奥运会上的中国服装

黑龙江 吴晓媛

每一次的奥运会上，中国体育代表团的服装总是充满中国元素，成为一道又一道亮丽的风景线。

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1Clothing decorated with lucky animals such as Chinese dragons and phoenixes (凤凰), 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.

2The 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.

3Some 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.

4The 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 (刺绣) 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.

Reading Check

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.

Language Study

Useful expressions

dragon 龙

phoenix 凤凰

peony 牡丹

embroider 刺绣

be decorated with 装饰有……

the Chinese Olympic Team 中国体育代表团

show the beauty of China to the world 向世界展现中国之美

use red as a main color 用红色作为主色

combine red with white 结合红色和白色

be designed by 由……设计

traditional element 传统元素

be designed especially for 专门为……设计