趣聽精彩世界：美國流行削足適履？

中國有句成語"削足適履",意思是,因為鞋小腳大,就把腳削去一塊來湊合鞋的大小.這個成語往往用來比喻不顧具體條件,生搬硬套.然而,近來在美國,削足適履成為了一種時尚,很多女士因為穿不了漂亮?xí)r尚的鞋子,到醫(yī)院讓自己的腳改變形狀.

美國開始流行 削足適履

Daily Mail: Would you have your toes shortened to fit killer heels? It's agonising - and dangerous, but more and more women are doing it.

So-called 'Cinderella surgery' is a range of controversial new cosmetic procedures that alter the shape and size of a woman's feet to improve their appearance.

In recent years these operations — which include shortening or lengthening toes, shaving off excess bone to remove 'unsightly lumps and bumps, and even sucking excess fat from big toes — have become popular in America.

1 killer

n.殺人者，殺人犯，殺手，屠殺者

參考例句：

Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心臟病已成為英國的頭號致命疾病。

The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量證據(jù)證明是他殺死她的。

2 cosmetic

n.化妝品;adj.化妝用的;裝門面的;裝飾性的

參考例句：

These changes are purely cosmetic.這些改變純粹是裝飾門面。

Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妝品，所以請盡情微笑吧!

3 lengthening

(時間或空間)延長，伸長( lengthen的現(xiàn)在分詞 ); 加長

參考例句：

The evening shadows were lengthening. 殘陽下的影子越拉越長。

The shadows are lengthening for me. 我的影子越來越長了。 來自演講部分