万花筒 Kaleidoscope 2007-02-19&21, 吃出模特骨感

They've always been thin, but some of the models on the catwalk these days are not just skinny, they're downright skeletal.
“I see bones. I don't like the idea of a knee being the largest part of the body. I don't wanna see and count people's rib¹ bones.
When Brazilian model Anna Carolina Reston died last year of complications related to anorexia², she weighed just 88 pounds. It was front page news, and the fashion industry responded, introducing health requirements for models in parts of Europe. New York responded, too. No models under 16 on the runway. Models with eating disorders³ are ordered to get help. And designers are encouraged to feed the models backstage. The problem is these are guidelines. And designers are free to do as they please. At least one designer has resorted to weighing models.
“What we're looking for here?”
Betsey Johnson says, that's not her style.
“There is a healthier approach, and I think that's good. But treating the girls like jockeys or sports figures, making them weigh in, oh, I think that's horrible.”
Many in the industry believe the real issue isn't weight, but age. With models as young as 13 on the runway, editors say, of course they're thin. They're not fully⁴ grown. Actress Raquel Welch, who at 66 is MAC Cosmetics⁵ new Beauty Icon⁶, says she doesn't fault the models. She blames designers for not making clothes big enough for the average woman.
“Nothing fits. You can't get the zippers⁷ up. And you say, well, are they just, they just don't want me?”
And the models themselves, they say “we should focus less on super skinny and more on obesity”.
“The world in general has the opposite problem, I think.”
“Models are never going to be average. They're models. And so, that alone, they're gonna be thinner and taller and younger than the average American woman, but I still think that they should be representatives of health.
Alina Cho, CNN, New York.

1 rib   

n.肋骨，肋状物

参考例句：

• He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。
• He has broken a rib and the doctor has strapped it up.他断了一根肋骨，医生已包扎好了。

2 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。

3 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

6 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

7 zippers   

n.拉链( zipper的名词复数 )；用拉链的人，装拉链的包

参考例句：

• Buttons, zippers should be glitch free and sharp edge. 纽扣、拉链应无毛刺和锐利边缘。 来自互联网
• Buttons, Zippers, Trimmings and Accessories for the Garment Industry. 主营钮扣，拉链，装饰品和其他服装辅料。 来自互联网