Section34 Clothes

　　Clothes make us the manrdquo;, states an old English saying.ldquo;人靠衣裝rdquo;是一句古老的英國(guó)諺語(yǔ)。

　　But is it true?真是這樣嗎?

　　If we think carefully, we will find that it is often the case.如果仔細(xì)想想，我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)情況通常是這樣的。

　　For example, when we see a man in a suit and tie, what do we think?比方說(shuō)，當(dāng)我們看見一位男士穿西裝打領(lǐng)帶時(shí)，我們會(huì)怎么想呢?

　　Different professions may require different clothing.不同的職業(yè)對(duì)服裝有不同的要求。

　　Why is this?為什么這樣呢?

　　It may be because our clothes tell others which professional or social group we belong to.也許我們的服裝能告訴人們我們從事什么職業(yè)或者屬于哪一種社會(huì)群體。

　　People feel more comfortable if they can identify which group we are in.如果人們能判斷出我們是屬于哪一社會(huì)群體的，他們會(huì)感覺(jué)比較舒心。

　　Usually males and females wear different types of clothing.男女服裝的款式通常是不同的。

　　In the 20th century, however, this changed.然而，到了20世紀(jì)這一點(diǎn)改變了。

　　Women started to wear some of the traditional male clothing.女性開始穿起了一些傳統(tǒng)的男子服飾。

　　Even different cultures are starting to change their clothes.甚至在不同文化國(guó)度，他們的服飾也開始發(fā)生變化。

　　Around the world, western style clothing is becoming more popular.在世界范圍內(nèi)，西式服裝正越來(lái)越流行。

　　Perhaps this is not always such a good thing.這也許不是一件好事。

　　Variety in clothing can make our society more attractive and interesting.不同的服裝款式使我們的社會(huì)更迷人、更有趣。

　　Section34 Clothes

　　Clothes make us the manrdquo;, states an old English saying.ldquo;人靠衣裝rdquo;是一句古老的英國(guó)諺語(yǔ)。

　　But is it true?真是這樣嗎?

　　If we think carefully, we will find that it is often the case.如果仔細(xì)想想，我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)情況通常是這樣的。

　　For example, when we see a man in a suit and tie, what do we think?比方說(shuō)，當(dāng)我們看見一位男士穿西裝打領(lǐng)帶時(shí)，我們會(huì)怎么想呢?

　　Different professions may require different clothing.不同的職業(yè)對(duì)服裝有不同的要求。

　　Why is this?為什么這樣呢?

　　It may be because our clothes tell others which professional or social group we belong to.也許我們的服裝能告訴人們我們從事什么職業(yè)或者屬于哪一種社會(huì)群體。

　　People feel more comfortable if they can identify which group we are in.如果人們能判斷出我們是屬于哪一社會(huì)群體的，他們會(huì)感覺(jué)比較舒心。

　　Usually males and females wear different types of clothing.男女服裝的款式通常是不同的。

　　In the 20th century, however, this changed.然而，到了20世紀(jì)這一點(diǎn)改變了。

　　Women started to wear some of the traditional male clothing.女性開始穿起了一些傳統(tǒng)的男子服飾。

　　Even different cultures are starting to change their clothes.甚至在不同文化國(guó)度，他們的服飾也開始發(fā)生變化。

　　Around the world, western style clothing is becoming more popular.在世界范圍內(nèi)，西式服裝正越來(lái)越流行。

　　Perhaps this is not always such a good thing.這也許不是一件好事。

　　Variety in clothing can make our society more attractive and interesting.不同的服裝款式使我們的社會(huì)更迷人、更有趣。