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"Beauty is only skin deep." This expression means that beauty is only a temporary surface quality. And some beauty products can cause lasting damage that goes far below the surface of the skin.
But people, especially women, will risk a lot for beauty.
In the United States, many people use sunlight and non-natural light to darken their skin.
Health experts advise against what is called "tanning" because of its links to skin cancer.
In the African country of Senegal, some women take health risks trying to do just the opposite. They use products that lighten the skin.
The World Health Organization says that 25 percent of Senegalese women use skin-lightening products on a usual basis. These products can contain chemicals such as mercury, hydroquinone and sodium hydroxide. These are dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer and possibly other physical damage to the skin. They can actually burn the eyes and skin.
An average beauty supply shop in Dakar has many kinds of skin-lightening creams and soaps.
Shop worker Adama Diagne advises her visitors to avoid the stronger products that promise fast results. She uses a cream that is made from carrots and not the strong chemical, hydroquinone.
She says that it is a personal choice and that no one pressures her. She says that some women want to be black every day. But for her, she likes to be a shade of brown.
Women in Senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reasons women all over the world make changes to their appearance. They say they want to look beautiful, to find a husband, or to stand out in a crowd.
But some products are so strong they must be mixed with others before they are used. One such soap is called "Day Before the Wedding."
This thinking troubles Senegalese filmmaker Khardiata Pouye Sall. So, she made "This Color That Bothers Me," a film about the subject of skin lightening.
"I used the most shocking images so that women would see the dangers. It is hard to understand why a woman would tell herself that dark skin is not beautiful. It is in their heads. They want to please a man, to be loved. Or they want to please society, to succeed."
Ms. Sall says the government needs to better control the marketing and sale of skin lighteners. But she adds education is the best way to persuade people against using them.
This Health Report was written by VOA's Anne Look in Dakar.
I'm Anna Matteo.
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词汇解释
1.temporary adj. 暂时的，临时的 n. 临时工，临时雇员
Most adolescent problems are temporary.
多数青春期的问题都是暂时的。
2.tanning n. 制革；制革法；皮肤晒成褐色 v. 鞣革；把…晒黑；鞭笞（tan的ing形式）
To hair the hides is one of the tanning processes.
在制革过程中，除去兽皮上的毛是工序之一。
3.hydroquinone n. [有化] 对苯二酚；[有化] 氢醌
Some people try to get rid of freckles through a bleaching process involving an agent such as hydroquinone that slows down the process at which melanocytes produce melanin.
有些人会用漂白来去掉雀斑。 他们用一种含有对苯二酚的药，这种药能够减缓黑色素细胞产生黑素。
内容解析
1.They say they want to look beautiful, to find a husband, or to stand out in a crowd.
stand out 突出；站出来；坚持到底；坚决反对
Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.
每棵树、每堵墙、每道篱笆在白得耀眼的田野的映衬下都很显眼。
His tendons stood out like rope beneath his skin.
他的筋像绳子般在皮肤下突出来。
参考译文
“美丽是肤浅的”，这句话是说美丽只是暂时的表面的品质，而一些美容产品可能会导致皮肤表皮下面深层的永久破坏。
但一些人，尤其是女性愿意为美丽冒险。
在美国，很多人使用阳光和非自然光线来让皮肤变黑。
健康专家对所谓的晒黑发出警告，因为晒黑可能导致皮肤癌。
在非洲的塞内加尔，有的妇女冒着健康风险做着相反的事，她们使用产品来淡化皮肤颜色。
世卫组织称25%的塞内加尔妇女每天都使用美白产品，这些产品可能含有汞、对苯二酚和氢氧化钠等化学物质，这些危险的成分可能致癌，对皮肤可能还有其他物理性破坏。还会烧灼眼睛和皮肤。
达喀尔的一家普通的美容品店就有很多种美白面霜和香皂。
店员阿达玛·迪亚涅建议顾客不要使用立即显现效果的产品，她使用胡萝卜制成的一种面霜，不含强化学物质对苯二酚。
她说这只是个人的喜好，没有人要求她怎样。她说有的女性希望皮肤黝黑，而她喜欢暗棕色。
塞内加尔的女性说，她们希望美白的原因和全世界女性美白的原因一样，那就是希望变得漂亮些，能找个老公，或者在人群中出众。
但一些产品太强烈，必须在使用前和其他产品相混合。一个名叫“结婚前一天”就是这样的产品。
这些想法令塞内加尔导演萨勒困惑，因此，她拍摄了讲述美白的影片《令我苦恼的肤色》。
“我使用最震撼的画面，这样女性就能看到其危害。很难理解为何女性要告诉自己黑色皮肤是不漂亮的，这一点深入脑海，她们想取悦男性，或者想取悦社会，去取得成功。”
萨勒说政府需要更好地控制美白产品的推广和销售，但她说教育是最好的办法，可以说服人们不要使用这些产品。
这就是健康报道，作者安妮·卢克，我是安娜·马特奥。
