’s nothing wrong with them.
Mai: She also suggested getting a spray tan, so I’d look healthier.
Leo: You already look healthy. Is she crazy?
Mai: No, I think she’s giving me good constructive³ criticism. I want to make myself as salable as possible.
Leo: It sounds like she wants to stamp out all of your individuality and turn you into a clone of every other actress out there.
Mai: I was thinking of taking her advice. I want to be salable.
Leo: You’re a person, not a piece of meat. Salable, schmalable! Don’t you even think about it!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 salable   

adj.有销路的，适销的

参考例句：

• Black Tea and Longjin Tea are salable in our market.红茶和龙井茶在我们那很好卖。
• She was a slave,and salable as such. 她是个奴隶，既然是奴隶，也就可以出卖。

3 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。