内容正文:
“Fur” the Greater Good
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Do you have any leather gloves, shoes or jackets in your closet? If so, why did you buy them? If not, do you consciously avoid animal products?
Question 1
Chanel has recently agreed to ban fur and exotic skins (珍稀动物皮) from its collections. Do you think all the people should stop buying clothing items made from animal products? Why or why not?
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Question 2
Sentence 1
Recently, Chanel has made waves① in the fashion industry — not, as you might expect②, with their functional yet fashionable ... Instead③, they have decided to ...
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SENTENCES
1 make waves: to shock or upset people with sth. new or different 引起轰动
e.g. His latest movie has made waves since it was released.
as you might expect 在这里是一个插入语。
instead是一个常用的连接副词,它连接的两个句子含义为“不是……而是……”。
Sentence 2
As one of the ... Chanel is certainly making a big statement①. It will put pressure on② other designers to follow suit③ and drop animal products from their clothing lines.
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SENTENCES
1 statement n. an action done to express an opinion 表态,态度
e.g. He threw paint over the fur coats because he wanted to make a statement about cruelty to animals.
put pressure on sb. (to do sth.): try to force sb. to do sth. 试图迫使某人做某事
e.g. The birth of twins put pressure on them to find a bigger flat.
follow suit: to do the same thing as sb. else 仿效
e.g. When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon follow suit.
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1. I can’t stand people who are __________ to animals.
2. Have they __________ when the race will begin?
3. Children often have very vivid __________.
4. The money is to be used for one __________ purpose: the building of the new theater.
5. An international conference was held with the aim of promoting __________ development in all countries.
Complete each sentence using one word from the box in its correct form. Note that there is one word more than you need and you can use each word only once.
specific
cruel
announced
sustainable
imaginations
VOCABULARY
announce ensure