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(lǐng)子，衣領(lǐng)

fit round　適合地圍著

neck　頸部

garment　服裝

neckline　領(lǐng)圍線

be sewed on　縫在

separate　分開

part　部分

quality　質(zhì)量

mainly　主要地

depend on　依靠

style　款式，樣式，風(fēng)格

pointed collar　尖領(lǐng)

regular collar　普通領(lǐng)

mandarin collar　中式領(lǐng)

wide-grooved tulip collar　厚羅紋領(lǐng)

wing collar　燕尾領(lǐng)

convertible collar　兩用領(lǐng)

flip collar　翻駁領(lǐng)

fashionable　時(shí)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(lǐng)通常是單獨(dú)縫制，裝在襯衫、連衣裙、外套的領(lǐng)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(lǐng)的式樣隨時(shí)代變化而變化。

3.The choice of collar reflects a person's taste in clothes.衣領(lǐng)的選擇反映一個(gè)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(lǐng)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(lǐng)

2）中式領(lǐng)

3）大翻領(lǐng)

4）尖領(lǐng)

5）領(lǐng)圍線

6）衣領(lǐng)的質(zhì)量

7）領(lǐng)子的式樣

8）使服裝更時(shí)髦

4.將下列句子譯成英語：

1）請(qǐng)將這衣領(lǐng)縫在領(lǐng)圈上。

2）服裝的質(zhì)量是很重要的。

3）服裝的款式隨著時(shí)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(gè)有趣的話題。

7）讓我們學(xué)著讓我們的服裝更時(shí)髦。

8）這款式表現(xiàn)了服裝的美。