UK men fret about hair, weight, looks but do little 英國男人為頭髮、體重和外貌苦惱卻無所作為

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Hair color is the number one appearance concern for British men today, with more than half of British men worrying about graying hair, and 45 marks the age when panic really sets in, according to a poll from market research firm Mintel.
髮色是今日英國男性最關心的外貌問題，有逾半數英國男人擔心日漸灰白的頭髮，而45歲是真正開始為此感到恐慌的年紀，根據市場研究公司Mintel的一份調查。
"Although grey hair is traditionally seen as a mark of distinction in men, the reality is many men are unhappy with their newfound gravitas," the research said.
「儘管傳統上灰白頭髮被視為男性一個特色象徵，實際上是，許多男人並不喜歡這個他們新得到的莊重感」，這份研究說。
"The physical changes associated with aging can act as a catalyst to mid-life crisis and our research has discovered that men become less content with their appearance after the age of 45."
「這種與老化有關的生理變化，可能是導致中年危機的催化劑，我們的研究發現男人過了45歲之後，變得對他們外貌比較沒有信心。」
Hair loss or thinning, is the second most common concern, worrying 40 percent of the respondents to the survey of 2000 British men.
掉髮或頭髮變稀疏，是第二被擔心的事情，困擾這份針對2000名英國男性所做調查的40%受訪者。
Unsightly nose or ear hair preoccupied 38 percent of respondents, being overweight bothered 37 percent and 30 percent were worried about yellowing teeth.
38%的問卷回覆者煩惱鼻子或耳朵裡難看的毛髮，體重過重困擾37%的人，30%的人擔心黃板牙。
Despite the high level of concern many men display about their appearance, as many as 45 percent of all men remain unengaged with toiletries and this rises to over half of those aged between 45 and 54.
儘管許多男人表現出對外貌高度關注，所有男性中卻同樣有45%的人仍然不碰化妝品，45歲到54歲的人，這個比例更增加到超過一半。

新聞辭典：
fret：動詞，苦惱。例句：Many soon-to-be college graduates fret about being jobless.（許多即將畢業的大學生擔心失業。）
preoccupy：動詞，盤據（心思）。例句：He is preoccupied with his work.（他滿腦子都想著工作。）
unsightly：形容詞，難看的。例句：The newly completed skyscraper is unsightly.（這棟新完工的摩天大樓很醜。）