留美老师带你每日说英文 第694期:男装的发展

 　　台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

　　After that, men's suit sizes were based on the chest measurement and the rest was calculated accordingly, assuming that their bodies were in proportion. The demands for mass production of uniforms escalated¹ and ready-made clothing became really popular. By the end of the nineteenth century, most people were wearing ready-made clothes.

　　在那之后，男装的尺码就根据胸围大小来分，然后认定身体的各个部位呈固定比例，并依照胸围来计算其他部位的尺寸。而量产军服的需求越来越大，成衣因而变得非常受欢迎。到了十九世纪末，大多数的人都穿成衣。

　　男装的发展

　　学习重点：

　　1.suit 一套衣服 / 西装

　　suit (n.) 一套衣服 / 西装

　　suite² (n.) 套房

　　2.based 有根基的、基于

　　based (adj.) 有根基的、基于

　　base (n.) 基底

　　3.measurement 测量

　　measurement (n.) 测量

　　measure (v.) 测量

　　4.proportion 比率

　　proportion (n.) 比率

　　portion (n.) 一部份

　　5.demand 请求、需求

　　demand (n.) 请求、需求

　　supply (n.) 供给

1 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

2 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。