吳曉媛

每一次的奧運(yùn)會上，中國體育代表團(tuán)的服裝總是充滿中國元素，成為一道又一道亮麗的風(fēng)景線。

1?Clothing?decorated?with?lucky?animals?such?as?Chinese?dragons?and?phoenixes?（鳳凰），?and?designers?devoted?to?making?China?s?Olympians?look?good，?all?these?reflect?that?the?Chinese?Olympic?Team?is?not?only?focused?on?winning?medals，?but?also?showing?the?beauty?of?China?to?the?world.

2?The?first?impressive?moment?for?Chinese?fashion?started?from?the?opening?ceremony?of?the?Olympics.?The?Chinese?team?s?uniforms?used?red?as?a?main?color，?which?represents?wishes?for?a?good?start?for?Team?China.?The?uniforms，?combining?red?with?white，?were?designed?by?a?group?of?designers?from?the?Beijing?Institute?of?Fashion?Technology.?The?uniforms?are?decorated?with?a?peony?（牡丹），?and?the?style?of?the?flower?was?inspired?by?an?ancient?Ming?Dynasty?bowl?at?the?Palace?Museum.

3?Some?Chinese?gymnastics?uniforms?also?use?traditional?Chinese?symbols?such?as?the?Chinese?phoenix.?China?s?trampoline?（蹦床）?gold?medalist?Zhu?Xueying?said?she?was?pleased?with?her?uniform?that?looked?like?a?traditional?qipao?decorated?with?a?phoenix.?The?bright?red?uniforms?have?traditional?elements?（元素）?on?the?neckline—a?qipao?knot?and?a?Chinese?phoenix.?The?pattern?on?the?front?of?the?chest?represents?the?hope?that?the?gymnasts?would?dance?in?the?sky.

4?The?uniform?for?Chen?Meng，?another?gold?medalist?in?the?women?s?table?tennis?event，?was?designed?especially?for?her.?The?uniform?is?pink?because?that?is?Chen?s?favorite?color?and?the?designers?embroidered?（刺繡）?a?Chinese?dragon?on?her?right?shoulder?to?represent?the?hope?that?she?can?take?off?like?a?powerful?dragon.

5?“I?have?been?watching?the?Olympics.?The?uniforms?for?the?Chinese?team?have?added?many?fashionable?elements，”?Zhang?Yan，?a?young?Chinese?designer，?told?the?reporter.?The?most?impressive?uniforms?for?him?have?been?those?that?the?Chinese?athletes?wore?in?medal?presentations.?The?elements?formed?in?the?clothing?designs，?including?the?curving?shapes，?the?colors?and?the?Chinese?standing?collar，?make?them?both?beautiful?and?practical.?“I?think?the?Chinese?design?is?not?only?attractive，?but?also?a?kind?of?new?fashion.?The?confidence?shown?in?the?clothing?is?really?strong，”?Zhang?Yan?said.

1.?What?s?the?function?of?paragraph?1？

A.?To?discuss?clothes?styles?in?China.

B.?To?list?some?lucky?animals?in?China.

C.?To?describe?some?famous?designers?in?China.

D.?To?lead?in?the?topic?of?the?Chinese?Olympic?Team?s?clothes.

2.?What?does?the?second?paragraph?mainly?talk?about？

A.?The?characteristics?of?Team?China?s?uniforms.

B.?The?colors?of?Team?China?s?uniforms.

C.?The?designs?of?Team?China?s?uniforms.

D.?The?styles?of?Team?China?s?uniforms.

3.?What?do?Zhu?Xueying?s?uniform?and?Chen?Meng?s?uniform?have?in?common？

A.?They?have?the?same?color.

B.?They?both?have?the?style?of?qipao.

C.?They?have?the?same?phoenix.

D.?They?both?represent?good?wishes.

4.?What?can?be?learned?from?Zhang?Yan?s?words？

A.?The?Olympics?is?full?of?fashionable?clothes.

B.?Strong?confidence?is?shown?in?the?clothing?of?Chinese?athletes.

C.?Zhang?Yan?took?part?in?designing?the?Chinese?Olympic?uniforms.

D.?The?Chinese?standing?collar?is?the?most?impressive?part?in?the?Olympics.

Useful?expressions

dragon?龍

phoenix?鳳凰

peony?牡丹

embroider?刺繡

be?decorated?with?裝飾有……

the?Chinese?Olympic?Team?中國體育代表團(tuán)

show?the?beauty?of?China?to?the?world?向世界展現(xiàn)中國之美

use?red?as?a?main?color?用紅色作為主色

combine?red?with?white?結(jié)合紅色和白色

be?designed?by?由……設(shè)計(jì)

traditional?element?傳統(tǒng)元素

be?designed?especially?for?專門為……設(shè)計(jì)