Lesson　Three

Text Garment　Collars

A collar is a part of a shirt,dress or coat that fits round your neck.It is a part of a garment at the neckline；usually it is sewed on as a separate piece.A collar is one of very important parts in a garment.The quality of a garment mainly depends on it.The style of a collar keeps changing with the times.

Here are some collars.Some are round collars.Some are pointed collars.This is a regular collar.That is a mandarin collar.Look here,you can find many wide-grooved tulip collars,wing collars,convertible collars and flip collars.

If you want to make a garment fashionable,sometimes you should pay attention to the collar of a garment.The style of a garment shows the beauty of a garment.Different collars show different styles.The choice of collar reflects a person's taste in clothes.Sometimes the choice of collar is a subject of interest in some people.People are usually attracted by the style of a collar,especially young people and women.

New Words and Expressions

collar　領子，衣領

fit round　適合地圍著

neck　頸部

garment　服裝

neckline　領圍線

be sewed on　縫在

separate　分開

part　部分

quality　質量

mainly　主要地

depend on　依靠

style　款式，樣式，風格

pointed collar　尖領

regular collar　普通領

mandarin collar　中式領

wide-grooved tulip collar　厚羅紋領

wing collar　燕尾領

convertible collar　兩用領

flip collar　翻駁領

fashionable　時髦的

reflect　反映

choice　選擇

taste　口味

beauty　美

a subject of interest　有趣的話題

be attracted by　被……吸引

especially　尤其，特別

Notes to the Text

1.A collar is a part of a shirt,dress or coat that fits round your neck.It is a part of a garment at the neckline;usually it is sewed on as a separate piece.衣領通常是單獨縫制，裝在襯衫、連衣裙、外套的領圈上合適地圍在脖子處的部分。

2.The style of a collar keeps changing with the times.衣領的式樣隨時代變化而變化。

3.The choice of collar reflects a person's taste in clothes.衣領的選擇反映一個人的服裝品位。

4.People are usually attracted by the style of a collar,especially young people and women.人們常常被衣領式樣所吸引，尤其是年輕人和婦女。

Substitution Drills

Exercises to the Text

1.抄寫熟記本課單詞和詞組。

2.翻譯下列詞組：

1）round collar

2）pointed collar

3）depend on

4）be attracted by

5）the choice of collar

6）pay attention to

7）the style of a collar

8）the beauty of a garment

3.將下列短語翻譯成英語：

1）兩用領

2）中式領

3）大翻領

4）尖領

5）領圍線

6）衣領的質量

7）領子的式樣

8）使服裝更時髦

4.將下列句子譯成英語：

1）請將這衣領縫在領圈上。

2）服裝的質量是很重要的。

3）服裝的款式隨著時間變化而變化。

4）服裝的選擇反映人的品位。

5）人們常常被服裝的款式所吸引。

6）服裝的選擇是個有趣的話題。

7）讓我們學著讓我們的服裝更時髦。

8）這款式表現了服裝的美。