TheculturaltraditionsofAfricandressClothingisalanguage.Ittellsusaboutindividualpeople:theirpersonalitytheiragetheirplaceinsocietyandsoon.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutsocietywecanlookattraditional
TheculturaltraditionsofAfricandress
Clothingisalanguage.Ittellsusaboutindividualpeople:theirpersonalitytheiragetheirplaceinsocietyandsoon.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutsocietywecanlookattraditionalclothing.
ThecontinentofAfricahasalonghistoryandarichcultureandthisisshownintraditionaldress.Youoftenfindthreecolours—redgoldandgreenintheclothing.Thefirstcolourstandsforthebloodofmillionsofpeoplewhosufferedasslaves(奴隶);thesecondisfortherichresourcesoftheAfricanearth;andthethirdrepresentsthegrasslandsofhome.
Thepatternsontheclothingalsohaveameaning.Acommonpatternisintheformofacross“×”whichstandsfor“unity”.Anotherpatternisarectangularboxwhichrepresents“strength”.
Becauseclothinghasastrongsocialmeaningpeopleareverycarefulinchoosingwhattowear.Itwouldbeaseriousmistaketowearthewrongclothingortowearclothesinthewrongway.ForinstanceinGhanaawomanshouldwearherwaistbanddifferentlyaccordingtotheimportanceofthesocialevent.
Traditionaldressalsotellsusabouteverydaylife.Africandesignsarefamousforloose(宽松的)clothing.Theclimatewiththehotsunandwidetemperatureranges(变化)requiresthattheclothesarecomfortablefordailylife.
AlthoughmanypeoplewearwesternclothesparticularlyinthebigcitiesinAfricatraditionaldressisveryhighlyvalued(评价).Thisisbecauseithasdeepculturalmeanings.
74.Thepassageismainlyabout________inAfrica.
A)thehistoryofclothesB)modernfashionstyles
C)themeaningsoftraditionaldressD)thematerialsusedintraditionaldress
75.Clothingtellsuseverythingexcepttheir________.
A)ageandplaceinsocietyB)styleandplaceinsociety
C)personalityandageD)heightandweight
76.Accordingtothepassagered________.
A)representsthesettingsun
B)standsforAfricanunity
C)ischosenbecauseitisabrightcolour
D)isareminder(暗示)ofthesadhistoryinAfrica
77.________standsforwealth.
A)GreenB)GoldC)YellowD)Black
78.Traditionaldressshouldalsobepractical(实用)because