This episode is about Unit 1 (What is beauty) of the 1st module (Happiness) in the second semester of higher-school English. To interpret what beauty is, several points of view are shown here: different standards of beauty in different continents and districts, examples of how people in history have changed their appearance to look beautiful (special make-ups of ancient Egyptians, Romans and Persians, the high forehead of the upper-class women during the Elizabethan era, bluebloods in the court of Louis XVI). The related historic knowledge is introduced. Some phrase analyses and main vocabularies explanations are also included.

本集围绕第二学期模块一（Happiness）中的第一单元（美是什么What is beauty）对美丽的发展历史进行探讨。第一讲主要介绍历史美容术。通过以下几个方面诠释：不同地区审美标准的区别，人类历史上对美的不同追求方式（古埃及人／古波斯人／古罗马人的化妆术，英国伊丽莎白二世女王时期的高额头美丽，法国路易十六世时期的蓝血贵族）。及相关时代（英国伊丽莎白二世女王时期，法国路易十六世时期）的背景介绍。相关词语辨析和讲解。