talkaboutfashionshows.

masterthenewwordsandexpressions.reviewthereadingskillsforskimming.learnhowtowriteanInvitationLetter.Unit3FashionShowObjectives

StudentsshouldbeabletoContentsModuleIVExtendingEnglishModuleIIEmbracingEnglishModuleVEnjoyingEnglishModuleIIIBuildingupYourEnglishModuleIExperiencingEnglishModuleTitleModuleIExperiencingEnglishTask1Lookatthefollowingpicturestoclassifywhichtypeyouthinkfashionbestandyourideasaboutfashion.

ALookingandThinkingFashionStyle(1)(2)(3)(4)ChineseStyleFrenchStyleBritishStyleSouthKoreaStyle

Fashion

ONLYisaDanishinternationalfashioncompany,oneofthefamousbrandsofBESTSELLERgroup.HeadquarteredinBrandeDenmark.Armani(GiorgioArmani)wasfoundedbythefamousfashiondesigner—Georgein1975inMilan.Bestsellerhasfourfamousbrands—ONLY(ladies),VEROMODA(ladies),JACK&JONES(men’sclothing)andEXIT(children).RosannaArmaniisaItalianTopmodel.

X,XXS,XXXLTask2

WorkinpairstomatchthesubtitlesA-Ewiththeir

correspondingparts1-5inthefollowingFashionad.C.CompanyintroductionE.OriginatorB.BrandsA.CharactersD.Size12345BSpeakingTask1Workinpairstopracticetheconversationbelowbyfillinginthemissingpartwiththegivenexpressionsbelow.A:DoyouthinkIstilllookfashionableinthisdress?B:Ithinkso.1.A:Thisstylecameoutlastyear,though.2butI’mnotsurewhetherlastyear’sfashionwillbethesamethisyear.B:Ithinkthiskindofdresswillstayinfashionforafewmoreyears.Peopledon’tchangefashionseveryyear.3.

A:

Yes.Onlythetopdesignerstrytotellpeopletochangetheirfashioneveryyear,

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.B:Therearesomerealfashionvictimswhojusthavetokeeptotallyup-to-datewithexpensiveclothes.

e.Blueisstillveryfashionableatthemomentf.Ilikethisdressb.Itwouldbetooexpensivea.butonlyrichpeoplecandoitA:5

,butmybudgetsimplydoesn’tstretchthatfar.IhavetolimittheamountofmoneyIspendonclothes,otherwiseIwouldgoonashoppingspree.B:6.Thesituationwillbeworseifwemarryourboyfriendsandhavechildren.Thenwe’llhaveevenlessmoneytospendonfashionableclothes!c.IwishIcouldbeoneofthosepeopled.Iknowwhatyoumean

Task2Workinpairsandmakeadialogueaccordingtothe

CueCardsgivenbelow.CueCardASituation:Twofriendsmeetonthecampus,andargueaboutwhetherstudentsshouldfollowfashion.SpeakerA:Youbelievethatfollowingfashionmeansbeingabletoadaptoneselftothechanges.Tipsforspeaking●Exchangegreetings.●Followingfashionwillbegoodforourpersonalities.●Societyisprogressingandoneshouldadaptoneselftoconstantchange.CueCardBSituation:Twofriendsmeetonthecampus,andargueaboutwhetherstudentsshouldfollowfashion.SpeakerB:Youthinkitisnotworthspendingtoomuchtimeandmoneyonfashion.Tipsforspeaking●Exchangegreetings.●Followingfashionmayadverselyinfluenceourstudy.●Fashionisaluxuriousthing,soitmaycausealotoftroubleinoureconomy.SampleDialogueA:Hello,longtimenosee.Howarethingsgoing?B:Notbad.Yougotanothernewcoat?A:Yes.Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?B:Nice.ButIamsurprisedbyyourremarkablespeedofgettingnewclothes.A:Iamnevertiredoffashion.B:Isfashionreallythatimportant?A:Sure.Societyisprogressingandoneshouldadaptoneselftoconstantchange.Canyouimagineit

ifeveryonestucktotheoldfashion?Therewouldn’tbeanychangeandnaturallytherewouldn’tbe

progress.B:Ofcourse,oneshouldbeflexibleandadapthimselftothesituation.However,seekingafterfashionmayoccupyallyourmind,especiallyforyounggirls.Wemightbeunabletofocusonstudy,whichisreallyimportant.Besides,fashionisaluxuriousthing.A:That’strue.Butbyfollowingfashion,Imeanmakingussuitablyattractiveinsteadofalotofexpenditure.B:Yes.Weshouldconsiderwhetherfashionisfavorableorunfavorable.Moreover,oneshouldhaveone’sowncharacteristics.A:Iagree.Ifeveryonefollowsthesamefashion,therewillnotbeanyvarietyandthewholesocietywillbesimpleanddull.Task1Listentothefollowingsentencestwiceandfillinthemissingwordsyouhearintherecording.1.Since

,theFederationhasbeenusingprestigiousplaceslocatedintheveryheartofParistopresenttheshows.2.Sixtalented

designersdisplayed“nouvellecouture”inShanghaiFashionWeek.3.Idon’tthink

designisfarbehindtheforeignbrands.CListening1982FrenchChinese4.Thedesignershaveallshowedgreat

.intheChinesemarket.5.The

industryisn’tmeetingtheneedsofmodernChinesewomen.interestfashionTask2Listentothefollowingshortconversationstwiceandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhearintherecording.1.（）A.Adoctor.B.Abarber.C.Asalesman.D.Ateacher.2.（）A.Amodernartexhibition.B.Aclassicalartshow.C.Ahandcraftsshow.D.Abookexhibition.3.（）A.Adress.B.Apairofsuits.C.Somechildren’sclothes.D.Somechildren’stoys.CAA4.（）A.Thecommunitycollege.B.Thepolicestation.C.TheCityBank.D.Thelibrary.5.（）A.Themanwenttoseethemusical.B.Themanhadhiscarbrokendown.C.Thewomangaveatickettotheman.D.Thewomanbroughtaticketfortheman.DB

Foreign

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competinginthemarkethavebetter

2

andbrandimagesthanthosefromChinarightnow.ButChinese

3

havetheirownadvantages.Whileforeigndesigners4

toviewChinaasawhole,Chinesedesignersrecognizethedifferencesin

5

aroundthecountry.Theculturesandneedsareverydifferentasyou

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.Foreign

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enteringChinacan

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localizingtheirbrands,butChinesedesignersarealreadythere.Task3Listentotheshortpassagethreetimesandfillinthe

blankswiththemissingwordsyouhearintherecording.brandsoperationsdesignerstendmarketsgofromnorthtosouthcompaniesspendthreetofiveyearsTask4Listentothefollowinglongconversationthree

timesandgiveabriefanswertoeachquestioninnot

morethan3words.1.WhatdoesMary’sskinlooklike?Herskinlooksso

.2.WhatdoesMaryputonherface?Sheputslotsof

onherface.3.WhatcanJohnsmellintheair?Johncansmell

intheair.4.WhatdoesBeckyputonherface?Sheputs

onherface.5.Whohaslearnedalotfromthisconversation?

.babysmoothmake-upjealousycucumbersJohnCarefulReadingFreeReadingModuleIIEmbracingEnglishCarefulReading

Background

DetailedStudyofCarefulReading

WordsandExpressions

ExercisesBackground1.AbouttheDesigner,FrankieXie.

AftergraduatingfromZhejiangSci-TechUniversity,andthentheZhejiangInstituteofSilkEngineeringin1964,FrankieXiewenttoJapanandobtainedamaster’sdegreefromBunkaFashionCollege.From1990to1998,hewasadesignerfortheJapanesecompanyNICOCE.In2000,FrankieXieestablishedtheJefenlabelwiththecollaborationoftheItaliancompanyJIEGNA,assumingthepositionasdesignerforthecompany.Jefenisanapparellabeldesignedforwomenaged28to40.ItwasestablishedwiththecollaborationofanItaliantextilecompanyandChinesedesignerFrankieXie.Itsmainmaterialsarewool,silk,andflax.ItisheadquarteredinBeijing.FrankieXieisChina’sfirstdesignertotakehiscreationtotheopeningofParisFashionWeek.Hiscompany,JefenisChina’sfirstbrandtogetontotheglobalhautecouturestage.Thedesignermixesthebestoftheeastandthewesttoreflecthisownpersonality,whichismodestyetambitious.ThisisthefirstChinesedesigner’scollectionreleasedatParisFashionWeek.Andin2006,FrankieXieopenedthefashionfeastattheLouvreonthe1stofOctober.2.ChinaFashionWeek

FashionshowshavebecomeincreasinglypopularnowinChina.Beijing’sfirstfashionweekin1997onlyfeaturedfourshows.Buttheeventhassincebecomeahighlightonthecountry’sfashioncalendarwithdozensofshowsandpartieseveryyear.Fromonly4fashioncollectionsin1997toover30today;fromanannualeventtoaneventfortwoseasonsayear（Spring/SummerandAutumn/Winter）;fromthesmallparticipationoflocalfashiondesignersandcompaniestothewideinvolvementofoverseasbrandsanddesigners,ChinaFashionWeekhasexperiencedanextraordinarydecade.3.China(Qingdao)InternationalFashionWeek

From2001tilltoday,China（Qingdao）InternationalFashionWeekhasbeensuccessfullystagedsixtimesinsuccession.Duringthistime,manyspecialreleaseconferenceshavebeenheldby130fashiondesignersfrommorethan10countriesandregions,includingChina,France,Italy,Japan,Korea,Russia,TaiwanandHongKong,uptonow285fashiondesignerrisingstarshavebeeninfor11fashiondesigncontests，and180fashionbrandswerepopularizedandextendedbasedontheplatformsetupbytheFashionWeek.Inaddition,over600ChineseandforeignfashionmodelshavemadetheirshowsattheFashionWeek,and800Chineseandforeignreporterscametopublicizeandgivefullcoverageoftheevent.

China（Qingdao）InternationalFashionWeek,whichisorientedtowards“theCradleofFutureFashionDesignMasters”and“theBirthplaceofNewPromisingFashionBrands”,istobeheldinSeptembereveryyear.Atpresent,nearly300fashioneditors,reportersandover20modelperformancecompaniesareenrolledinit.Withinternationaloperationstandardsandeventscale,andinconcertwithBeijingandHongKongFashionWeeks,China（Qingdao）InternationalFashionWeekwillguidethevoguetrendsofAsiatogetherwiththeFashionWeeksinSeoulandTokyo.4.NewYorkFashionWeek

What:Designersproducefashionshowstoshowofftheirlatestcollections.Currently,theshowsaresponsoredbyMercedes-BenzsotheyarereferredtoasMercedes-BenzFashionWeek.Inthepast,they’vebeenreferredtobyothersponsorssuchasOlympusFashionWeek.Where:NewYorkCityinBryantPark（42ndandSixth）,an8-acreparkthatisconvertedtoatemporaryfashionarenawithtents.Thetentsarehuge,air-conditionedandcontainseveralvenuesforthedesignerstoshowtheircollections.Theindividualvenues—ranginguptoalmost12,000squarefeet—comecompletewithrunway,seatingforattendees,backstageareas,lightingandsound.Somefashiondesignerschoosetohavetheircollectionsshowninshowroomsorotheroff-sitevenuesduringtheweek.When:Twiceayear.Thefallshowsareheldtheprecedingwinter(February).Thespringshowsareheldtheprecedinglatesummer（September）.Who:Fashionshowsareattendedbyjournalists,buyers,celebritiesandsocialtypes.Theshowsareinvitationonlyandeachdesignerisresponsiblefortheguestlist.Journalistsmustseekaccreditationpriortotheevent.

Why:FashionWeekisanexcellentopportunityforAmerican(andafewinternational)

designers

—rangingfromOscardelaRentatoZacPosen—toshowofftheirupcomingcollections.ThefashionShowsareoftenentertaining,accompaniedbyloud,mood-settingmusicandlightshows.Thepresswritesaboutandphotographstherunwaycollectionsfornewspapers,magazines,internetandtelevisionsothegeneralpubliccanseewhatisgoingoninthefashionworld.History:FashionWeekisproducedby7thonSixth,whichwasoriginallyformedbytheCouncilofFashionDesignersofAmericain1993,thenacquiredbyIMG—alifestyleandsportsmarketingandmanagementfirm—in2001.CarefulReading

China’sDesignersEagertoGrow

1WhenChinesefashiondesignerXie

Fenggothisstartintheindustrytwentyyearsago,therewashardlyanyfashiontodesign.Atthetime,Chinawasstillalandofsimpleclothesandsturdyfabrics.Thecountryhadlittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworld,whichmeantnofashionmagazines,nodesignerlabelsandcertainlynoeventslikeChinaFashionWeek.“WhenIwasincollegeintheearlyeighties,youcouldn’tevenmajorinfashion,”saidXie.“Itwasn’tpartofthecultureatall.”參考譯文2Whatadifference20yearscanmake.Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholetoanindustryhub,quicklybecomingthecenterofamultibilliondollarmanufacturingandinternationalretailconcern.LingeringintheshadowsofsuchmassivemovementisthefieldofChinesefashiondesign,whichwascelebratedattheseventhannualChinaFashionWeekinBeijing.Theeventisbarelyablipontheinternationalradar,butnotforlong:Astheindustry’sfocusonChinasharpens,localdesignerslikeXie

couldbecomethefutureoffashion.Alltheyneedtodoistowait;afterall,themarketiscomingtothem.參考譯文3It’saterrificpositiontobeinforthesmallnumberofestablishedChinesedesigners,manyofwhomhavebeeninbusinessforlessthan10yearsandarehardlyhouseholdnames,eveninChina.AstudyreleasedearlybyMerrillLynchpredictsthatby2014,Chinesecustomerswillaccountfor30percentoftheworld’sluxurymarket,upfrom11percentnow.Thatwillplacethemonaparwithtoday’scoreJapaneseconsumerandwellaheadofthoseintheU.S.,whoseshareisexpectedtodropto17percentfrom26percentinthenext10years.參考譯文Likeeveryoneelse,Chinesedesignersarelookingtotheirhomelandtofindretailsuccess.“Ofcourse,I’dliketobeabletosellinternationally,butit’snotapriority.”saidChinesewomen’sweardesignerLuo

Zheng,wholaunchedherShenzhenbasedwomen’swearline,Omnialo,in1996.“Rightnow,myfocusisondevelopingandsellinginChina.”4Judgingbytheresponsetotherecentfashionweek,thefutureremainsbright.Thepotentialforsuccess—lessthantwodecadesaftertheindustry’sstart,noless—islarge.TheChinesefashionworldisconstantlygrowing.It’sonlyamatteroftimebeforeitstartsreceivinginternationalattention.參考譯文WordsandExpressionsPara.1返回1.hardly

ad.almostnodegree;almostnot幾乎不；任何程度上幾乎不；幾乎沒有Icouldhardlyhearthespeaker.我?guī)缀趼牪坏窖菡f者的聲音。It’shardlysurprisingthatwelostmoneyduringtherecession.我們?cè)诮?jīng)濟(jì)蕭條時(shí)期賠錢一點(diǎn)也不稀奇。cf.hardlyever很少（幾乎從不，難得）Youhardlyeverseeowlsinthedaytime.白天幾乎看不到貓頭鷹。Ihavehardlyeverbeenoutofthiscity.我?guī)缀跷丛x開過這個(gè)城市。Ihardlyeverseethemnowadays.近來我很少見他們。Hehardlyever（ieveryseldom）goestobedbeforemidnight.他很少在午夜以前就寢。

返回cf.hardly...when=nosooner...than;onlyjust...when剛……就（這個(gè)句型，前面部分用過去完成時(shí)，后面部分用一般過去時(shí)）Hehadhardlyreachedhere,whenitbegantosnow.他一到這兒就下起雪來了。HardlyhadIgothomewhenthetelephonerang.我剛到家，電話就響了。Shehadhardlyheardthenewswhenshebegantocry.

她一聽到這消息就哭了。2.design

v.toplanoutinsystematic,usuallygraphicform設(shè)計(jì)（通常以圖表形式）進(jìn)行系統(tǒng)地計(jì)劃designabuilding設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)建筑物designacomputerprogram設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)計(jì)算機(jī)程序designer設(shè)計(jì)師onethatproducesdesigns制造設(shè)計(jì)方案的人abookdesigner書本設(shè)計(jì)師

返回adressdesigner服裝設(shè)計(jì)師3.sturdya.substantiallymadeorbuilt;stout堅(jiān)固的，耐用的markedbyresolutenessordetermination;firm堅(jiān)決的，堅(jiān)定的，頑強(qiáng)的

sturdycanvas堅(jiān)固的帳篷

asturdystepladder牢固的梯子

sturdyresistance頑強(qiáng)的抵抗

thesturdydefendersofthefort要塞的堅(jiān)定保衛(wèi)者4.interact

v.toactupononeanother相互作用，發(fā)生反應(yīng)

Whenthetwochemicalsinteracttheyformagas.

這兩種化學(xué)成分發(fā)生反應(yīng)時(shí)會(huì)生成一種氣體。Onechemicalinteractswithanother.一種化學(xué)成分與另一種化學(xué)成分發(fā)生反應(yīng)。

返回interactionn.theactorprocessofinteracting相互作用的行為，交往socialinteractionbetweenmenandwomen男女之間的社會(huì)交往day-to-dayinteractions日常交往5.labeln.adistinctivenameortrademarkidentifyingaproductormanufacturer,especiallyarecordingcompany標(biāo)明產(chǎn)品的標(biāo)記；標(biāo)明一件產(chǎn)品或廠家身份的特有名號(hào)或商標(biāo)，尤指唱片公司的商標(biāo)v.toidentifyordesignatewithalabel;describeorclassify把……歸類，描述；用標(biāo)簽分別或命名；描繪或歸類tolabelthemYuppies把他們稱為雅皮士Hewaslabeledarebelbythetown.他被全鎮(zhèn)人視為叛逆者。

返回Para.

21.hubn.centerofactivityorinterest;afocalpoint中心；焦點(diǎn)

Thecitywasthemanufacturinghub.該城市是制造業(yè)中心。2.retailn.thesaleofgoodsorcommoditiesinsmallquantitiesdirectlytoconsumers

零售；直接以小數(shù)量售給顧客的貨物或商品

v.tosellinsmallquantitiesdirectlytoconsumers

零售；以小數(shù)量直接售給顧客

toretailhardwaregoods零售五金產(chǎn)品

Theseshoesnormallyretailat$50apair.

這些鞋一般零售50美元一雙。3.linger

v.tobeslowinleaving,especiallyoutofreluctance;tarry徘徊；尤指因不愿離開而繼續(xù)逗留

返回Theylingeredovertheircoffeeforafewminutes.他們慢慢喝著咖啡，磨蹭了好幾分鐘。tocontinuetoexistbutwithlessenedstrength繼續(xù)存留Oldhatredslingeredafterthewar.戰(zhàn)后宿怨歷久猶存。

4.celebrate

v.toshowthat（aday）isspecialbyhavingceremonies,parties,orotherfestivities慶祝，慶賀tocelebrateChristmas慶祝圣誕Wedecidednottocelebratetoomuchthisyear.我們決定今年不搞太多的慶祝活動(dòng)。5.sharpentomakeorbecomesharporsharper使鋒利；使成為鋒利的或更鋒利的Pleasesharpenthispencil.請(qǐng)削尖這支鉛筆。Debatessharpenone’swits.辯論增長(zhǎng)才智。

返回Para.31.household

a.relatingto,orusedinahousehold家庭的，與家庭有關(guān)的，用于家中的commonlyknown;familiar家喻戶曉的，熟悉的householdappliances家用電器2.releasev.tosetfreefromconfinement,restraint,orbondage赦免；從限制約束或束縛中釋放出releasetheprisoners釋放囚犯tofreefromsomethingthatbinds,fastens,orholdsback;letgo松開，解開；從捆綁、牢系或阻擋的東西中解放出來；放開toreleasetheballoons放走氣球toreleaseafloodofquestions提出一大堆問題tomakeknownoravailable準(zhǔn)許公開；使成為公開或可利用的toreleaseanarticleforpublication準(zhǔn)許一篇文章的發(fā)表

返回3.predict

v.tostate,tellabout,ormakeknowninadvance,especiallyonthebasisofspecialknowledge預(yù)測(cè)，預(yù)知，預(yù)告；預(yù)先陳述、告訴或公布，尤指以特殊知識(shí)為基礎(chǔ)Hepredictedthatyouwouldbeelected.他預(yù)言你會(huì)當(dāng)選。Itisimpossibletopredictwhowillwin.要預(yù)測(cè)出誰將獲勝是不可能的。4.accountfor（1）toconstitutethegoverningorprimaryfactor導(dǎo)致，引起；構(gòu)成決定性的或主要的因素Badweatheraccountedforthelongdelay.長(zhǎng)期的延緩是因?yàn)閴奶鞖狻＃?）toprovideanexplanationorjustification做出解釋，提出理由Thesuspectcouldn’taccountforhistimethatnight.

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嫌疑犯不能說明那天晚上他的時(shí)間安排。Hecouldnotaccountforhisabsencefromschool.他無法說明他曠課的原因。

（3）tobetheelementsorpartsof;compose（在數(shù)量方面）占Petrochemicalstodayaccountforonefourthofallthechemicalsmade.石油化工產(chǎn)品現(xiàn)在已占所有化學(xué)制品的四分之一。5.onaparwithwithanequalityofstatus,level,orvalue;equalfooting與……同等的alocalproductonaparwiththebestforeignmakes與最好的外國(guó)貨質(zhì)量一樣的本地產(chǎn)品Asawritershewasonaparwiththegreatnovelists.她是與偉大小說家齊名的作家。6.focus

n.acenterofinterestoractivity中心；焦點(diǎn)

返回Herbeautymakesherthefocusofattention.她長(zhǎng)得漂亮，很惹人注目。Hisfocuswasonearningaliving.他注意力的中心放在謀生上。v.todirecttowardaparticularpointorpurpose集中；導(dǎo)向一特定點(diǎn)或目的I’msotiredIcan’tfocusonanythingtoday.我今天太累了，精神集中不起來。Para.41.potential

a.capableofbeingbutnotyetinexistence;latent潛在的，可能的；有存在可能但還不存在的；潛伏的apotentialproblem潛在的問題n.theinherentabilityorcapacityforgrowth,development,orcomingintobeing潛力，潛能；成長(zhǎng)、發(fā)展或形成的內(nèi)在能力或才能

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Thatinvestmenthaslittlegrowthpotential.

那項(xiàng)投資沒有什么增長(zhǎng)潛力。

Shehadgreatpotentialasagymnast.

她具備當(dāng)體操運(yùn)動(dòng)員的巨大潛力。

Theproducthasevenmorepotentialinexportmarkets.

這種產(chǎn)品在出口市場(chǎng)上甚至?xí)懈蟮匿N售潛力。2.international

a.of,relatingto,orinvolvingtwoormorenations屬于、關(guān)于或包括兩個(gè)或多個(gè)國(guó)家的

aninternationalcommission一個(gè)國(guó)際委員會(huì)

internationalaffairs國(guó)際事務(wù)

參考譯文中國(guó)時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)師渴望成長(zhǎng)

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二十年前，當(dāng)中國(guó)時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)師謝峰剛踏入時(shí)裝界時(shí)，中國(guó)幾乎沒有時(shí)尚設(shè)計(jì)可言。當(dāng)時(shí)的中國(guó)人穿的是樸素的衣服，厚實(shí)的布料，與外界沒有太多的交往，沒有時(shí)尚雜志，沒有設(shè)計(jì)品牌，更沒有諸如中國(guó)國(guó)際時(shí)裝周這樣的大型活動(dòng)。謝峰說，“八十年代初我上大學(xué)的時(shí)候，時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)不是一個(gè)專業(yè)，根本沒把它看作文化的一部分。”2二十年間發(fā)生了巨大的變化。中國(guó)從一個(gè)時(shí)尚黑洞轉(zhuǎn)變成為一個(gè)工業(yè)集中地，迅速成為數(shù)十億美元的生產(chǎn)和國(guó)際零售交易中心。隨著這個(gè)巨大轉(zhuǎn)變的影子緩慢前進(jìn)的是剛剛在北京舉辦的第七屆一年一返回度的北京時(shí)裝周上受到祝賀的中國(guó)時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)界。此項(xiàng)活動(dòng)還不是世界聚焦的焦點(diǎn)，但是時(shí)間不長(zhǎng)，隨著時(shí)尚界越來越多地關(guān)注中國(guó)，像謝峰這樣的中國(guó)設(shè)計(jì)師可能會(huì)成為時(shí)尚界的未來。現(xiàn)在他們需要做的是等待，畢竟市場(chǎng)剛剛向他們開放。3

對(duì)于一小部分已經(jīng)存在的中國(guó)設(shè)計(jì)師來說這是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的職位。他們當(dāng)中的一些人踏入這個(gè)行業(yè)不到十年，在中國(guó)也還不是家喻戶曉的名人。根據(jù)美林證券最近公布的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查預(yù)測(cè)，2014年中國(guó)消費(fèi)者占據(jù)世界奢侈品市場(chǎng)的份額將從現(xiàn)在的百分之十一提高至百分之三十。將與目前具有核心地位的日返回本消費(fèi)者持平，還將遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過美國(guó)消費(fèi)者。在未來十年美國(guó)的市場(chǎng)份額將從百分之二十六降至百分之十七。中國(guó)設(shè)計(jì)師像其他人一樣在自己的土地上尋找著商業(yè)契機(jī)。“當(dāng)然我想在世界范圍內(nèi)銷售產(chǎn)品，但那不是優(yōu)先考慮的。”中國(guó)的一名女性時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)師羅錚說。1996年羅錚創(chuàng)立了自己的女性時(shí)裝品牌歐柏蘭奴。“目前我的重心放在中國(guó)的發(fā)展和銷售上。”

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從對(duì)近來時(shí)裝周的反映看，中國(guó)時(shí)尚業(yè)的前途是光明的。行業(yè)起步后不到二十年，成功的潛力非常大。中國(guó)時(shí)尚業(yè)在不斷地成長(zhǎng)，受到全世界的關(guān)注只是時(shí)間問題。返回ExercisesReadingTaskLanguageinUseBlankFillingTranslation

ReadingTaskTask1Discussthefollowingquestionsafterreadingthepassage.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutfashioninChina?

TheChinesefashionindustryisjustgettingstarted,andgreatandfastfashionfromforeignbrandstoentertheChinesefashionindustryhaveplayedaroleintheEnlightenment.Sothepractitionersarenolongersimplyproduct-oriented,buttheyhavebeguntothinkabouttheconsumer’slifestyleissues.2.WhatisthedifferencethatChinahasmadeinfashionsincetwodecadesago?Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholetoanindustryhub,quicklybecomingthecenterofamultibilliondollarmanufacturingandinternationalretailactivity.Chinesedesignersarelookingtotheirhomelandtofindretailsuccess.TheChinesefashionindustryisdevelopingfasterthantwodecadesago.

3.WhatdoyouthinkofChina’sfutureinthedevelopmentoffashion?

Chinawillbeanimportantpartoftheworld’sfashionindustry,anditshugeconsumptionpotentialwillprovidethepractitionersoftheChinesefashionindustrywithgreatopportunities.However,becauseChinaisvastandthereisavastdifferencebetweenthevariouslevelsofthemarket,thatwillcreateameleeforalltypesofbrands.1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

.A.Chinesefashiondesignergotastartintheindustrytwodecadesago.B.Chinahasmadeagreatdifferenceinthelatestfashion.C.AsmallnumberofestablishedChinesedesignershavebeeninbusinessforlessthan10years.D.TheChinesefashionworldisconstantlygrowing.2.Thecountryhadlittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworld,whichmeantallofthefollowingbut

.A.nofashionmagazinesB.nodesignerlabelsC.noeventslikeChinaFashionWeekD.nofashiondesignersTask2Choosethebestansweraccording

tothepassage.DD3.Intwodecades,Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholeto

.A.alandofsimpleclothesandsturdyfabricsB.acountryhavinglittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworldC.anindustryhubandthecenterofamultibilliondollarmanufacturingandinternationalretailconcernD.acountrywellaheadoftheU.S.4.AstudyreleasedbyMerrillLynchpredictsthatU.S.customerswillaccountfor

oftheworld’sluxurymarket.A.30percentB.11percentC.17percentD.26percentCC5.Accordingtothetext,thefollowingsentencesareTRUEexcept

.A.ChinesedesignersarelookingtoforeigncountriestofindretailsuccessB.ChinahadlittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworldtwodecadesagoC.ChinahasgonefromafashionblackholetoanindustryhubintwentyyearsD.thefutureofChinesefashionisbrightA

LanguageinUse

ColumnA1.fabric2.household3.label4.focus5.luxury6.eager7.sturdy8.predictTask1FindtherightdefinitioninColumnBthatmatchesthewordsinColumnA.

ColumnBa.apieceofpaperoranothermaterialthatisattachedtosomethingandgivesinformationaboutitb.somethingexpensivethatyoudonotneed,butyoubuyforpleasureandenjoymentc.tobeverywellknownd.clothusedformakingclothes,curtainsetc.e.thething,person,situationetc.thatpeoplepayspecialattentiontof.tosaythatsomethingwillhappen,beforeithappensg.strong,well-made,andnoteasilybrokenh.verykeenandexcitedaboutsomethingthatisgoingtohappenoraboutsomethingyouwanttodoTask2Fillintheblankswiththegivenwords.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Itisimpossible

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