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Freezing to Death for Beauty People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend(抵御) off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear {{U}}(51) {{/U}}, partly because the ear is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take {{U}}(52) {{/U}} straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their {{U}}(53) {{/U}} can afford to burn heat more quickly. Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay {{U}}(54) {{/U}}. Lots of Yale girls wear skirts {{U}}(55) {{/U}}when it's 10 degrees Centigrade(摄氏温度的) outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights(裤袜), and leg-warmers(暖腿套). Some, however, really just go for(选 择) the look {{U}}(56) {{/U}}the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs {{U}}(57) {{/U}} the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos(细高跟鞋) are all that they wear. Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are {{U}}(58) {{/U}}, with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in {{U}}(59) {{/U}}weather. I have always {{U}}(60) {{/U}}, whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived. And then there are the guys, The girls can be said to {{U}}(61) {{/U}}health for beauty..But why do guys {{U}}(62) {{/U}} so little? It is not like, once they shed(脱掉) some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they {{U}}(63) {{/U}} wear sporty (花哨的) shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute (喜人的). Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever {{U}}(64) {{/U}} they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still {{U}}(65) {{/U}} like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February. |