People say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
That means if someone thinks someone else is beautiful, then they are beautiful.I think the idea of beauty is interesting.Why do we think some things or some people are beautiful and others aren't?Some people think a building is beautiful, while others think the opposite.People nowadays spend too much time and money on beauty.I agree with the expression, “beauty is only skin deep”.This means that what's really important is someone's heart and character, not what they look like on the outside.It's a little strange, and unfair, that you have to be beautiful to be a top actress or even a news reader on TV.I think there should be equal rights for most of us “non-beautiful” people.
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People say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
美しさは見る人の目にあると人々は言います。
That means if someone thinks someone else is beautiful, then they are beautiful.
つまり、誰かが他の誰かが美しいと思うなら、彼らは美しいということです。
I think the idea of beauty is interesting.Why do we think some things or some people are beautiful and others aren’t?
なぜ私たちはいくつかの物事やある人は美しいと思い、他の人はそうではないと思うのですか？
Some people think a building is beautiful, while others think the opposite.
建物は美しいと思う人もいれば、反対の人もいます。
People nowadays spend too much time and money on beauty.I agree with the expression, “beauty is only skin deep”.
「美しさは肌の深みに過ぎない」という表現に同意します。
This means that what’s really important is someone’s heart and character, not what they look like on the outside.
これは、本当に重要なのは誰かの心と性格であり、外見ではそうではないということです。
It’s a little strange, and unfair, that you have to be beautiful to be a top actress or even a news reader on TV.
あなたがトップ女優になったり、テレビのニュースリーダーになったりするには、美しくなければならないというのは少し奇妙で不公平です。
I think there should be equal rights for most of us “non-beautiful” people.
私たちのほとんどの「美しくない」人々に平等な権利があるはずだと思います。
