研究生精读教程（第三版）PPT上册Unit 7 Good Taste, Bad Taste教材课程.ppt

《研究生英语精读教程》(第三版·上);Unit Seven;Good Taste, Bad Taste;Menu; [ 2 ] Before the age of mass production, taste used to be the province of an educated elite*. But when the entire population became consumers for the first time, taste came out of the salons* and onto the streets. Suddenly, everybody had the opportunity to make a choice.;Buy an onyx* ashtray* and you might as well rent poster* space and tell the world “I am the dupe*;of cynical* manipulators* who have succeeded in seducing* me with flashy* rubbish.;[ 5 ] Since the 18th century when taste was first discussed, people have believed that it was an endowment* of an elite, handed down to those poor souls below who wanted to better themselves. ;This opened up the market to tastemakers - either the patrician﹡ bureaucrats﹡ of Victorias reign﹡①, or the teams of slick﹡ decorators of today who have made careers out of introducing new money to old furniture.; [ 6 ] But is the question of taste just one of household* hints? No. Taste is an expression of a whole system of values. And that means yours. [ 7 ] To achieve an understanding of taste means that you should have conviction* in your choices.;If you look at the history of taste you will see that it is like a sketch* of the history of civilisation: for 200 years rococo*①, classical, ;gothic*①, streamlined*② and then Laura Ashley③ have all in turn* been acceptable expressions of taste. Only gifted artists and designers can;predict these changes but anyone can understand the principles. Although the history of taste has been one of change, confrontation* and reversal*, certain patterns constantly recur*. Learn these and youre in there with the tastemakers.;[ 8 ] The rules are simple. No taste is to acquiesce* and act like a pygmy* enchanted* by beads* and mirrors. With no taste you take what is offered and leave your soul undisturbed.;Good taste is to care and to choose, to make your own surroundings and even your own appearance more pleasin