I have been keeping a covert eye on the posters next to my daughters' beds. The reason? Until recently, the pictures on the wall were mostly items such as cute fluffy cats. But these days boy bands are cropping up (think One Direction), along with my daughters' favourite female television and pop stars (Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Victoria Justice and so on). And while these girls all have cheery faces and sparkling white teeth, they feature something else too: a slim physique, beautiful features and a tendency to wear short(ish) skirts.
我一直悄悄地盯着女儿床头张贴的海报。为什么？不久前，墙上贴的还多是毛茸茸的猫咪之类的图画。但这些日子，男孩乐队开始出现（例如单向乐队(One Direction)），还有女儿最喜欢的女明星和歌手（如塞莱娜•戈麦斯(Selena Gomez)、凯蒂•佩里(Katy Perry)、维多利亚•贾斯蒂丝(Victoria Justice)等）。尽管这些女孩都笑容甜美、牙齿洁白，但还有一些重要特征：身材苗条、脸蛋漂亮，而且都喜欢穿短裙。