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The latest trend sweeping¹ the fashion world, banning super-skinny models from the runway, officials from Spain have done it. Is England gonna follow suit? Here is ABC's Gloria Viara in London.

They are the queens of the catwalk, beautiful, glamorous², and thin, oh so thin, but thin enough to keep them off the runway ?

I thought what a good idea, so many young people um, are anorexic or bulimic.

Some London officials now want to ban super-thin models from the city's prestigious³ fashion week, saying they send the wrong message to girls. They're not the first, after facing protests from women's groups, Madrid rocked the fashion world, rejecting models from its own fashion week if they weren't heavy enough. 30% didn't make the cut. Many others just decided⁴ not to go.

We're a bit upset because we love to go there, and we love Spain ,and I never think...

But don't mistake it, the Madrid standards still cut a very trim figure. A five-foot-nine model, for example, has to weigh 123 pounds. At New York's Fashion Week, some designers said it's in line with what they already do.

Michael Kors says he doesn't look for super thin on his runway.

I like a curvy body, er, I like real women, you know, I mean, my clothes have to translate to real life.

But what about the models themselves, so used to an industry where being so slender is so richly rewarded.

There're people in this industry that, you know, don't need struggle, and you know, nobody says anything about it.

As you never know, you cannot just be, look at a person and if they are skinny, oh my god, she is anorexic, and she is sick.

Well London authorities consider a ban. They're getting support from Brits like author J.K. Rowling, who says she doesn't want her children to be, (quote), "empty-headed, self-obsessed clones".

But organizers of London's Fashion Week reject the idea.

"Outright⁵ bans and indeed legislation is definitely not a route we want to go down", the event's chairman said, "Still it's an issue unlikely to go away. The city officials in Milan, the fashion capital of the world, now considering weight requirements of their own.


anorexic:adj. &n. suffering from anorexia⁶ nervosa (eating disorder⁷ characterized by a lack of appetite); anorectic, having no appetite 厌食的;

bulimic:adj. &n. hyperphagic, suffering from bulimia (type of eating disorder)得易饿病的

trim: a. in good order, sleek⁸ 整齐的, 整洁的

slender:adj. long and thin; slim; meager, scant 修长的, 苗条的; 细长的; 纤细的; 微薄的

1 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

3 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

6 anorexia   

n.厌食症

参考例句：

• Anorexia can creep up on young girls when they least expect it.年轻女子可能在最没有防备的情況下患上厌食症。
• Anorexia is a common eating disorder.厌食是一种常见的饮食紊乱症。

7 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

8 sleek   

adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢

参考例句：

• Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
• The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。