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　　Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman．A man goes shopping 　　1　　 he needs something．His purpose is settled and decided in 　　2　　．He knows what he wants, and his goal is to find it and buy it．All men 　　3　　 walk into a shop and ask the shop assistant for what they want．If the shop has it in stock(库存),the deal can be done and 　　4　　 is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat to everyone’s 　　5　　．

　　For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn’t have what he wants．In that 　　6　　, the salesman tries to sell something else-he 　　7　　 the nearest to the article required．A good salesman brings out such a substitute(替代品)　　8　　 and he may say,“　　9　　 know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size?It 　　10　　 to be the color you mentioned．”Few men have 　　11　　 with this treatment, and the usual response is：“This is the right color and may be the right size, but I shouldn’t be 　　12　　 my time and yours by trying it on．”

　　For a woman, buying clothes is always done in the 　　13　　 way．

　　Her shopping is not often 　　14　　 on need．She has never fully decided what she wants, and she is only“having a look round”．

　　She is always 　　15　　 to persuasion, willing to try on any number of things．Deep in her mind is the thought of finding something that 　　16　　 thinks suits her．Most women have an excellent sense of value and are always on the look out for the unexpected 　　17　　．Faced with a roomful dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another 　　18　　 selecting the dress she wants to try on．It is a tiresome process, but apparently a(n)　　19　　 one．Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting 　　20　　．

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　　BELIEVE it or not, the color of the tie Barack Obama wore to the inauguration(就职典礼)is now a hotly debated topic．The level of public interest in Obama's tie might seem strange but many people believe his choice will symbolize the type of government he plans to run, as the color of a politician's tie is thought to convey ideas of power, trustworthiness and more．

　　Polities of ties

　　It may be the least practical item of male dress, but it is arguably the most expressive．In the UK and many other coun－tries around the world, conservative(保守的)politicians may wear a blue tie and their liberal opponents a red one．In America, the colors go the other way round．The Republicans have in recent years become associated with the color red, and the Democrats with blue．But in spite of this, Bush wears blue ties more often than any other color．

　　What they mean

　　According to Sharon Haver, editor of focusonstyle．com, in America the feelings associated with colors overrule their political significance．“A guy who wants to be regarded as strong and in charge would wear red,” Haver says．Unsurprisingly, the business tycoon Donald Trump is known for wearing red ties．But what about blue? According to Haver, “Blue is a softer color…Look at the sky．It's peaceful and calm and trustworthy．”

　　Selecting the right tie for the right occasion

　　●Perfect job interview tie

　　Perhaps no other tie－wearing occasion is as important as the job interview．Gilchrist, the fashion expert, advises playing it safe and choosing a conservative one．Best choices are solids, stripes or small patterns．An excellent color is burgundy(深红色)or another serious color．Avoid pink or yellow, which suggests that the wearer lacks gravity．

　　Pattern ties, Gilchrist suggests, should be limited to a maximum of three colors．A striped tie is a safe choice as this is acceptable to everyone．Last, Gilchrist recommends saving the expensive “hip” tie for those applying for glamorous creative jobs．

　　●Date－night tie

　　When picking out the right tie for taking a girl out on a date, spend more time considering color than pattern．According to studies, women are attracted to men wearing the color blue, because blue gives the image of a “stable, faithful, constant, always there” person．So what is the worst color to wear on a date? “Flattened caterpillar(毛虫)yellow－green,” according to Gilchrist, “it will repel both sexes equally．”

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