本书对第4版进行了修改补充，删去原教材中过时的材料和部分练习，增加了大量服装专业文章，同时也增加了新知识、新工艺。本教材注重讲解服装基础英语知识，注重对服装专业英语表达方法的学习和操练，包括了大量服装专业英语课文和阅读材料，对重点知识、术语、专业词汇做到反复出现、反复练习，以达到熟练掌握的目的。书中内容涉及服装制作工具、服装材料、选料、量体、样板制作、排料、裁剪、缝纫工艺、熨烫、包装等，并且增加了服装跟单、对外贸易、业务洽谈、签订合同等方面的知识，使教材内容更新、涵盖面更宽，更有利于学生专业能力的培养和英语专业水平的提高。 本书适用于服装专业师生参考学习，也可作为时尚爱好者对于相关知识的学习拓展。

Lesson One
Text 1 Sewing Machines 缝纫机
Text 2 Our Sewing Machines 我们的缝纫机
Conversation Sewing Machines and Needles 缝纫机和针
Reading Practice 1 Tools and Sewing Machine Parts 工具和缝纫机零部件
Reading Practice 2 Needles and Sewing Machine Parts 针和缝纫机零件

Lesson Two
Text 1 Tailors, Dressmakers, Cutters and Designers 男装师、女装师、裁剪师和设计师
Text 2 They Are Tailors, Dressmakers, Cutters and Designers of our Factory 他们是我厂的男装师、女装师、裁剪师和设计师
Conversation We Are Tailors, Dressmakers, Cutters and Designers 我们是男装师、女装师、裁剪师和设计师
Reading Practice 1 Marys Family 玛丽的家
Reading Practice 2 A Fashion Designer 一位时装设计师

Lesson Three
Text 1 Garment Collars 服装领子
Text 2 A Garment Collar 一款服装衣领
Conversation Dialogues About Clothes 有关服装的对话
Reading Practice 1 Different Collars 不同的衣领
Reading Practice 2 Collars 衣领

Lesson Four
Text 1 Introducing a Garment Factory 介绍一家服装厂
Text 2 A Garment Factory 一家服装厂
Conversation Visiting a Sewing Workshop 参观缝纫车间
Reading Practice 1 Visiting a Garment Factory 参观一家服装厂
Reading Practice 2 Our Factory 我们厂

Lesson Five
Text 1 The Garment Vocational School 服装职业学校
Text 2 A Garment Vocational School 一所服装职业学校
Conversation Fine Quality 优质
Reading Practice 1 Our Garment Technical School 我们服装技术学校
Reading Practice 2 Our Garment Vocational School 我们服装职业学校

Lesson Six
Text 1 Measurements Taking 量体
Text 2 Learning How to Take Measurements 学习怎样量体
Conversation Talking About Measurements Taking 谈谈量体
Reading Practice 1 Introducing My Workroom 介绍我的工作间
Reading Practice 2 My Workroom 我的工作间

Lesson Seven
Text 1 The Garment Packing 服装包装
Text 2 Packing 包装
Conversation A Dialogue About Packing 谈论包装
Reading Practice 1 Clothes Packing 服装包装
Reading Practice 2 Our Clothes Packing 我们服装包装

Lesson Eight
Text 1 The Garment Fair 服装交易会
Text 2 Attending a Garment Fair 参加服装交易会
Conversation Talking About the Garment Fair谈论本次服装交易会
Reading Practice 1 Visiting a Garment Fair 参观服装交易会
Reading Practice 2 A Garment Fair 一场服装交易会

Lesson Nine
Text 1 A Dialogue in the Cutting Workshop 裁剪车间的对话
Text 2 Cutting Out a Shirt 裁剪衬衫
Conversation A Dialoguein a Garment Factory 服装厂的对话
Reading Practice 1 Visiting a Cutting Workshop 参观裁剪车间
Reading Practice 2 A Cutting Workshop 裁剪车间

Lesson Ten
Text 1 Placing an Order for a New Jacket 定做新套装
Text 2 Placing an Order for a New Skirt 定做新裙子
Conversation Taking the Measurements 量体
Reading Practice 1 Ordering Some New Clothes 定做几件新衣服
Reading Practice 2 Ordering a New Jacket 定做一件新夹克

Lesson Eleven
Text 1 The Assembling Procedure of a Blouse 女衬衣的缝制流程
Text 2 The Assembling Procedure of a Dress 连衣裙的缝制流程
Conversation Ordering a Blouse 定做女衬衫
Reading Practice 1 A Nice Shirt 一件漂亮的女衬衫
Reading Practice 2 A Nice Dress 一件漂亮的连衣裙

Lesson Twelve
Text 1 A Talk About Garments 服装报告会
Text 2 A Talk About Fashion 时装报告会
Conversation Introducing Our Company 介绍我们公司
Reading Practice 1 A Fashion Beginner 一位时装初学者
Reading Practice 2 A Clothes Beginner 一位服装初学者
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