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今天，

我们说一件，

让人有点难过的事。

它和"变美"有关。

有一个男人，

今年五十六岁。

他在一家，

非常有名的，

美妆公司，

工作。

什么是美妆公司？

就是做化妆品的公司。

比如，

擦脸的面霜，

还有香水。

这家公司，

非常大，

非常有名。

你用过的很多东西，

可能，

都是它家的。

这个男人，

在这家公司，

做了二十五年。

他是一位，

很大的领导。

可以说，

他是这个世界上，

最懂"美"的人，

之一。

他的工作，

就是帮大家，

变得更美。

但是，

就在今年，

他突然，

去世了。

那个时候，

大家都不知道，

他是因为什么，

走的。

一直到这个星期，

原因，

才被公布出来。

而这个原因，

让很多人，

都很吃惊。

原来，

他是因为，

打了一针，

去世的。

什么针呢？

是一种，

让人变美的针。

我们一般，

叫它"美容针"。

这种针，

打在脸上，

可以，

去掉一些皱纹，

让人，

看起来更年轻。

现在，

很多人，

都会去打。

听起来，

这是一件，

很平常，

也很安全的小事。

但是，

就在他打针的时候，

那个，

打进去的东西，

不小心，

跑进了，

他的血管里。

然后，

它跟着血，

一路跑，

跑到了，

他的肺里。

就这样，

把肺，

堵住了。

他很快，

就觉得，

喘不上气。

没过多久，

他就走了。

他离开的时候，

他的爱人，

就在他的身边。

听到这里，

你可能会有点怕。

但是，

我要说清楚：

打这种针，

绝大部分时候，

都是安全的。

在美国，

每年，

都有五百多万次，

这样的注射。

出事的，

真的非常少。

像他这样的，

是非常少见的，

意外。

可是，

这件事，

也提醒了我们：

再小的手术，

再小的一针，

也不是，

百分之百，

没有风险。

所以，

如果你也想，

打这样的针，

一定要，

去正规的地方，

找专业的医生。

最后，

我想问你一个问题：

为了变美，

我们愿意，

付出很多。

但是，

在"变美"，

和"安全"中间，

你心里的那条线，

会画在，

哪里呢？

English transcript reference

Today,

we'll tell

a rather sad story.

It's about 'getting beautiful'.

There was a man,

fifty-six this year.

He worked at a

very famous

beauty company.

That's where he worked.

What is a beauty company?

A company that makes cosmetics.

For example,

face cream,

and perfume.

This company

is very big,

very famous.

Many things you've used

might

be theirs.

This man,

at this company,

worked for twenty-five years.

He was a

senior leader.

You could say

he was, in the world,

one of the people who understood 'beauty' best.

One of them.

His job

was to help everyone

become more beautiful.

But

this very year,

he suddenly

passed away.

At that time,

no one knew

why

he had gone.

Not until this week

was the reason

finally made public.

And this reason

left many people

stunned.

It turned out

he died

because of an injection

he had gotten.

What injection?

It was a kind of

injection that makes you beautiful.

We usually

call it a 'beauty injection'.

This injection,

given in the face,

can

remove some wrinkles,

making a person

look younger.

These days,

many people

get them.

It sounds

like

a very ordinary,

very safe little thing.

But

just as he was being injected,

the

material injected

accidentally

slipped into

one of his blood vessels.

Then,

following the blood,

it traveled all the way,

and reached

his lungs.

And just like that,

it blocked

his lungs.

He soon

felt

he couldn't breathe.

Before long,

he was gone.

When he left,

his loved one

was right beside him.

Hearing this,

you might be a little scared.

But

let me be clear:

getting this injection,

the vast majority of the time,

is safe.

In the United States,

every year

there are over five million

such injections.

Those that go wrong

are truly very few.

A case like his

is a very rare

accident.

But

this case

also reminds us:

even the smallest procedure,

the smallest injection,

is not

one hundred percent

without risk.

So,

if you too want

to get such an injection,

be sure

to go to a proper place,

and find a professional doctor.

Finally,

I want to ask you a question:

to become beautiful,

we're willing

to give up a lot.

But

between 'getting beautiful'

and 'staying safe',

the line in your heart —

where

would you draw it?

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