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1、Unit 3 Social Perspective社会视角Text 1 Women and Fashion If women are mercilessly exploited year after year，they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big
2、 stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are n
3、othing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened；ne
4、cklines are lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth，comfort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of
5、 the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day，or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes. When c
6、omparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchang
7、ing styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.A altering B fashion C tremble D constantly E contributes F durability G delicately H appearance I intentional J lengthened K mercilessly L reliability 女人与时尚 如果女人年复一年被无情地利用，她们也只能埋怨她们自己。因为她们一想到在公共场合被看见
8、穿着过时的衣服就会不寒而栗，所以她们就总是被设计师和大商场利用。因为时尚的改变，仅穿过几次的衣服不得不被搁置在一边。当你考虑这个问题的时候，不要忘了只有女人才会站在装满衣服的衣柜前伤心地宣布自己没有什么可穿的。时尚的改变仅仅是浪费的蓄意产物。许多女人每年花费很多钱去替换那些一点也不旧的衣服。那些负担不起像这样扔掉衣服的妇女将大量的时间浪费在去改变她们现有的衣服上。比如裙子被改长或改短，领口被改低或者改高等等。没有人能够声称时尚工业为社会做了什么真正重要的贡献。时装设计者很少关心像保暖、舒适和耐穿等重要的事情。他们只对外表感兴趣并且利用了这样一个事实，即只要看起来好看，女人能够忍受任何的不适。几
9、乎所有的男人在他的一生中都有过这样的时候，在冬季的某一天，他笑看着一个女人穿着单薄的衣服在发抖，或者是穿着高跟鞋在厚厚的雪地里优雅而小心翼翼地行走。当在时尚问题上比较男人和女人时，得出的结论是显而易见的。你可能想知道，女人时装式样经常改变是否反映了反复无常和不稳定的基本品质?男人太聪明，因而不会让自己上时尚设计者的当。他们不变的服装风格是否反映了稳定和可靠的基本品质?这就要看你怎么想了。难 句 解 析1. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion,
10、 they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.【分析】多重复合句。句首是由 Because 引导的原因状语从句，在该从句中 that 引导的定语从句修饰 clothes。2. When you come to think of it，only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.【分
11、析】多重复合句。句首为 When 引导的时间状语从句，standing.full of clothes 和announcing.nothing to wear 并列，由 and 连接，that 引导的从句作 announcing 的宾语。3. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep sn
12、ow in high-heeled shoes.【分析】复合句。who 引导的定语从句修饰 a man，at the sight of a woman shaking., or picking. 作时间状语。下面我们学习文中标红的高频词#09#09高频词汇mercilessly ad. 无情地【引申】同根mercy n. 仁慈，宽容：at the mercy of 任凭的摆布，完全受支配merciful a. 宽恕的，宽厚的：the merciful judge 宽厚的法官【活用例句】There is a campaign against those hunters who merciless
13、ly slaughter baby seals. 一场反对那些残酷屠杀小海豹的猎手的运动正在展开。tremble* /9trembl/ vi. 颤抖；摇晃；担心 n. 颤抖；摇晃 【联想】一听到集合(assemble)声，他就哆嗦(tremble)【搭配】tremble all over 浑身发抖；tremble for fear of sb 某人由于恐惧而颤抖；tremble in the wind(breeze) 在风(微风)中摇动；tremble with anger(cold) 由于生气(寒冷)而打颤【引申】同义quiver vi. 颤抖，颤动vibrate v. 振动，摇摆be af
14、raid of 担忧be anxious for 担忧【听力例句】She was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and uncertain. 很明显，她浑身战栗，声音虚弱无力。06.12fashion /9fSFn/ n. 方式，样子；流行款式，时新式样【联想】fash(灰) ion(名词后缀)我的灰头土脸和流行时尚格格不入【搭配】out of fashion 不再流行；in fashion 正在流行【听力例句】They were more aware of changes in fashion. 他们更能感觉到时尚的变化。04.1inten
15、tional /In9tenSFnFl/ a. 有意的，故意的【搭配】an intentional insult 故意侮辱【引申】同根intention n. 意图，目的同义on purpose 故意的deliberate a. 故意的，蓄意的反义accidental a. 意外的，偶然(发生)的【活用例句】Do you think her rudeness was intentional or accidental? 你认为她的粗鲁是有意的还是无意的?alter* /9O:lt5(r)/ v. 改变，改动，变更【搭配】alter the fact 改变事实；alter sbs optimis
16、tic views 改变某人的乐观观点；alter ones will 修改遗嘱；alter a suit 改动衣服的尺寸【引申】同义change vt. 改变modify vt. 修改，更改revise vt. 修订，修改vary vt. 改变，使不同【活用例句】In the long run, the new information technologies may fundamentally alter our way of life.从长远看来，新信息技术也许会从根本上改变我们的生活方式。polish /9p(e7)lIS/ vt. 修改；擦亮【联想】波兰人 (Polish) 产的擦光剂 (polish) 【活用例句】These
