阅读理解

Naturehassuppliedeveryanimalexceptmanwithsomecoveringforhisbodysuchasfurfeatherhairshellsorathickhide(兽皮).Butmanhasnothingbutathinskinandforthousandsofyearshumanbeingsmusthavewanderedabouttheworldwithnoothercoveting-thoughtheearliestmenmayperhapshavebeenhairierthanmodemman.

Ifsomeoneweretoaskus“Whydidhumanbeingsstarttocovertheirbodieswithclothes?”mostofuswouldanswer“Tokeepthemselveswarmofcourse”.

Itisonlywhenwebegintothinkaboutitalittlethatwerealizethatclothesarewornforagreatmanyreasonsthathavenothingtodowiththeclimateorwithourneedforwarmthatall.

Forinstancewewearclothestosomeextentinordertodecorate(装饰)ourselves-tomakeourselvesifpossiblelookmoregraceful(文雅的)thanweare.Eventheplainestclotheswornbycivilized(文明的)peoplehavetheirbuttonsbeltscollarsandsofortharranged(排列)insuchawaythattheyformakindofdecoration.Thematerialitselfisofakindandcolourthatwethinksuitsusandiscutorarrangedinawaythatwethinklooksnice-thoughideasaboutwhatlooksnicechangeverymuchfromtimetotime.

Besidesdecoratingusourclotheshavetolink(联系的)usupwiththepeopleamongwhomwelive.Wefeeluncomfortableiftheydonot“lookright”-iftheyarenotsimilartothosewhichotherpeopleofouragesexandcountryarewearing.

Clothesofaspecialkindareoftenworntoshowthatthewearerhasauthority(权力)orpower.Theindividual(个人)wearingthemistreatedwithrespectbecauseheoccupies(占据)acertainoffice.Clothesareanessential(不可缺少的)partofallceremonial(仪式的)occasionswhetheritisconnectedwithreligionthelawthestateorsomelessimportantbody.

Sometimesevenincivilizedcountriespeoplewearsomearticleofclothingorsomejewelorcharm(护身符)becausetheybelievethatitwillbringthemluckorprotectthemfromevil(灾难)orillnessorbecauseitisconnectedwiththeirreligiousbeliefs.Noneofthesereasonsforwearingclotheshaveanythingtodowithourneedforwarmthandprotectionfromtheweather.

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