馬凱旗

1.facelift n. 整容手術(shù)

2.chemotherapy n. 化學(xué)療法

3.diagnose v. 診斷

4.mastectomy n. 乳房切除術(shù)

5.hormone n. 激素

6.elasticity n. 彈性

Sky News presenter Jacquie Beltrao shows off her ￡11，000 facelift to celebrate five years of being cancer?free. The former Olympic gymnast， 53， had the six?hour operation in December after she admitted chemotherapy had aged her.

Jacquie， who returned to our screens just three weeks later， said， “In January， I had my five?year test for breast cancer. I thought I would celebrate the year. My first day back at work was before Christmas. I felt great. Im more confident. It really freshened up my face. I can feel fine.”

“I did this for me but if it helps extend my career that is a bonus.” Jacquie， who works for Sky News Sunrise， said women still face pressure to look younger on TV， while men can have a successful career without having to maintain（保養(yǎng)） their looks. She said， “You can have any number of men who are old， fat， grey， wrinkly—theyre always going to have a job. If a female looks like that， probably not.”

Jacquie was diagnosed with breast cancer on Christmas Eve in 2013 and had a mastectomy weeks later. She said， “I took six months off work and had five rounds of chemotherapy.” By the fifth one， She felt like she had to go through it again. She was prescribed Tamoxifen， which helps stop the cancer cells from growing. She said， “Chemo isnt great. I was pale， grey and quite thin. Tamoxifen hits your hormones， elasticity goes out of your skin. You feel like a ghost.”

Four years after treatment， she began to notice a difference on camera. Jacquie was encouraged by skin expert Lesley Reynolds to visit Harley Street. Her Sky News colleague Kay Burley， 58， had also had the same procedure a few years ago. She also said she saw broadcaster Carol McGiffin， 58， adding， “Shed just had one done， it looked really good. That gave me the inspiration and I booked it.” She had a lower facelift at Harley Street Skin Clinic and 20 days later she hosted a 21st birthday party for her daughter.

Jacquie was also inspired by family in Brazil who she visits with her husband Eduardo. She said， “His mum looks really young. So many people look fantastic then you realize theyre on their third facelift. Nobody judges like they do here.”

——From Daily Mirror

1.Why did the former Olympic gymnast have the six?hour operation in December？

A.To accept the special treatment for cancer.

B.To finish the five?year test.

C.To better the appearance.

D.To get rid of the cancer.

2.What caused the difference on camera？

A.The breast cancer.

B.The pressure of the cancer.

C.Six months away from the job.

D.The side effects of the treatment.

3.What inspired Jacquie to make a change？

A.The encouragement from Lesley Reynolds.

B.The birthday party with Carol McGiffin.

C.The same disease of Kay Burley.

D.The visit from her husband.

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.age v. 使變老

2.prescribe v. 規(guī)定;開藥

3.book v. 預(yù)訂

4.show off 炫耀

5.freshen up 使煥然一新

6.go through 經(jīng)歷;通過

Ⅱ.Sentences for writing

1.while引導(dǎo)并列從句，表對比，意為“然而;但是”。

女性在電視上仍然面臨著要保持看起來更年輕的壓力，然而男性不必保持外貌就能事業(yè)有成。

Women look younger on TV，

men can have a successful career without having to maintain their looks.

2.當(dāng)so用作副詞時(shí)，意為“如此;這么”。

很多人看起來很棒，然后你意識到他們在做第三次整容。

many people look fantastic then you realize theyre on their third facelift.