a national beauty

Beauty is big business in Singapore, where looking good is something of a national obsession.

美容业在新加坡十分兴盛, 因为拥有美丽的外表似乎成了这里所有人追求的目标.

Dr Helen Parretti, of the National Institute for Health Research at the University of Birmingham, the lead author of the research, said:" The beauty of these findings is in the simplicity. Just drinking a pint of water, three times a day, before your main meals may help reduce your weight.

伯明翰大学国家健康研究所的海伦？帕里蒂博士是这项研究的第一作者，他说：“这些发现之美，在于其简单。三餐之前，只要喝一品脱水，就能够帮助你减肥。

The peony is praised to be a national beauty and heavenly fragrance by Chinese people.

牡丹被中国人誉为国色天香.

Dolce and Gabbana are a powerhouse of design in a country where beauty and style will always be beacons of national pride.

在这个永远以美丽与风格为国家荣耀象征的国度，多尔奇和嘉班纳这个团队是个精力旺盛的设计强队。

The UCLA academic and practising specialist made the claim during a presentation on the benefits of beauty at a national cosmetic medicine conference in Melbourne.

在墨尔本召开的全国整容医学会上，这位来自美国加州大学洛杉机分校的理论和实践专家在介绍美的益处时提出了这一观点。