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1、Fashion,whichisasoldastimeandasnewastomorrow,isoneofthemostpowerfulforcesinourlives.Itinfluenceswhatwewear,thewaywetalk,thefoodsweeat,thewaywelive,howandwherewetravel,whatwetravel,whatwelookat,andwhatwelistento.Fashioniswhatleadustodiscardaproductthatisstillusefulbutisnolonger“in”.Itisalsowh
2、atmakesussometimeswearmoreclothesthanwemayactuallyneed,andsometimeslessthanisneededtoproductusfromtheccoldorthesun.流行是这样一种事物,是我们抛弃了还可以使用,但不再时髦的产品。有时候使我们穿比我们真正穿的衣服多,有时候比我们穿抵御严寒酷暑的少。Ifthereisoneabsoluteconstantpertainingtofashion,itisthefactthatitisalwayschanging-sometimesrapidly,sometimesslow
3、ly,butitisneverstaticordormant.Thiselementofchangeisrecognizedinthedefinitionsoffashionitselfcitedearlier,bytheuseofsuchwordsas“prevailing”or“agivenperiodoftime.”Toignoretheelementofchangeislikelookingatastillphotographinplaceofamotionpicture.Thestilltellsyouwhatishappeninghereandnow;themoti
4、onpictureshowsyouwhatcamebeforeandwhatmaylieahead.如果存在着一种符合流行的绝对永恒,那就是流行是永远变化着的这一事实,(这种变化)时快时慢,但绝不会固定下来或呈休止状态。“Fashionisasocialphenomenonwhichreflectsthesamecontinuingchangethatridesthroughanygivenage.”Changeinfashion,heemphasized,‘correspondwiththesubtleandoftenhiddennetworkofforcesthatoper
5、ateonsociety……’“流行是一种社会现象,它反映了任何特定年代同样都要经历的持续变化。”他强调说:“流行变迁与那些作用于社会的影响力量所具有的微妙,而又常常是暗藏着的系统是一致的。”Itisonlyinrestrospectthatfashionchangesseemmarkedorsudden.Autually,theycomeaboutasaresultofaseriesofgradualshiftsfromoneseasontothenext.Forexample,whenwomen’sskirtsbeganinchingupfrommidcalfinthe19
6、60s,thisgradualshorteningwasnotparticularlynoticeableatfirst.Itwasonlywhenskirtsmovedthigh-high,intheformofminisandmicro-minis,thatpeopletooknoticeoftheapproachingextreme.Similarly,whenmenbegintoabandonultrannarrowtiesandsuitlapelsinfavorofmoreandmorewidth,thechangsarenotnoticedatfirst.只有当追溯
7、过去的时候,流行的变迁才显得特别引人注目或突然,实际上,这些变迁的发生是从一个季节到另一个季节的一系列逐渐变化的结果。例如,女裙的逐渐变短的时候并没有被注意到,。…………………………………………………………Colorcanbethebasisforawholegrouporline.Itisthefirstelementtowhichconsumersrespond.Peoplerelatepersonallytocolor,usuallyeitherselectingorrejecting