雅思作文素材：时尚是否对社会有利

 　　Arguments1. A good appearance may help people make a better impression in social contacts.

　　2. When people are getting old, they should pay more attention to their appearance.

　　3. The way people are dressed helps them to preserve a sense of their own value and personality.

　　4. Fashion adds spice to life with its rich colour, variety, and beauty.

　　5. Men and women follow fashions in order to please each other and themselves.

　　6. The world will be a dull place to live in if people always wear clothes of the same style and colour.

　　7. Mass production makes well-designed clothes cheap, available to everyone.

　　8. The fashion industry is an enormous one. It provides employment for people like textile workers, designers, shopkeepers, etc.

　　9. The fashion industry has helped industrial research in the sense that a lot of new materials, like nylon, rayon, etc. have been made to meet the demand of the consumers.

　　10. Being well-dressed is of psychological importance because confidence in one's appearance leads to confidence in one's success in life.

　　Counter-arguments1. People sometimes look odd with the so-called fashionable hair styles, make-up, and dresses.

　　2. Top designers in Paris and London are dictatorial¹, for they lay down the law and the whole world rushes to obey.

　　3. Fashion goes like this: one year, one thing; the next year, the reverse.

　　4. People are so vain that they are afraid of being seen in old-fashioned clothes.

　　5. People, especially the fashion-followers, are blackmailed² by fashion-designers and stores.

　　6. Changing fashions is a deliberate creation of waste because one will have to discard a lot of new clothes in order to follow fashions.

　　7. Fashion designers are not interested in important things like warmth, comfort, and durability³ of the clothes. They are only interested in outward appearance and profits.

　　8. The odder the clothes, the more expensive they are, and the more fashionable they become. It's a great pity that people have lost their appreciation⁴ of real beauty.

　　9. In order to follow fashions, people have to put up with great discomfort⁵, such as suffering from cold in winter.

　　10. One's confidence does not grow from the way one is dressed, but from the inner qualities one possesses.

1 dictatorial   

adj. 独裁的，专断的

参考例句：

• Her father is very dictatorial.她父亲很专横。
• For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.多年来这个国家一直在独裁政权的铁蹄下。

2 blackmailed   

胁迫，尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财( blackmail的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He was blackmailed by an enemy agent (into passing on state secrets). 敌特威胁他（要他交出国家机密）。
• The strikers refused to be blackmailed into returning to work. 罢工者拒绝了要挟复工的条件。

3 durability   

n.经久性，耐用性

参考例句：

• Nylons have the virtue of durability.尼龙丝袜有耐穿的优点。

4 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

5 discomfort   

n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便

参考例句：

• One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
• She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。