越来越多的消费者选择购买二手衣物，他们认为这样做更环保。这种购物习惯的改变也在迫使时尚行业发生改变。本文讨论消费者应如何减少自己的时尚碳足迹。

词汇：fashion 时尚

The destructive impact of fast fashion on the environment is widely documented. So how can we, as consumers, reduce our fashion footprint? One obvious answer is to buy less. Another is to buy clothes that have been more sustainably made, using organic and recycled materials. Hiring clothes is another way to get new pieces for our wardrobe. But buying second-hand may be the simplest solution and a trend that is growing fast.

快时尚对环境的破坏性影响被广泛记录。那么，作为消费者，我们怎样才能减少我们的时尚足迹呢?一个显而易见的答案是少买。另一种是购买使用有机和可回收材料制作的更具可持续性的衣服。租衣服是为我们的衣橱添置新衣服的另一种方式。但购买二手可能是最简单的解决方案，也是一种快速发展的趋势。

According to the Boston Consulting Group, second-hand clothes are projected to make up 27 per cent of customers’ wardrobes by 2023. By 2030, the second-hand clothing market is projected to be twice the size of fast fashion, according to a global report by Thredup and GlobalData. So, it seems, the next ten years will see the resale market grow fast, and this is in part because we now have more options than simply buying from charity shops and jumble sales. Online sites are making it easier to both buy and sell pre-loved items.

波士顿咨询集团(Boston Consulting Group)的数据显示，到2023年，二手衣服预计将占消费者衣橱的27%。根据Thredup和GlobalData的一份全球报告，到2030年，二手服装市场的规模预计将是快时尚市场的两倍。因此，看来未来十年，转售市场将快速增长，部分原因是我们现在有了更多的选择，而不仅仅是从慈善商店和旧货拍卖中购买。在线网站使得购买和出售二手物品变得更加容易。

It also helps that the perception of pre-loved clothing has changed. Dr Amna Khan, senior lecturer in consumer behaviours and retail at Manchester Metropolitan University, said ‘it’s now become trendy to wear second-hand’ and it’s no longer ‘a case of only buying it if you can’t afford anything else’. The changing values of shoppers is even being seen in celebrity culture, with television personalities, such as contestants on the popular UK TV show Love Island, promoting second-hand clothing.

人们对之前喜欢的衣服的看法发生了变化，这也有帮助。曼彻斯特城市大学消费者行为和零售高级讲师阿姆纳·汗博士说，“现在穿二手衣服已经成为一种时尚”，不再是“只有当你买不起其他东西时才买”的情况。消费者价值观的变化甚至体现在名人文化中，比如电视名人，比如英国热门电视节目《爱之岛》(Love Island)的参赛者，就在宣传二手服装。

Not everyone is convinced that these changes in shopping habits will do enough to reduce our fashion footprint. The charity Wrap tells people to repair and revamp clothes they already have in their wardrobe before buying new ones, even if they are second-hand. But it’s clear that some consumers now want to consume less and make more environmentally friendly choices when they do buy. The fashion industry is therefore having to change, and the second-hand market is the star of the show.

并不是每个人都相信这些购物习惯的改变足以减少我们的时尚足迹。慈善包装活动告诉人们，在购买新衣服之前，先把衣柜里已有的衣服修补一下，即使是二手的。但很明显，一些消费者现在希望减少消费，在购买时做出更环保的选择。因此，时尚产业不得不改变，而二手市场是这场秀的主角。

词汇表

destructive impact on 破坏性的影响
consumer 消费者
fashion footprint 时尚碳足迹
sustainably 可持续地
hire (an item) 租用，租借
wardrobe 衣柜，衣橱
trend 趋势
project (v) 预计
fast fashion 快速时尚
resale market 二手市场
charity shop 慈善商店
jumble sale 旧货义卖
pre-loved item 二手物品
retail 零售
trendy 时髦的
value (n) 观念
celebrity culture 名人文化
repair 修补
revamp 修改，翻新

测验与练习

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Is buying second-hand the only solution to reducing our fashion footprint?

2. True or False? By 2030, fast fashion will be half the size of the second-hand clothing market.

3. Before buying online, where did consumers go to buy second-hand clothes?

4. True or False? People now only buy second-hand if they can’t afford anything else.

5. Who is causing the change in shopping habits – the consumer or the fashion industry?

2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。

1. In my family we grow our own fruit and vegetables to live more _______.

widely                sustainably                      trendy                  consumer

2. It’s going to snow tomorrow, _______ the weather forecast.

impact on          widely documented         according to         perception

3. It is true that women _______ less than forty per cent of people working in science?

revamp              project                             make up               destructive impact on

4. Toby has his own style. He doesn’t care what’s _______ at the moment.

trendy                trend                                value                    fashion footprint

5. My mother wasn’t _______ when I told her I had finished my homework.

promoted           convinced                        repaired                revamped

答案

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。 

1. Is buying second-hand the only solution to reducing our fashion footprint?
No, other possible solutions are: buying less, buying clothes that have been more sustainably made, hiring clothes, and repairing and revamping clothes.

2. True or False? By 2030, fast fashion will be half the size of the second-hand clothing market.
True. By 2030, the second-hand clothing market is projected to be twice the size of fast fashion.

3. Before buying online, where did consumers go to buy second-hand clothes?
Charity shops and jumble sales.

4. True or False? People now only buy second-hand if they can’t afford anything else.
False. The perception of second-hand clothing has changed and it’s become trendy.

5. Who is causing the change in shopping habits – the consumer or the fashion industry?
The consumer. Consumers want to consume less and make more environmentally friendly choices when they buy, so the fashion industry is having to change.

2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。

1. In my family we grow our own fruit and vegetables to live more sustainably.

2. It’s going to snow tomorrow, according to the weather forecast.

3. It is true that women make up less than forty per cent of people working in science?

4. Toby has his own style. He doesn’t care what’s trendy at the moment. 

5. My mother wasn’t convinced when I told her I had finished my homework.  

文章来源BBC，侵权删，本文仅用于英语学习。