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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜疫情笼罩，时尚业面临大考

【背景介绍】随着疫情蔓延，各行各业都受到影响，时尚业也不例外。作为时尚圈年中盛事的秋冬时装周，因为疫情变得冷清，有的秀甚至被取消。时尚品牌受到的影响也难以预估。疫情下的时装周究竟如何？怎样的品牌更可能挺过疫情的影响？

TheFashionWorld,UpendedbyCoronavirus

ByJessicaTesta,VanessaFriedmanandElizabethPaton

Twiceayear,theluxuryfashionhousesoftheworldpresenttheirready-to-wearclothingforthecomingseason.Butthisyear,thefashionweeksintersectedwithanoutbreakofanewcoronavirus.

Asthevirusspreads,theindustryisn’tsosureaboutitsabilitytomoveforward.

“Emptyseatsatshowsarenottheproblem—itiswhatishappeninginshowrooms,theholdupsinthesupplychainsandwhattheymightmean,”saidPascalMorand,theexecutivepresidentofanorganizingbodyofParisFashionWeek.

Fashionbuyersemployedbyretailersande-commerceplatformsnegotiateordersizesandpriceswithbrandsanddecidewhatgoesintostores.Thishappensduringintimateshowroomappointmentsseparatefromrunwaypresentations.

Thisseason’sordershavebeendown,designerssaid.NotnecessarilyforbigcompanieslikeValentino,VuittonandTod’s,theirexecutivessaid,butforsmallerindependenthouses,andparticularlyforthosewhoseproductiontakesplaceevenpartiallyinChina.

Inanefforttostopthespreadofthevirus,thousandsofChinesefactories,alreadyclosedoverthecelebratoryNewYearperiod,haveyettoreopen,bringingmanufacturingtoanearstandstillandheadachesformanyfashioncompaniesthatproducesamplesandwaresinthecountry.Significantaddedcostsfromorderbacklogsandlogisticsdelaysarenowexpected,aswellasaloomingthreattoglobaltrade.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.upend[?p?end]vt._______________________

2.holdup[?h??ld?p]n._______________________

3.intimate[??nt?m?t]adj._______________________

4.standstill[?st?ndst?l]n._______________________

5.looming[?lu?m??]adj._______________________

【词块学习】

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