Passage 12
Americans are proud of their variety and individualty, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so __1__ in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more __2__ than civilian(百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to __3__ superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to __4__ more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the __5__ of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to __6__ professional identity(身份) than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many __7__ benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of __8__ experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without __9__, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act __10__, on the job at least.
skill popular get change
similarly professional character individuality
inspire differently expect practical
recall lose ordinary
有趣的燃烧
国际英语资讯:ASEAN foreign ministers release statement on blocs 53rd anniversary
我的收获
国内英语资讯:Chinese defense minister holds phone talk with U.S. counterpart
快乐的节日
国际英语资讯:Germany introduces mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from high-risk areas
可爱的蚕宝宝
国内英语资讯:Senior Chinese diplomat urges true commitment to mutual respect, equality in China-U.S. ties
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Influential COVID-19 model projects nearly 300,000 deaths in U.S. by Dec. 1
国内英语资讯:Scientific expedition completed in South China Sea
百合花
游记
快乐的节日——六一儿童节
巴西副总统欢迎华为参与5G竞标,称不惧美方威胁
国际英语资讯:Death toll rises to 154 in Beirut explosions
肥胖问题不能只看体重!加拿大新临床指南对医生发出警告
国际英语资讯:Lebanese police officer killed, 142 injured in anti-govt protests after Beiruts deadly b
国内英语资讯:DPP criticized over obstructing mainland students return to Taiwan for study
抓鱼
自我整形
快乐的六一
国内英语资讯:China committed to protecting marine resources: spokesperson
巴西副总统欢迎华为参与5G竞标,称不惧美方威胁
那一次,我害怕了
国际英语资讯:France reports biggest daily spike of coronavirus cases since end of April
国际英语资讯:Lebanons Tripoli port ready to temporarily replace Port of Beirut after deadly blasts
国际英语资讯:U.S. political suppression of non-American firms doomed to boomerang: China
如果我是一棵树
国内英语资讯:HKSAR govt strongly opposes statement of U.S. consulate general in Hong Kong on national s
国际英语资讯:Venezuelan authorities sentence two Americans involved in Operation Gideon to 20 years in pr
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