Unit 8

1. Unit 8 希望英语 （第二版） 综合教程 1 Unit 8 Fashion 外语教学与研究出版社

2. Contents Home < Back Next > Reading B & Reading C Speaking Grammar Listening Writing Presentation Reading A 希望英语（第二版）综合教程 1 Unit 8 Fashion

3. Speaking Home < Back Next > Speaking Task 1 Task 2 Task 3

4. Speaking 1 Home < Back Next > Speaking Task 1 Look at the pictures on Page 118 and list words or phrases about them. Then share your work with others. cosmetics perfume  fragrance  toilette (淡香水) skincare

5. Speaking 1-2 Home < Back Next > Speaking Task 1 Look at the pictures on Page 118 and list words or phrases about them. Then share your work with others. high-heel shoes appealing   slender   sexy hand-crafted

6. Speaking 1-3 Home < Back Next > Speaking Task 1 Look at the pictures on Page 118 and list words or phrases about them. Then share your work with others. tie career wear  taste  color quality

7. Speaking 1-4 Home < Back Next > Speaking Task 1 Look at the pictures on Page 118 and list words or phrases about them. Then share your work with others. beauty supermodel fashion show catwalk pose

8. Speaking 2 < Back Next > Home Speaking Task 2 Use the following sentence patterns and the words or phrases from Task 1 to describe the pictures on Page 118 to yourclassmates. • This tie goes well with any suit. • There’s nothing like a good, comfortable pair of shoes. • C. I quite like this new perfume because it has a subtle flowery scent.

9. Speaking 3 Home < Back Next > Speaking Task 3 Work in pairs. Take turns asking your partner the following questions and make notes. Organize your notes and report to the class using the given paragraph as a model. Do you like to be fashionable? Is it easy to be in fashion? How do you get to know about the latest fashion? What do you think about fashion?

10. Reading Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 1 Task 6 Task 2 Text Task 7 Task 3 Task 8 Task 4 Task 9 Task 5

11. A-Task 1-1 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 1 Try to work out the meanings of the highlighted words with the help of other words. • 1. The color and design fit you perfectly. You just look awesome in this dress. • 2. It was really a fabulous party. We all had a great time. excellent; perfect; great extremely good or pleasant; excellent

12. A-Task 1-2 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 1 3. The moment she stepped in the shop, several saleswomen came up and started to flatter her on her looks and figure. 4. His face showed guilt, even though he said he had done nothing wrong. 5. But then out of vanity I said I had a Benz, even though I didn’t. to praise someone too much in order to please the belief that one has done some thing wrong quality or state of being too proud of oneself or one’s appearance,ability,etc.

13. A-Text-1 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 2 Text 翻译 声音 The Cost of Beauty I just did something that has left me feeling at once really great and really guilty. I just got my hair done. We’re not talking about a little trim or a little color to wash away those grays. We’re talking about a stylish salon on Madison Avenue with a price tag of basicallyhalf my apartment rent—all for my hair!

14. A-Text-2 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 2 Text 翻译 声音 But I’ve got to admit, it looks awesome—just like I’ve always thought my hair should look but could never figure out how to describe. The colorist called the color “chocolate with yellow brown touches” which right away sounded perfect, especially with her French accent. Thecut took my nearing-my-waist hairstyle and brought it up to shoulder length.

15. A-Text-3 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 2 Text 翻译 声音 Now the guilt takes over. It’s not just the cost; it is the fact that I’ve never been the type to think much about my hair, my clothes, my nails or my makeup. Now suddenly, I have to look one more time in the mirror just to watch my hair bounce. Vanity is fitting me like a glove.

16. A-Text-4 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 2 Text 翻译 声音 To give you a better idea of my usual ways: I don’t own a hairdryer; I very rarely comb or brush my hair; I only wear makeup when the job calls for it; I don’t paint my nails—I only cut them just to keep them short—and I shop forclothes that are 95 percent J. Crew black T-shirts, Levi’s jeans and Nine West shoes.

17. A-Text-5 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 2 Text 翻译 声音 Now I’m thinking about painting my nails. One of those odd colors by Hard Candy. Maybe something dark with shine. I don’t have time for this! Fashion and beauty take too much time and cost too much money. There are more important things in the world to be thinking about besides how the light is catching the highlights in my hair.

18. A-Text-6 Home < Back Next > Reading A Task 2 Text 翻译 声音 Sitting in the salon was quite an experience. Every woman was blond, rich or famous, and looking fabulous. Everyone looked quickly at everyone else to skillfully detect who actually was famous. All the stylists and assistants wanted to bring me water or tea, then I was flattered by hair washers, assistants, a colorist, a well-known hair specialist, and finally, by a stylist from New Jersey. I was afraid, for fear I’d break something or mess something up. I was a fish out of water.

19. A-Text-7 < Back Next > Home Reading A Task 2 Text 翻译 声音 But I must admit, even with everything I have to do, keep track of, and worry about, it has been a fun few days to be happy about my hair. Call me superficial, call me vain, call me a fashion victim. I don’t care. Because myhair looks perfect!

20. Translation-1 < Back Reading A Task 2 Text 美丽的代价 我刚做了件让我感到既开心又内疚的事：我把头发做了。我说的可不是简单的修修剪剪或稍稍染一下一些灰白的头发，而是在麦迪逊大街的时尚美容厅里花掉我几乎一半房租的钱 ——就为了做一次头发！

21. Translation-2 < Back Reading A Task 2 Text 可我得承认，头发做得真棒——就是我想像的理想状态却又无法用语言来描述。染发师把染出的颜色称为 “带有几丝淡褐色的巧克力色”，一听就妙极了，特别是从她带有法国口音的嘴里说出来更是如此。我齐腰的长发被剪 去，换成了齐肩的短发。

22. Translation-3 < Back Reading A Task 2 Text 接下来我感到的却是内疚，不仅是因为花了很多钱，还因为我本就不是那种在意自己发型、衣着、指甲或化妆的人。可突然间，我会不自觉地再照照镜子，就为了看一 眼那富有弹性的头发。此刻说我虚荣再合适不过了。

23. Translation-4 < Back Reading A Task 2 Text 让你更好地了解一下平时的我吧：我没有电吹风，很少梳头，只在工作需要时化妆，也不涂指甲——只把它们剪短而已。我买的衣服百分之九十五都是杰克鲁(J. Crew) 黑色 T 恤、李维斯(Levi’s)牛仔裤和玖熙(Nine West) 鞋。

24. Translation-5 < Back Reading A Task 2 Text 可眼下我却在考虑涂指甲油，用哈康迪(Hard Candy)的某种奇特颜色，或某种发亮的深色。可我哪有时间做这些！时尚和美容花费太多时间和金钱。除了考虑如何突出头发光亮靓丽的效果外，世上还有许多更重要的事情需要去思考。

25. Translation-6 < Back Reading A Task 2 Text 坐在美容厅里美发是一种难得的经历。里面的女人要么金发碧眼、要么有钱、要么有名，而且个个光彩照人。每个人都匆匆地打量别人，老练地找出真正的名人。先是发型师和助手们争相为我端茶倒水，然后又有几个洗发师和助手、一个染发师、一个出名的发质专家以及一个来自新泽西的发型师先后过来向我大献殷勤。我真担心自己会打碎点什么东西或把什么事情弄糟。我感到浑身不自在。

26. Translation-7 < Back Reading A Task 2 Text 但我必须承认，尽管我有很多事要去做、去跟进、去操心，几天来我都很开心，因为我很满意自己的头发。说我肤浅，说我虚荣，说我是时尚的牺牲品，我都不在乎， 因为我的头发看起来好极了！

27. guilty < Back Reading A Task 2 Text guilty a. responsible for something wrong e.g.I feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday. e.g.She must have done something wrong, because she’s looking so guilty.

28. trim < Back Reading A Task 2 Text trim n. an act of making neat,even, ortidy by cutting e.g.My beard needs a trim. e.g.Trim off the leafy ends of the vegetable before cooking.

29. wash away < Back Reading A Task 2 Text wash away to remove or carry away, usually by water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent e.g.The paint on the wall had been washed away by the rain overnight. e.g.Our house was washed away in the flood.

30. Madison Avenue < Back Reading A Task 2 Text Madison Avenue a street in New York City, regarded as the center of the US advertising industry

31. admit < Back Reading A Task 2 Text admit v. to accept and agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right e.g.Iadmit that I was wrong. e.g. Atfirst he denied stealing the money but he later admitted (to) it.

32. awesome < Back Reading A Task 2 Text awesome a. marvelous, magnificent e.g. Abeautiful sunset is an awesome sight. e.g.You look totally awesome in that dress.

33. figure out < Back Reading A Task 2 Text figure out to work out; to understand by thinking e.g.I can’t figure him out—he’s a mystery. e.g. Canyou figure out the answer to Question 5?

34. chocolate < Back Reading A Task 2 Text chocolate with yellow brown touches chocolate-colored hair with a few locks of yellow brown color

35. perfect < Back Reading A Task 2 Text perfect a. satisfactorily wonderful; ideal for a particular purpose or situation e.g.Everything now seemed as perfect as could be. e.g.The actor is perfect for the part.

36. accent < Back Reading A Task 2 Text accent n. the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from e.g.Alex spoke Portuguese with a Brazilian accent. e.g. He flattered himself that he spoke French with a perfect accent.

37. take over < Back Reading A Task 2 Text take over to gain control over and responsibility for (someone or something) e.g.The new manager took over (i.e. from his predecessor) yesterday. e.g.They want me to take over as editor when Harold leaves.

38. now the guilt < Back Reading A Task 2 Text Now the guilt takes over Now the feeling of doing something wrong gains control over that of doing something great.

39. cost < Back Reading A Task 2 Text cost n. the amount of money needed or paid to buy, do or make something e.g.You may have to bear the cost of any damage. e.g. It's difficult for most people to cope with the rising cost of healthcare.

40. vanity is < Back Reading A Task 2 Text Vanity is fitting me like a glove Vanity is fitting me like a glove. = Vanity fits me perfectly.

41. call for < Back Reading A Task 2 Text call for to demand e.g.The situation calls for immediate action. e.g.It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.

42. how the light < Back Reading A Task 2 Text …How the light is catching the highlights in my hair. ... how the bright part of my hair reflects light.

43. fabulous < Back Reading A Task 2 Text fabulous a. wonderful, good e.g.What a fabulous place this is! e.g.The little boy's performance is fabulous.

44. detect < Back Reading A Task 2 Text detect v. to discover, find out; to notice e.g.I seemed to detect some anger in her voice. e.g.Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.

45. flatter < Back Reading A Task 2 Text flatter v. to praise too much in order to win favor e.g.He flattered her on/about her cooking. e.g.I feel greatly flattered by your invitation to address the meeting.

46. for fear that < Back Reading A Task 2 Text for fear that/of something for fear (that/of something): worried that a particular thing, usually unwanted, might happen e.g.I didn’t want to move for fear of waking her up. e.g.They wouldn’t let their cat outside for fear (that) it would get run over.

47. mess something up < Back Reading A Task 2 Text mess something up to disorder, spoil something e.g.His late arrival messed up our plans. e.g. Ifeel I've messed up my chances of becoming a great singer.

48. I was a fish < Back Reading A Task 2 Text I was a fish out of water I felt uncomfortable because I was in a strange place among people who were very different from myself.

49. keep track of < Back Reading A Task 2 Text keep track of to keep oneself informed about a person, state of affairs, etc. e.g. He kept track of his business by telephone when he was in hospital. e.g.Please ask if you cannot keep track of what I'm telling you.

50. fashion victim < Back Reading A Task 2 Text fashion/style victim fashion/style victim: (informal) someone who always wears the newest fashion whether it suits them or not