The Tang Costume
Fashion is full of culture. The Tang costume stands for Chinese history and fashion culture. It got its name when China became known to [1]be known to sb.: 为…所知；为某人所熟知 other countries during the Han and Tang dynasties [2]dynasty: 美: [ˈdaɪnəsti] 英: [ˈdɪnəsti] n. 代；王朝；朝代. From then on [3]From then on: 从那时起, people called Chinese clothes, “Tang costumes”.
Chinese fashion is different not only from western fashion but also [4]not only … but (also) … : 不仅……而且from that in other Asian [5]Asian: 美: [ˈeɪʃ(ə)n] 英: [‘eɪʃ(ə)n] adj. 亚洲的 n. 亚洲人 countries, such as Japan and Korea. The beautiful silk knots [6]knot: 美: [nɑt] 英: [nɒt] n. （用绳索等打的）结；发髻；节子；节疤 v. 把…打成结（或扎牢）；缠结；打发髻；紧缩 and the other decorations [7]decoration: 美: [ˌdekəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] 英: [.dekə’reɪʃ(ə)n] n. 装潢；装饰品；勋章；奖章 on Tang-style clothes are popular all over the world [8]all over the world: 遍及全世界 now.
Today people can design the Tang costume as either formal or casual clothes. It shows both the personal [9]personal: 美: [ˈpɜrsən(ə)l] 英: [ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)nəl] adj. 个人的；私人的；个性的 style and China’s traditional culture. So we say the Tang costume is very attractive [10]attractive: 美: [əˈtræktɪv] 英: [ə’træktɪv] adj. 迷人的；楚楚动人的；吸引人的；引起兴趣的 and very different from [11]different from: 与……不同，不同于 western-style [12]western-style: adj. 西式 suits.
Word Bank
| ↑1 | be known to sb.: 为…所知；为某人所熟知 |
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| ↑2 | dynasty: 美: [ˈdaɪnəsti] 英: [ˈdɪnəsti] n. 代；王朝；朝代 |
| ↑3 | From then on: 从那时起 |
| ↑4 | not only … but (also) … : 不仅……而且 |
| ↑5 | Asian: 美: [ˈeɪʃ(ə)n] 英: [‘eɪʃ(ə)n] adj. 亚洲的 n. 亚洲人 |
| ↑6 | knot: 美: [nɑt] 英: [nɒt] n. （用绳索等打的）结；发髻；节子；节疤 v. 把…打成结（或扎牢）；缠结；打发髻；紧缩 |
| ↑7 | decoration: 美: [ˌdekəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] 英: [.dekə’reɪʃ(ə)n] n. 装潢；装饰品；勋章；奖章 |
| ↑8 | all over the world: 遍及全世界 |
| ↑9 | personal: 美: [ˈpɜrsən(ə)l] 英: [ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)nəl] adj. 个人的；私人的；个性的 |
| ↑10 | attractive: 美: [əˈtræktɪv] 英: [ə’træktɪv] adj. 迷人的；楚楚动人的；吸引人的；引起兴趣的 |
| ↑11 | different from: 与……不同，不同于 |
| ↑12 | western-style: adj. 西式 |
