Thursday, May 24, 2012

Would you wear that?

A look at some of the strange things people make and wear.可以穿的牛奶,可以吃的鞋
来看看人们制作,穿着的奇特衣物。

Would you wear clothing made from food products or jewelry made of human hair? Some people would. Ask German fashion designer Anke Domaske, whose clothes made from milk are gaining popularity. Milk fabric has been around since the 1930s, but at that time, the milk was combined with chemicals. Domaske's fabric. QMilch, is the first man-made fiber made without chemicals. She developed it by removing a milk protein from dry milk.

She then heated it and spun it into yarn. It takes about six liters of milk to produce one dress. According to Domaske, the fabric feels like silk, doesn't smell and can be washed.

Next on the menu...
Would you prefer bedtime slippers made of bread? Twin brothers and designers R&E Prasaliauskas have created a unique slipper made completely of bread. The slippers can be ordered in white, gold, and black. They also have styles for both adults and kids. And yes, the bread slippers can be eaten if you get hungry for a late-night snack.

What do you do with your empty instant noodle packages? One young woman came up with a creative solution -she made a dress! With 196 packages and a few chopsticks, Karina from Virginia created a winning project called "wearable art."

Human hair jewelry
Jewelry made of human hair may sound strange to us today. But it was once a very popular item. During the 1600s, bracelets made with human hair were given as tokens of affection. Britain's Queen Victoria gave gifts of jewelry made of her own hair.

People also commonly wore jewelry containing hair from loved ones who had died. Hair jewelry remained popular until the early 1900s, when a short haircut called the "bob" became fashionable. Today, although only a few artists know how to make it, hair jewelry is appearing again. The unique jewelry can now be found in traditional and modern styles.

Without a doubt, these kinds of creative ideas promise to keep fashion interesting!

Grammar Tips:
One young woman came up with a creative solution -she made a dress!
"to come up with" -  think out something that may resolve the problem, created an idea.
" come up "- catch to the level. reach to.
The elevator is coming up.
"with" , to develop.
A local pastor came up with this after school program at the church to help kids stay away from gang activities.
The company hired an agency to help them come up with an advertisement campaign to promote their new product.
Who came up with this silly and impractical idea?

Vocabulary Tips:
jewelry - 手饰
*grandma loves to wear jewelry that matches her outfit.
jewel -珠宝
*The jewels on the crown are worth millions.
protein- 蛋白质。
*Eddie drinks protein fortified chocolate milk.
*Tofu is also a healthy source of protein.
*Athletes need to have high protein diets.
spin / spun /spinning - 旋转,转动,绕圈转/过去式,过去分词/ 现在进行式。
*These machines spin goat's hair into wool.
*The old lady was spinning from morning till dusk.
wear -穿戴 wearable-可穿戴的,适合穿戴,容易配搭的耐穿的。
*The designer's clothes are wearable to all kinds of occasions.
*These wearable evening shoes are both pretty and affordable.
token - 有象征意义的东西,信物。搭乘交通工具或是 游戏场用的代币。象征什么意义 的, 要用"as"来表示。
*Darren bought his mom a bouquet of flowers as a token of his gratitude.
a subway token -
without a doubt -无可 置疑的,毫无疑问的,无庸置疑的doubt -怀疑
*Tina is without a doubt our best hair designer.
*Without a doubt, Lawrence is the rightest student I've ever taught.

Chat Room:
slippers -托鞋

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hair -头发(不可数名词)
Bryan's hair is brown.
two gray hairs.(可数名词)整个头上的头发有几根白发。
gray hair -中国人所谓的白头发。
get in someone's hair. 不甚其烦,不堪其烦,被搅扰的受不了。
That kid who plays the trumpet every night is really getting in my hair.


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