导读:拥有一张西方人的面孔似乎正成为中国女性追求的时尚潮流。据美国媒体报道,越来越多的中国年轻女性不惜忍受“挨刀”之苦,选择做双眼皮、隆鼻或者隆胸手术,希望可以找到心仪的白马王子(MR. Right)或是梦寐以求的工作机会。
He Zen's path to cosmetic surgery was fast and simple.
贺谮(音译)的整容之路可谓简单快捷。
Her mother saw an ad in a Shanghai newspaper and figured that more Caucasian-looking eyes would make it easier for her unmarried 28-year-old daughter to find a husband. She made an appointment for her daughter the next Saturday morning.
她的母亲看到上海一份报纸上的广告后,就盘算着如果28岁的未婚女儿能够拥有一双外国白人那样的眼睛,将会更容易找到如意郎君。她很快便替女儿预约了整容手术,时间定在一个星期后的周六上午。
When He Zen went to the clinic and saw some examples of the doctor's work, she agreed to have the $290 operation that afternoon.
贺谮来到诊所后,先是看了一些成功整容案例,随后便在当天下午花费290美元做了手术。
Shortly after the two-week recovery period, she got what she'd been after: not an offer of marriage, but the offer of a coveted internship with the Shanghai office of the British banking giant HSBC, which later led to a full-time job.
经过两周的康复期之后,她得到了她梦寐以求的东西:并非一纸婚约,而是英国银行巨头汇丰银行上海办事处一个令人垂涎的实习机会,后来她成为该公司的全职员工。