综英5Unit12-ClothesMaketheMan―Uneasy市公开课一等奖省赛课微课金奖PP

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ClothesMaketheMan―Uneasy新世纪高等院校英语专业本科系列教材（修订版）综合教程第五册(第2版)电子教案上海外语教育出版社南京信息工程大学刘杰海1/240LearningObjectivesLearningObjectives

Rhetoricalskill:metaphor,synecdocheKeylanguage&grammarpointsWritingstrategies:expositiveessaybydeductivemethodTheme:masculinefashion2/240Pre-R:pictureactivationPictureActivation

|Pre-questionsWhatisthetypicalmen’swear?Orwhatclothesshouldmenwear?3/240Pre-R:P_Q1

1. Whattowearandhowtowearitseemtobeverypersonal.Undercertaincircumstances,however,apersonshouldseetoitthatheorsheisproperlydressed.Whatkindofclothesdoyouusuallyliketowear?Doyouthinkitisimportantwhatapersonwears,especiallyinpublic?PictureActivation|

Pre-questionsOpenfordiscussion.4/240Pre-R:P_Q2

2. GonearethedayswhentheChinesewereallinblue,black,grey,orgreenuniforms.Nowtheyaredressedmuchmorecolorfully.Nevertheless,menseemtopaylessattentiontowhattheywearthanwomen.Whatsocialroledoyouthinkmen'sclothesplay?PictureActivation|

Pre-questionsOpentodiscussion.5/240G-R:text-intro-a Thisexpositoryessaydealswiththechangesinmasculinefashion,focusingonthedrasticchangesintheWestinthe1960s,pointingoutthesignificanceofmasculinechoicesofclothes,andlayingbaremasculinenarcissismandvanity.Thetextisintendedtotellusthatmenfounditquiteeasytodressthemselvesbeforethe1960s;thedifferencebetweenmen'sandwomen'sclothesusedtobeaneasymatterfromeverypointofview.Butsincethebeginningofthe1960s,therateofchangeinmasculinefashionhasaccelerated,andmenhavefounditimpossibletoresistthechanges.TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure6/240G-R:text-intro-b Menhavehadtomakeandvaluechoicesofclothes,whichstamptheirownidentity.Inthe1960s,menkeenlyfeltandvigorouslysupportedthetinydifferencesintheirchoices,fortheyattachedtoomuchimportancetotheirindividualidentity.Inthepresentage,masculinefashionpreferencesarealsocloselyrelatedtomen'snarcissismandvanity.Nowadays,itisnolongereasytodistinguishbetweenmen'sandwomen'sclothes.TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure7/240G-R:culture-notes-Sunking LouisXIV(5September1638–1September1715),knownasLouistheGreat(LouisleGrand)ortheSunKing(leRoi-Soleil),wasaBourbonmonarchwhoruledasKingofFranceandNavarre.Hisreignof72yearsand110daysisoneofthelongestinFrenchandEuropeanhistory.TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure8/240G-R:authorbio

AnneHollander(1930-)isanativeofClevelandwhowaseducatedinNewYorkCity.Anexperiencedobserverofandwriteronthehistoryoffashion,sheagainturnstothatsubjectintheessayClothesMaketheMan—Uneasy.HerworksincludeSeeingThroughClothes,SexandSuits;FeedingtheEye;andFabricofVision:DressandDraperyinPainting,etc.TextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|Structure9/240LosAnglesTimesNEWSBYDESIGN:Suits,Glorious,Suits:They'renomereclothes,anartcriticsays.Theycanturnamanintoaworkofart.September22,1994|PATRICIAWARDBIEDERMAN,TIMESSTAFFWRITERAnneHollanderismadaboutsuits.Otherpeoplemaydismissthemasdrearysymbolsofconformity,thepredictableretreatoftheterminallyunimaginative.NotHollander.Inhernewapologia,"SexandSuits"(AlfredA.Knopf),theartcriticcontendsthatthesuitisnothinglessthananaesthetictriumph,agranddesignthatcontinuestopleasehundredsofyearsafteritsinvention.10/240LosAnglesTimesFEATUREDARTICLESBOOKSItAllStartedWithVermeer:MOVINGPICTURESbyAnneHollander(AlfredA.Knopf:$29.95;295pp.)July30,1989|DouglasMesserli,Messerli,apoetandcritic,directsSun&MoonPress.andWithgreateruditionandintellectualfacility,AnneHollanderarguesin"MovingPictures"thatmotionpicturesarerootedinthevisualartoftheDutchandFlemishgenrepaintersofthe17thCenturyandtheirimpact,inturn,uponartistsasdiverseasTiepolo,Piranesi,Canaletto,Hogarth,Goya,Turner,Whistler,andothers.11/240G-R:structureanalysisTextIntroduction|CultureNotes|Author|StructurePart1Part2Part3(1)priortothemid-1960salargenumberofmenfeltincertainrespectsmoreuneasyaboutwhattowear(2-5)themainpartoftheexpositiveessay:masculinefashion(6)whymenhatefashionrisksandthenproceedstodescribemasculinefashionpreferencesandtheirpurposesinthecontemporaryage.12/240DR-p1-atextCLOTHESMAKETHEMAN―UNEASYAnneHollander 1. Thelastdecadehasmadealargenumberofmenmoreuneasyaboutwhattowearthantheymighteverhavebelievedpossible.Theideathatonemightagonizeoverwhethertogrowsideburnsorweartrousersofaradicallydifferentshapehadneveroccurredtoawholegeneration.

Beforethemid'60swhethertowearatiewasthemostdramaticsartorialproblem:everythingelsewasasubtlematterofsurfacevariation.

DetailedReading13/240DR-p1-btext

Womenhavebeensoaccustomedtodealingwithextremefashionforsolongthattheyautomatically

bracethemselvesforwhateveriscomingnext,includingtheirownwillingnesstoresistorconformandalltheprobablemasculineresponses.Meninmoderntimeshaveonlylatelyfeltanypressuretopaythatkindofattention.Allthedelicateshadesofsignificanceexpressedbythesmallrangeofpossiblealternativesusedtobeabsorbingenough:Double-orsingle-breastedcut?Sportsjacketandslacksorasuit?Shoeswithplainorwingtip?DetailedReading14/240DR-p1-ctext

Thechoicesmenhadhadtomakeneverlookedverymomentoustoafeminineeyeaccustomedtoahugerangeofpersonallyacceptablepossibilities,buttheyalwayshadanabsoluteandenormousmeaningintheworldofmen,anidentifying

stampusuallyincomprehensibletofemalejudgment.Ahatwithatinybitofnearlyinvisiblefeatherwasseparatedasbyanoceanfromahatwithnone,andwhite-on-whiteshirts,almostimperceptiblycomplexinweave,weretotallyshunnedbythosemenwhofavoredwhiteoxford-clothshirts.

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Womenmightremainmystifiedbytheferocitywithwhichmenfeltandsupportedthesetinydifferences,andperhapstheymightpitysuchnarrowsartorialvisionattachingsomuchimportancetohalfaninchofpaddingintheshouldersoraninchoftrousercuff.

DetailedReading16/240DR-p2text 2. Butmenknewhowluckytheywere.Itwasneververyhardtodressthepartofoneself.Evenimaginativewivesandmotherscouldeventuallybetrainedtorejectallseductivebutincorrectchoiceswithrespecttotiefabricandcollarshapethatmightconnotethewrongflavorofspiritualoutlook,thewronglevelofeducation,orthewrongsortofmalebonding.Itwasawellorderedworld,thedoublestandard

flourishedwithouthindrance,andnomanwhostucktotheruleseverneededtosuspectthathemightlookridiculous.DetailedReading17/240DR-p3atext 3. Intothisstablesystemthewidth-of-tiequestioneruptedintheearly'60s.Suddenly,andforthefirsttimeincenturies,therateofchangeinmasculinefashionacceleratedwithdisconcertingviolence,throwinganewlightonallthesteadyoldarrangements.Womenlookedonwithsecretsatisfaction,asitbecameobviousthatduringthenextfewyearsmenmightthinktheycouldresistthechanges,buttheywouldfinditimpossibletoignorethem.Infacttothediscomfitureofmany,theverylookofhavingignoredthechangessuddenlybecameadistinctandhighlyconspicuouswayofdressing,andeveryoneranforcover.DetailedReading18/240DR-p3btext

Payingnoattentionwhatevertonipped-inwaistlines,vividturtlenecks,longhairwithsideburns,andbell-bottomtrouserscouldnotguaranteeanycomfy

anonymity,butratherstampedoneasaconvincedfolloweroftheoldorder—thusaddingthreeorfourdangerousnewmeaningstoalltheformerlyreliablesignals.Alookinthemirrorsuddenlyrevealedmantohimselfwearinghisobviouschainsandshackles,hopelesslyunliberated.DetailedReading19/240DR-p4atext 4. Ingeneral,menofallagesturnoutnottowanttogiveupthehabitoffixingonasuitableself-imageandthencarefullytendingit,insteadoftakingupallthenewoptions.Itseemstoomuchofastraintodressforallthatcomplexmultiplerole-playing,likewomen.Thecreativeuseofmaleplumageforsexualdisplay,afterall,hashadaverythintimeforcenturies:thewholehabitbecamethespecialprerogativeofcertainclearlydefinedgroups,eversincetheoverridingpurposeofmaledresshadbeenestablishedasthatofpreciseidentification.DetailedReading20/240DR-p4btext

Nosteppingovertheboundarieswasthinkable—ruffledeveningshirtswereforthem,notme;andthefearofthewrongassociationswasthestrongestmaleemotionaboutclothes,notthesmallestpartbeingfearofassociationwiththewrongsex.DetailedReading21/240DR-p5atext 5. Thedifferencebetweenmen'sandwomen'sclothesusedtobeaneasymatterfromeverypointofview,allthemoresowhenthesametailorsmadeboth.Whenlongagoallelegantpeopleworebrightlycoloredsatin,lace,andcurls,nobodyhadanytroublesortingoutthesexesorworryingwhethercertainsmallelementsweresexuallyappropriate.

Souniversalwastheskirtedfemaleshapeandthebifurcatedmaleonethatawomaninmen'sclotheswascompletelydisguised,andlonghairorgaudytrimmingswerenevertheissue.

DetailedReading22/240DR-p5btext Itwasthe19thcentury,whichproducedthelookofthedifferentsexescomingfromdifferentplanets,thatlastedsuchaverylongtime.Italsogavemenofficialexemptionfromfashionrisk,andofficialsanctiontolaughatwomenforperpetuallyincurringit.DetailedReading23/240DR-p6atext 6. Womenapparentlylovetherisk,ofcourse,andignorethelaughter.Mensecretlyhateitanddreadtheverypossibilityofasmile.Mostofthemfinditimpossibletoleapbackwardacrossthetraditionalcenturiesintoacomfortablerenaissancezestforthesedangers,sincelifeishardenoughnowanyway.

Moreover,alongwithfashioncamethepitilessexposureofmasculinenarcissismandvanity,solongsubmergedandundiscussed.Menhadlostthehabitofhavingtheirconcernwithpersonalappearanceshowasblatantlyaswomen's—thegreatdandiesprovidednocontinuingtradition,exceptperhapsamongurbanblacks.DetailedReading24/240DR-p6btext

Menformerlyfreefromdoubtworetheirnewfinerywithcolossalself-consciousness,staringcovertlyateveryoneelsetofindoutwhatthescorereallywasaboutallthisstuff.Highheelsandplatformsoles,oncewornbytheSunKingandothercultivatedgentlemenofthepast,havebeenappropriatedonlybythosewillingtochangenotonlytheirheightsbuttheirwayofwalking.

Theyhavebeenruledout,alongwiththewaist-lengthshirtopeningthatexposestrinkets

nestlingagainstthechesthair,bymenwhoneverthelessfindthemselveswillingtowearlonghairandfurcoatsandcarryhandbags.Skirts,Ineednotadd,nevercaughton.DetailedReading25/240DR:p1Analysis

Paragraph1Analysis Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatpriortothemid-1960salargenumberofmenfeltincertainrespectsmoreuneasyaboutwhattowear,thoughthelimitedchoicestheyhadtomakealwayshadanabsoluteandenormousmeaningintheworldofmen,anidentifyingstampusuallyincomprehensibletofemalejudgment.DetailedReading26/240DR:p2-5Analysis Paragraphs2-5Analysis Paragraphs2-5,themainpartoftheexpositiveessay,firstinformusthatithadneverbeenveryhardformentodressthemselvesuntiltheearly1960s,whentherateofchangeinmasculinefashionacceleratedwithdisconcertingviolence,sheddinganewlightonallthesteadyoldarrangements,andmenfounditimpossibletoignorethechanges.Next,thissectionillustratesthefactthatingeneral,menofallageswanttoretainthehabitportrayingasuitableself-imageandthencarefullytendingit.Then,thewritergoesontoexplainthatthedifferencebetweenmen'sandwomen'sclothesusedtobeaneasymatterfromeverypointofview.DetailedReading27/240DR:p6Analysis Paragraphs6Analysis

Paragraph6,thelastsectionoftheessay,firstoffersreasonswhymenhatefashionrisksandthenproceedstodescribemasculinefashionpreferencesandtheirpurposesinthecontemporaryage.DetailedReading28/240DR-Questions-p1-aDetailedReadingParagraph1:Questions1.Whatdoyouknowaboutmen'sandwomen'schoicesofclothesinthe1960s?Men'schoiceofclotheswasquitelimited.Menhadonlyasmallrangeofpossiblealternatives.Incontrast,womenhadahugerangeofpersonallyacceptablepossibilities.Thechoicesmenhadtomakeneverlookedverymomentoustoafeminineeyeaccustomedtoalargerangeofpersonallyacceptablealternatives,buttheyalwayshadanabsolutelyenormousmeaningintheworldofmen.29/240DR-Questions-p1-bDetailedReadingParagraph1:Questions2.

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men?Becausetheymarkedorembodiedmen'sindividualidentity.30/240DR-Question-P2DetailedReadingParagraph2:QuestionInwhatwayisthestatement"menknewhowluckytheywere"true?Menknewtheywerelucky,foritwasrathereasyforthemtodressthepartofthemselvessincetheirwivesandmotherscouldbetrainedtorejectallseductivebutincorrectchoicesofdressingtoavoidthewrongflavorofspiritualoutlook,thewronglevelofeducation,orthewrongsortofmalebonding.31/240DR-Question-P3DetailedReadingParagraph3:QuestionWhatcanyouinferaboutmasculinefashioninthe1960s?Nipped-inwaistlines,vividturtlenecks,longhairwithsideburns,andbell-bottomtrousersconstitutedthetypicalmasculinefashioninthe1960s.Thosewhoignoredthispopularfashionwerestampedasconvincedfollowersoftheoldorder.Menfounditimpossibletoresistthechanges,andtheyhadtofollowthepopularfashion.32/240DR-Question-P4Whatdoestheexpression"todressforallthatcomplexmultiplerole-playing"imply?DetailedReadingParagraph4:QuestionTheexpressionimpliesmuchofman'sstrainfacedwithabroadeningrangeofchoicelongfamiliartowomen.33/240DR-Question-P5DetailedReadingParagraph5:QuestionWhydidthewritersaythatthedifferencebetweenmen'sandwomen'sclothesusedtobeaneasymatterfromeverypointofview?Thewritersaidsobecauseclotheswornbymenandwomenusedtobesosexuallydistinctivethattherewasnotroubleforanyonetotellthedifference.34/240DR-Question-P6aDetailedReadingParagraph6:Questions1.Whydomensecretlyhatefashionrisks?Accordingtothelastparagraph,mensecretlyhatefashionrisksforthefollowingreasons.First,mostmenfinditimpossibletoleapbackwardacrossthetraditionalcenturiesintoacomfortablerenaissancezestforthesedangers,sincelifeisdifficultenoughnowadays.Secondly,alongwithfashioncamethepitilessexposureofmasculinenarcissismandvanity,solongsubmergedandunknown.Thirdly,menhadlostthehabitofshowingtheirconcernforpersonalappearance.35/240DR-Question-P6b Fourthly,menformerlyfreefromdoubtworetheirnewfinerywithimmenseself-consciousness,staringcovertlyateveryoneelsetofindoutwhatthescorereallywasaboutallthisstuff.DetailedReading36/240DR-Question-P6c2.Inwhatwaywastheexposureofmasculinenarcissismandvanitypitiless?DetailedReadingParagraph6:QuestionsAlongwiththefashionboom,men'snarcissismandvanity,submergedandneglectedforlong,wasmercilesslydisclosed,fortheynowworetheirnewfashionableclotheswithenormousself-consciousness,staringcovertlyateveryoneelsetofindoutitseffect.37/240DR-Question-P6dDetailedReadingParagraph6:Questions3.Whatdoyouknowaboutthemenreferredtoattheendofthetext?Menwhosuddenlyfindthattheyarequitewillingtowearlonghairandfurcoatsandcarryhandbagshaveexcludedshoeswithhighheelsandplatformsolesandgotridofthewaist-lengthshirtopeningthatexposestrinketslyingembeddedagainstthechesthair.38/240LPT-theideathatonemightagonizeDetailedReading“Theideathatonemightagonizeoverwhethertogrowsideburnsorweartrousersofaradicallydifferentshapehadneveroccurredtoawholegeneration.”Paraphrase

Awholegenerationhadneverthoughtthatonemightsufferextremeagonyaboutwhethertogrowsideburnsorweartrousersofacompletelydifferentshape.39/240LPT-agonizeDetailedReadingagonizev.

to(causesb.to)suffergreatpain,anxietyorworryintenselyaboutsth.e.g.Thewomanagonizedaboutherchild'ssafety.Heagonizedhimselfwiththethoughtofhispossiblefailureintheexamination.40/240LPT-sideburnsDetailedReadingsideburnsn.

patchesofhairgrowingonthesideofaman'sfaceinfrontoftheearse.g.Hissideburnsgrowluxuriantly,whichmakesiteasytorecognizehim.41/240LPT-radicallyDetailedReadingradicallyadv.

fundamentally;thoroughly,completely,drasticallye.g.Everythinghasbeenchangingradically.Terrorismisreportedtobeworseningradically.42/240LPT-beforethemid60sDetailedReading“Beforethemid'60swhethertowearatiewasthemostdramaticsartorialproblem:everythingelsewasasubtlematterofsurfacevariation.”Paraphrase

Beforethemid'60swhethertowearatiewasthemostnoticeablechoiceformentomakeabout(tailored)clothing:everythingelsewasadelicatematterofchoosingbetweenseeminglyhardlynoticeabledifferencesinappearance.43/240LPT-sartorialDetailedReadingsartorialadj.(fml.)usu.ofmen'sclothes;oforrelatingtoatailororawayofdressingHissartorialeleganceleftadeepimpressiononme.Theman'ssartorialcasualnessonsuchaformaloccasionshockedalmosteveryonepresent.e.g.44/240LPT-subtleDetailedReadingsubtleadj.

fine,delicate,noteasytodetectordescribe;ingenious,organizedinacleverandcomplexway;sensitive,abletoseeanddescribefineanddelicatedifferencese.g.Shehasasubtlecharmandasubtlehumor.Thereisasubtledistinctionbetweenthetwosynonyms.45/240LPT-variationDetailedReadingvariationn.

adifferencebetweensimilarthings,orachangefromtheusualamounte.g.Priceshavenotshownmuchvariationthisyear.Currencyexchangeratesarealwayssubjecttovariation.46/240LPT-womenhavebeensoaccustomedtoDetailedReading“Womenhavebeensoaccustomedtodealingwithextremefashionforsolongthat…includingtheirownwillingnesstoresistorconformandalltheprobablemasculineresponses.”Paraphrase

Womenhavebeensousedtohandlingextremetrendsforsuchalongtime,thattheyareunconsciouslyreadyforwhateveriscomingnext.Forexample,theyarenaturallyliabletorejectoracceptextremefashion,andtheyareautomaticallypreparedforallthepossibleresponsesfrommen.47/240LPT-automaticallyDetailedReadingautomaticallyadv.

(ofamachine)workingbyitselfwithoutdirecthumancontrol,inaself-regulatingmanner;(ofactions)donewithoutthinking,esp.fromhabitorroutine,unconsciouslye.g.Thewashingmachinewashesclothesautomatically.Formostofusbreathingisdoneautomatically.48/240LPT-braceDetailedReadingbracevt.

tosupportsth.withsth.elsestrong,solidand/orsteady;reinforce,makesth.firmerorstrongere.g.Thestrutsarefirmlybraced.Webracedthesaggingbookshelfwithmorecrosspieces.braceoneself:

tobereadyorprepareoneselfforsth.difficultorunpleasante.g.Braceyourselfforthebadnews.Thecitybraceditselfforapossiblenewearthquake.49/240LPT-conformDetailedReadingconformvi.

tokeeptoorcomplywith(generallyacceptedrules,standards,etc.);agreeorbeconsistentwithsth.e.g.Thisbuildingdoesnotconformtosafetyregulations.Theirdeedsdonotconformtotheirwords.50/240LPT-masculineDetailedReadingmasculineadj.

oforcharacteristicofmen,havingthequalitiesorappearancethoughttobetypicalofmen;manly,vigorous;suitableformen;(grammar)referringtothemalegendere.g.Hiscolognewassubtle,spicy,andmasculine.Shehasmasculinelooksandattitudes.Actorandtigerarebothmasculinenouns.51/240LPT-allthedelicateshadesDetailedReading“Allthedelicateshadesofsignificanceexpressedbythesmallrangeofpossiblealternativesusedtobeabsorbingenough:Double-orsingle-breastedcut?Sportsjacketandslacksorasuit?Shoeswithplainorwingtip?”Paraphrase

Allthesubtledegreesofsignificancemadeknownorconveyedbythelimitednumberofalternativeswereoftendifficultenoughinthepast:Whichdoyouprefer,adouble-orsingle-breastedcoat?Doyouwantasportsjacketandslacksorasuit?Whichdoyoulikebetter,shoeswithplainorwingtip?52/240LPT-absorbingDetailedReadingabsorbingadj.

holdingone'sattentionfully;interestingandappealinge.g.Whatanabsorbingfilmitis!Thescenicspotpresentsanabsorbingview.53/240LPT-double-breastedDetailedReadingdouble-breastedadj.

(ofacoat,etc.)havingtwofrontswithtwosetsofbuttonsandbuttonholes,thetwofrontsoverlappingacrossthebodye.g.Iboughtadouble-breastedsuit.Somepeopledonotlikedouble-breastedovercoats.54/240LPT-single-breastedDetailedReadingsingle-breastedadj.

(ofacoat,jacket,etc.)havingonlyonesetofbuttonsandbuttonholes,thetwofrontsnotoverlappingsportsjacketslacksPlaintip,wingtip,toecap55/240LPT-thechoicesmenhadhadtomakeneverDetailedReading“Thechoicesmenhadhadtomakeneverlookedverymomentousto…anidentifyingstampusuallyincomprehensibletofemalejudgment.”Paraphrase

Thechoicesmenwereobligedtomakeneverseemedverysignificanttowomenwhohadbeenusedtoaformidablerangeofpersonallyacceptablethings,butthechoicesmenconfrontedmeantalotintheirownworld,fortheyservedasacharacteristicmarkwhichhelpedtoestablishaman'sidentitybutwhichwomenusuallywereunabletounderstand.56/240LPT-momentousDetailedReadingmomentousadj.

havinggreatimportance;ofoutstandingsignificancee.g.Columbus'smomentousdiscoveryoftheNewWorldwasepoch-making.Theofficialannouncedthemomentousdecisionthatadamwouldbebuiltontheriver.57/240LPT-identifyDetailedReadingidentifyvt.

torecognize,establishtheuniquenessof;establishorselectbyconsideration;associate(apersonoroneself)inseparablyorveryclosely(withaparty,policy,etc.)e.g.Thelightwastoodimformetoidentifyher.Wehaveidentifiedthebestsolution.58/240LPT-stampDetailedReadingstampn.

amarkorpatternmadebystamping;amarkimpressedonorlabel,etc.affixedtoacommodityasevidenceofquality,etc.;acharacteristicmarkorimpress;aheavydownwardblowwiththefootorthesoundofthise.g.Allthegoodsbearthemanufacturer'sstamp.Thestoryhasthestampofauthenticity.59/240LPT-ahatwithatinybitofnearlyinvisibleDetailedReading“Ahatwithatinybitofnearlyinvisiblefeatherwasseparatedasbyanoceanfromahatwithnone,andwhite-on-whiteshirts,almostimperceptiblycomplexinweave,weretotallyshunnedbythosemenwhofavoredwhiteoxford-clothshirts.”Paraphrase

Ahatwithalittlebitofhardlydiscernablefeatherwasabsolutelydifferentiatedfromahatwithnofeatheratall,andwhiteshirtsdecoratedwithwhitepatterns,whichweresubtlycomplexinweave,weretotallyavoidedbythosewhopreferredtowearwhiteoxford-clothshirts.60/240LPT-shunDetailedReadingshunvt.toavoid;keepclearof,keepawayfrome.g.Thecountrydidnotwanttoshunthewar.Shetriestoshunpublicity.61/240LPT-womenmightremainmystifiedbytheferocityDetailedReading“Womenmightremainmystifiedbytheferocitywithwhichmenfeltandsupportedthesetinydifferences,…tohalfaninchofpaddingintheshouldersoraninchoftrousercuff.”Paraphrase

Womenmightremainbewilderedbythefactthatmenshouldfeelsostronglyandsupportsovigorouslytheseverysmalldifferences.Andprobablywomenmightfeelcontemptuouspityformenwhohavesuchaconservativeviewoffashionthatevensuchtrivialvariationsashalfaninchofpaddingintheshouldersoraninchoftrousercuffcouldmakethemexcited.62/240LPT-mystifyDetailedReadingmystifyvt.

tobewilder,puzzle;makesb.confusedthroughlackofunderstandinge.g.Iammystified;Ijustcan'tseehowhemanagedtoclimbtothetopofthetower.Hermystifyingdisappearancepuzzledus.63/240LPT-ferocityDetailedReadingferocityn.

qualityofbeingfierce;ferociousnature;thestateofbeingferocious;aferociousact,afierce,savageorwildlycruelacte.g.Evenwhenheisquiet,thereisferocityinhissilence.Ourfightersresumedtheirattackagainsttheenemywiththegreatestferocity.64/240LPT-paddingDetailedReadingpaddingn.

(U)softmaterialusedtofilloutthings;unnecessarymaterialinabook,essay,speech,etc.e.g.Thepaddingfeelssoftandtouchessmooth.Thesofaisfilledwithpaddingandsprings.Thereisalotofpaddinginthenovel.65/240LPT-cuffDetailedReadingcuffn.

theendofacoatorshirtsleeveatthewriste.g.Thefrayedcuffsofhiscoatareanobviousindicationofhisfinancialstatus.66/240LPT-evenimaginativewivesandmotherscouldDetailedReading“Evenimaginativewivesandmotherscouldeventuallybetrainedtorejectallseductivebutincorrectchoiceswithrespectto…,thewronglevelofeducation,orthewrongsortofmalebonding.”Paraphrase

Evenwivesandmotherswiththenecessarydegreeofimaginationcouldbetaughttosay"No"toallattractivebutimproperchoicesconcerningtiefabricandcollarshape,becausesuchchoicesmightgivestrongsuggestionsofincorrectmentalattitudes,alowlevelof