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aesthetic medicine/ 医学美容/ (yīxué měirónɡ)

A: Do you have any friends close to you that have undergone an aesthetic medicine procedure?

你身边有做过医学美容的朋友吗？

(nǐ shēnbiān yǒu zuòɡuò yīxué měirónɡ de pénɡyǒu ma?)

B: Of course. Changing your look through aesthetic medicine is very common now.

当然,通过医学美容改善自己的容貌现在非常普遍了。我身边好多朋友都尝试过。

(dānɡrán, tōnɡɡuò yīxué měirónɡ ɡǎishàn zìjǐde rónɡmào xiànzài fēichánɡ pǔbiàn le.wǒ shēnbiān hǎoduō pénɡyǒu dōu chánɡshì ɡuò.)

A: I have a pretty conservative attitude when it comes to aesthetic medicine. Did you hear that recently a well-known South Korean botox product had its license canceled?

我对医学美容持保留态度。你听说最近韩国知名的肉毒素产品被吊销许可了吗？ 

(wǒ duì yīxué měirónɡ chí bǎoliú tàidù.nǐ tīnɡshuō zuìjìn hánɡuó zhīmínɡ de ròudúsù chǎnpǐn bèi diàoxiāo xǔkě le ma?)

B: Yeah, I've heard about it. It's really scary news, because botox, hyaluronic acid injections and other cosmetic procedures are really common now.

听说了,确实是骇人听闻,因为类似肉毒素,玻尿酸填充等美容项目现在非常普遍。

(tīnɡshuō le, quèshí shì hàirén tīnɡwén, yīnwéi lèisì ròudúsù, bōniàosuān tiánchōnɡ děnɡ měirónɡ xiànɡmù xiànzài fēichánɡ pǔbiàn.)

A: Yup. There is nothing wrong with using aesthetic medicine to change your appearance, but you have to choose carefully. 

对啊,通过医学美容的方式改善容貌无可厚非,但是一定要谨慎选择。

(duìā, tōnɡɡuò yīxué měirónɡ de fānɡshì ɡǎishàn rónɡmào wúkě hòufēi, dànshì yīdìnɡ yào jǐnshèn xuǎnzé.)

B: Yes. We got our bodies from our parents.  

是啊,身体发肤,受之父母。

(shìā, shēntǐ fāfū, shòuzhī fùmǔ.)

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