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《研究生英语精读教程》(第三版·上)中国人民大学出版社UnitSevenGoodTaste,BadTaste1.Text2.Exercises3.SupplementaryReadingGoodTaste,BadTasteStephenBayley①[1]ThethingsyouowntellstoriesaboutyouassurelyastheJonesesyou'rekeepingupwith.Eachpurchaserevealssomethingyourpartnerorclosestfriendmaynotrealisefromyourintimateexchanges.Everytimeyoubuysomethingyouexerciseyourtaste.[2]Beforetheageofmassproduction,tasteusedtobetheprovinceofaneducatedelite*.Butwhentheentirepopulationbecameconsumersforthefirsttime,tastecameoutofthesalons*andontothestreets.Suddenly,everybodyhadtheopportunitytomakeachoice.1.eliten.thebestormostimportantpeopleinasocialgroup(集合名词)精华，杰出人物，高贵者2.salon△n.(typicallyinFranceinthe18thcentury)aregularly-heldfashionablegathering,esp.ofwriters,artists,etc.atthehomeofawell-knownperson沙龙(西方社会在社会名流家里定期举行的社交聚会)[3]Therecannotobjectively*besuchathingasgoodorbad.ItisratherasthenovelistArnoldBennett①putit:goodtastemightbebetterthanbad,butbadtasteiscertainlybetterthannotasteatall.1.objectively※adv.existingoutsidethemind客观地[4]Exercisingtasteisnotdifficult.Youdecidewhatstoriesyouwantyourpossessionstotellandthengetonandorchestrate*them.Butbewarned:noteverystoryisaflattering*one.1.orchestrate※v.toarrange(music)sothatitcanbeperformedbyanorchestra;toplan(somethingwithmanyparts)forthebesteffect给……配管弦乐曲；为达到预期或最大的效果而特地安排，使和谐地结合起来2.flattering△adj.givingafeelingofpleasureto令人高兴的Buyanonyx*ashtray*andyoumightaswellrentposter*spaceandtelltheworld“Iamthedupe*1.onyxn.(矿)缟玛瑙2.ashtrayn..烟灰缸3.poster※n.alargeprintednoticeor(coloured)drawingputupinapublicplace(贴在公共场所的大型)招贴，标语，广告(画)4.dupen.apersonwhoistrickedordeceived受骗的人，被人愚弄的人ofcynical*manipulators*whohavesucceededinseducing*mewithflashy*rubbish.1.cynicaladj.believingthatpeoplearemotivatedinalltheiractionsonlybyselfishness玩世不恭的2.manipulator※n.apersonwhouses(someone)forhisorherownpurposebyskillfullycontrollingandinfluencing,ofteninanunfairordishonestmanner操纵者，摆弄人者3.seducev.tocauseorpersuade(someone)todosomethingmoreorlesswrongbymakingitseemattractive诱惑，以魅力勾引4.flashyadj.over-ornamented;unpleasantlybig,bright,etc.,andperhapsnotofgoodquality浮华的，华而不实的[5]Sincethe18thcenturywhentastewasfirstdiscussed,peoplehavebelievedthatitwasanendowment*ofanelite,handeddowntothosepoorsoulsbelowwhowantedtobetterthemselves.1.endowmentn.anybequestorgiftthatprovidesanincomeforaninstitutionoraperson;talent捐赠，捐款；才能，天资Thisopenedupthemarkettotastemakers-eitherthepatrician﹡bureaucrats﹡ofVictoria'sreign﹡①,ortheteamsofslick﹡decoratorsoftodaywhohavemadecareersoutofintroducingnewmoneytooldfurniture.1.patricianadj.oforlikeanoblemanoranaristocrat贵族似的2.bureaucrat△n.oneofgovernment,business,orotherofficialswhoareappointedratherthanelected官僚3.reignn.theperiodofruleunderakingorqueen(君主等的)统治时期4.slickadj.havingorshowingaskillincompositionortechniquebutoflittledepthorartisticsignificance华而不实的[6]Butisthequestionoftastejustoneofhousehold*hints?No.Tasteisanexpressionofawholesystemofvalues.Andthatmeansyours.[7]Toachieveanunderstandingoftastemeansthatyoushouldhaveconviction*inyourchoices.1.householdadj.ofthehome,domestic家庭的，家常的2.conviction※n.averyfirmandsincerebelief深信，确信Ifyoulookatthehistoryoftasteyouwillseethatitislikeasketch*ofthehistoryofcivilisation:for200yearsrococo*①,classical,1.sketch※n.ashortdescriptioninwords概略，梗概2.rococoadj.&n.(ofbuildings,furniture,etc.)(of)astylefashionableinEuropefromthelate17thtothe18thcentury,withagreatdealofcurlingornament洛可可式(的)(欧洲18世纪建筑、家具等的一种流行式样，其特点是太多的涡卷形装饰)gothic*①,streamlined*②andthenLauraAshley③haveallinturn*beenacceptableexpressionsoftaste.Onlygiftedartistsanddesignerscan1.gothic(Gothic)adj.&n.(of)astyleofbuildingcommoninWesternEuropebetweenthe12thand16thcenturies,withpointedarches,archedroofs,tallthinpillars,andcolouredglassinthewindows哥特式(的)(12至16世纪常见于西欧的建筑式，以尖拱形屋顶、半圆形屋顶、细高圆柱、彩色窗玻璃为特色)2.streamlined△adj.smoothandregular(inshape)withnothingwhichpreventseasymovementinwaterorair流线型的3.inturninthecorrectorexpectedorder依次，轮流predictthesechangesbutanyonecanunderstandtheprinciples.Althoughthehistoryoftastehasbeenoneofchange,confrontation*andreversal*,certainpatternsconstantlyrecur*.Learntheseandyou'reintherewiththetastemakers.1.confrontation※n.asituationmarkedbyopenopposition(敌对双方的)对抗2.reversaln.achangetotheopposite;acaseofgoingbackwards颠倒，反向；倒退3.recurv.tohappenagain,ormorethanonce再发生[8]Therulesaresimple.Notasteistoacquiesce*andactlikeapygmy*enchanted*bybeads*andmirrors.Withnotasteyoutakewhatisofferedandleaveyoursoulundisturbed.1.acquiescev.toacceptquietly默认，默许2.Pygmyn.(amemberof)atribalracelivingintheforestsofcentralAfrica,whoseaverageheightis1.4metersor4feet6inches(分布在中非、东南亚和大洋洲一带的身体矮小的)俾格米人3.enchantv.tofillwithdelight使陶醉4.bead※n.(装饰用)有孔小珠Goodtasteistocareandtochoose,tomakeyourownsurroundingsandevenyourownappearancemorepleasingandmoreinterestingbypositiveactsofdiscrimination*.1.discrimination※n.abilitytochoosethebestbyseeingsmalldifferences识别力，辨别力[9]Underpinning*whatisalwaysthoughttobegoodtastearerecurrent*ideassuchasrefinement,restraint*,appropriateness*andgoodmanners.1.underpinvt.togivestrengthorsupportto支持，巩固2.recurrenta