恩。。。好象是有点偏题了，再补充一点。以前口语课我们还做过Scotland专题的，可惜资料都没存下来。。。
ThetartankilthaslongbeenthemostrecognisableculturaltraditionoftheHighlandScots.Ithasnowbecomethestandarddressforall"Highlanders",hasitsorigininanoldergarmentcalledthebeltedplaid.TheGaelicwordfortartanisbreacan,meaningpartiallycoloredorspeckled,andeverytartantodayfeaturesamulticoloredarrangementofstripesandchecks.Thesepatternsareusedtoidentifytheclan,family,orregimentwithwhichthewearerisassociated.
Kiltshavebecomenormalwearforformaloccasions,forexamplebeinghiredforweddingsinmuchthesamewayastophatandtailsareinEnglandortuxedosinAmerica,andthekiltisbeingwornbyanyoneregardlessofnationalityordescent.Althoughawhitetiestyleexists,themorecommonstyleofformalHighlandregaliaisseeninBlacktie.
Kiltshaveincreasinglybecomemorecommonaroundtheworldforcasualwear.It'snotuncommonatalltoseekiltsmakinganappearanceatIrishpubs,anditisbecomingsomewhatlessraretoseethemintheworkplace.Casualuseofthekiltcanbedresseddownwithblackboots,whitesocksrolleddowntothetopoftheboot,perhapswithablackteeshirt.Oritcanbealittlemoredressedupwithwoolenkilthose,abuttonupshirt,sweater,andperhapsevenasportjacket.ThesmallornamentalSgianDubhdaggermaybeomitted.
Themoderntailoredkiltisbox-pleatedorknife-pleated,withthepleatssewninandtheloweredgesreachingnotlowerthanthecentreoftheknee-cap.Nowadaysalighterweightofclothtendstobeused.Thekiltistraditionallyformenonly,althoughinthemodernera,womenhavealsotakenupthekiltaswellasdressespatternedafterkilts,andwomenpipersfrequentlywearkilts.Kiltenskirtsforgirlsarealsoworn.
Aswithanyotherformofdress,thekiltissubjecttothevagariesoffashion.Sincethe1980s,kiltshaveappearedinsuchmaterialsasleather,denim,polyviscose,andacrylic.Solidcolorshavealsobeenusedinplaceoftartan,aswellascamoflagepatterns.Whilethesegarmentsmaybedislikedbytraditionalists,theyprovideevidencethatthekiltstillhasaplaceinthemodernfashionworldandcontinuestoevolve.(SaffroncolouredkiltsfavouredbymanyIrishmenaresolidcolourandtraditional.)
KiltshavealsomadeanappearanceinWalesandCornwallforspecialoccasions.InthesetwoCelticregionsthekiltiscloselylinkedtotheCelticrevivalmovementsofthe19thand20thcentury.TheEnglishcountyofNorthumberlandalsopossessesatartan,andsomeNorthumbrians,mostnotablyNorthumbrianpipers,wearkilts.
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ThenakedtruthaboutwhatScotsmenwearundertheirkiltshasbeenrevealed--absolutelynothing.
BravingthechillyScottishweather,sevenoutof10menfollowtraditionandgonakedbeneaththecountry''snationaldress,accordingtoasurvey.
Highlandtraditiondictatesmenshouldwearnothingbeneaththeirpleatedskirts,inaccordancewiththepunningsaying:"Nothingiswornbeneaththekilt--it''sallinperfectworkingorder."
Forthosenotbraveenoughto"gocommando",thesurveyfoundboxershortswithatartandesignwerethesecondmostpopularchoice.
Scotsmenhavewornkiltsforhundredsofyears,shruggingoffjibesfromsouthoftheborder.
Kiltmakershavemovedwiththetimes,recentlyunveilingadesignwithapocketforamobilephone.
苏格兰男人穿呢格短裙的习俗。那么，裙子下还穿了什么？答案是：什么也没有。
据一项调查显示，尽管苏格兰的冬天寒风刺骨，仍有70%的男人“真空”穿着传统的呢短裙。据说，当地的习俗一惯就是如此。所以有一句俗语是：“呢裙下没穿什么——一切照常。”
这项调查显示，那些担心走光的人则比较喜欢选择呢格子布料做成的拳师型短裤。
在苏格兰，男人穿呢格短裙的习俗已延袭了几百年。呢裙的款式也在不断改进，最新推出的款式还特别设计了一个装移动电话的口袋。
