1. Unit 15 Clothes Make the Man --Uneasy

2.  What are the key words in the text?

3. ◆ Contents: ★ About the Lesson This expository essay deals with the changes in masculine fashion, focusing on the drastic changes in the West in the1960s, pointing out the significance of masculine choices of clothes, and laying bare masculine narcissism and vanity.

4. ★ Structural Analysis of Text I: Para. 1 tells us that the 1960s saw a large number of men feeling more uneasy about what to wear, and that the choices men had to make always had an absolute anonymous meaning in the world of men, an identifying stamp usu. incomprehensible to female judgment.

5. Para.2-5 is the main part of the essay. Para.6 is the last part. In this part, the writer first offer reasons why men hate fashion risks and then describes masculine fashion preferences and their purposes in the contemporary age.

6. agonize: to suffer great pain, anxiety or worry intensely about sth.

7. Radically: fundamentally; thoroughly; completely

8. sideburns: patches of hair growing on the side of a man’s face in from of the ears.

9. Dramatic: of a drama, i.e. of plays for the theater, radio or TV; of plays as a branch of literature or a performing art;

10. subtle: fine, delicate, not easy to detect or describe; ingenious;

11. Brace: to mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen

12. Absorbing: holding one’s attention fully; interesting and appealing

13. Double-breasted: having two fronts with two sets of buttons and buttonholes, and the two fronts overlapping across the body.

14. shun: to avoid; keep clear of, keep away from

15. mystify: to bewilder, puzzle

16.  dress/look/act the part  to look suitable or behave in a suitable way for a particular situation e.g. If you're going to be a high-powered businesswoman, you've got to look the part.

17. Para. 3  When did the change begin to occur in masculine fashion?  What kinds of new fashion are mentioned in Para. 3?  What would be the result for those men who tried to ignore the new fashion?

18. Para. 4  Do men like to stick to a suitable self-image or change it constantly?  They like to stick to a suitable self-image.  What about women?

19. Para. 5  Was it easy to tell the difference between men’s and women’s clothes long ago?  How?

20. Para. 6 Why do men secretly hate fashion risks?