【阅读理解。Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剥削)yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamebecausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpubhcinclothesthatareoutoffashion.Theyarealwaystakenadvantage】
阅读理解。
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剥削)yearafteryearthey
haveonlythemselvestoblamebecausetheytrembleatthethought
ofbeingseeninpubhcinclothesthatareoutoffashion.Theyare
alwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.
Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputaside
becauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofitonly
awomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobepackedwith
clothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.
Changingfashionisnothingmorethantheintentionalcreation
ofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartore-
placeclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotafford
tothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimealtering
thedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklines
areloweredorraisedandsoon.
Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanything
reallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcerned
withvitalthingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability(耐用).
They'reonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantage
ofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort
aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwho
hasn'tsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakingin
athindressonawinterdayordelicatelypickingherwaythrough
deepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.
Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashionthe
conclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Doestheconstantlychanging
fashionofwomen'sclothesonewondersreflectbasicqualitiesof
instability(不稳定)?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheated
byfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangedstylesofdressreflect
basicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?Thatisforyoutodecide.
1.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney________.
A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry
B.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingthenewfashion