越來越多的消費者選擇購買二手衣物，他們認(rèn)為這樣做更環(huán)保。這種購物習(xí)慣的改變也在迫使時尚行業(yè)發(fā)生改變。本文討論消費者應(yīng)如何減少自己的時尚碳足跡。

詞匯：fashion 時尚

The?destructive?impact?of fast fashion?on?the environment is widely documented. So how can we, as?consumers, reduce our?fashion footprint? One obvious answer is to buy less. Another is to buy clothes that have been more?sustainably?made, using organic and recycled materials.?Hiring?clothes is another way to get new pieces for our?wardrobe. But buying second-hand may be the simplest solution and a?trend?that is growing fast.

快時尚對環(huán)境的破壞性影響被廣泛記錄。那么，作為消費者，我們怎樣才能減少我們的時尚足跡呢?一個顯而易見的答案是少買。另一種是購買使用有機(jī)和可回收材料制作的更具可持續(xù)性的衣服。租衣服是為我們的衣櫥添置新衣服的另一種方式。但購買二手可能是最簡單的解決方案，也是一種快速發(fā)展的趨勢。

According to the Boston Consulting Group, second-hand clothes are?projected?to make up 27 per cent of customers’ wardrobes by 2023. By 2030, the second-hand clothing market is projected to be twice the size of?fast fashion, according to a global report by Thredup and GlobalData. So, it seems, the next ten years will see the?resale market?grow fast, and this is in part because we now have more options than simply buying from?charity shops?and?jumble sales. Online sites are making it easier to both buy and sell?pre-loved?items.

波士頓咨詢集團(tuán)(Boston Consulting Group)的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，到2023年，二手衣服預(yù)計將占消費者衣櫥的27%。根據(jù)Thredup和GlobalData的一份全球報告，到2030年，二手服裝市場的規(guī)模預(yù)計將是快時尚市場的兩倍。因此，看來未來十年，轉(zhuǎn)售市場將快速增長，部分原因是我們現(xiàn)在有了更多的選擇，而不僅僅是從慈善商店和舊貨拍賣中購買。在線網(wǎng)站使得購買和出售二手物品變得更加容易。

It also helps that the perception of pre-loved clothing has changed. Dr Amna Khan, senior lecturer in consumer behaviours and?retail?at Manchester Metropolitan University, said ‘it’s now become?trendy?to wear second-hand’ and it’s no longer ‘a(chǎn) case of only buying it if you can’t afford anything else’. The changing?values?of shoppers is even being seen in?celebrity culture, with television personalities, such as contestants on the popular UK TV show Love Island, promoting second-hand clothing.

人們對之前喜歡的衣服的看法發(fā)生了變化，這也有幫助。曼徹斯特城市大學(xué)消費者行為和零售高級講師阿姆納·汗博士說，“現(xiàn)在穿二手衣服已經(jīng)成為一種時尚”，不再是“只有當(dāng)你買不起其他東西時才買”的情況。消費者價值觀的變化甚至體現(xiàn)在名人文化中，比如電視名人，比如英國熱門電視節(jié)目《愛之島》(Love Island)的參賽者，就在宣傳二手服裝。

Not everyone is convinced that these changes in shopping habits will do enough to reduce our fashion footprint. The charity?Wrap?tells people to?repair?and?revamp?clothes they already have in their wardrobe before buying new ones, even if they are second-hand. But it’s clear that some consumers now want to consume less and make more environmentally friendly choices when they do buy. The fashion industry is therefore having to change, and the second-hand market is the star of the show.

并不是每個人都相信這些購物習(xí)慣的改變足以減少我們的時尚足跡。慈善包裝活動告訴人們，在購買新衣服之前，先把衣柜里已有的衣服修補(bǔ)一下，即使是二手的。但很明顯，一些消費者現(xiàn)在希望減少消費，在購買時做出更環(huán)保的選擇。因此，時尚產(chǎn)業(yè)不得不改變，而二手市場是這場秀的主角。

詞匯表

destructive impact on 破壞性的影響
consumer 消費者
fashion footprint 時尚碳足跡
sustainably 可持續(xù)地
hire (an item) 租用，租借
wardrobe 衣柜，衣櫥
trend 趨勢
project (v) 預(yù)計
fast fashion 快速時尚
resale market 二手市場
charity shop 慈善商店
jumble sale 舊貨義賣
pre-loved item 二手物品
retail 零售
trendy 時髦的
value (n) 觀念
celebrity culture 名人文化
repair 修補(bǔ)
revamp 修改，翻新

測驗與練習(xí)

1.?閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. Is buying second-hand the only solution to reducing our fashion footprint?

2. True or False??By 2030, fast fashion will be half the size of the second-hand clothing market.

3. Before buying online, where did consumers go to buy second-hand clothes?

4. True or False??People now only buy second-hand if they can’t afford anything else.

5. Who is causing the change in shopping habits – the consumer or the fashion industry?

2.?選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。

1. In my family we grow our own fruit and vegetables to live more _______.

widely? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? sustainably? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? trendy? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? consumer

2. It’s going to snow tomorrow, _______ the weather forecast.

impact on? ? ? ? ? widely documented? ? ? ? ?according to???????? perception

3. It is true that women _______ less than forty per cent of people working in science?

revamp? ? ? ? ? ? ? project? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?make up? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?destructive impact on

4. Toby has his own style. He doesn’t care what’s _______ at the moment.

trendy? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? trend? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? value? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? fashion footprint

5. My mother wasn’t _______ when I told her I had finished my homework.

promoted? ? ? ? ? ?convinced? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? repaired? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? revamped

答案

1.?閱讀課文并回答問題。?

1. Is buying second-hand the only solution to reducing our fashion footprint?
No, other possible solutions are: buying less, buying clothes that have been more sustainably made, hiring clothes, and repairing and revamping clothes.

2. True or False??By 2030, fast fashion will be half the size of the second-hand clothing market.
True. By 2030, the second-hand clothing market is projected to be twice the size of fast fashion.

3. Before buying online, where did consumers go to buy second-hand clothes?
Charity shops and jumble sales.

4. True or False??People now only buy second-hand if they can’t afford anything else.
False. The perception of second-hand clothing has changed and it’s become trendy.

5. Who is causing the change in shopping habits – the consumer or the fashion industry?
The consumer. Consumers want to consume less and make more environmentally friendly choices when they buy, so the fashion industry is having to change.

2.?選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。

1. In my family we grow our own fruit and vegetables to live more?sustainably.

2. It’s going to snow tomorrow,?according to?the weather forecast.

3. It is true that women?make up?less than forty per cent of people working in science?

4. Toby has his own style. He doesn’t care what’s?trendy?at the moment.?

5. My mother wasn’t?convinced?when I told her I had finished my homework.??

文章來源BBC，侵權(quán)刪，本文僅用于英語學(xué)習(xí)。