高中英语 Unit 5 Special Clothes 背景知识拓展 重庆版必修1

Bulletproof时尚防弹衣Now its possible to be both safe and stylish.They say the clothes make the man, but Oscar Ruizs clothes might save his life. The 42-year-old businessman lives in Bogota, Columbia, the kidnapping capital of the world and a place where violent crime is a fact of life . To protect himself, Ruiz used to wear a bulletproof vest under his suit jacket, but the vest was bulky and hot. Today, however, Ruiz is looking good in a custom -tailored lightweight black leather coat, guaranteed to stop a 9mm bullet.Ruiz says, “I ordered a black coat because it matches the color of my car,” a bulletproof BMW driven by a trained armed bodyguard. These kinds of precautions might seem excessive to most people, but the market for bodyguards, bulletproof clothing and cars is growing rapidly. Miguel Caballero, the tailor who made Ruizs coat, turns out over 3 million worth of bulletproof clothing every year from his Bogota factory. Known as the “Armani of bulletproof clothes”, Caballero produces suits, coats and even T-shirts that protect their wearers from bullets and knives.“The world can be a dangerous place,” says Caballero as he demonstrates his products by shooting live bullets at his lawyer. The lawyer feels the force of the bullets as they hit his chest, but survives the attack with just a few bruises . “People think that if our bulletproof clothes work here in Columbia, theyll work anywhere.”As for Ruiz, he never goes out without his bulletproof coat. “Even if I never have to use it, it gives me a little peace of mind ,” says Ruiz. “How can you put a price tag on peace of mind?”现在你可以同时拥有安全性和时尚感。人家说人靠衣装，但是奧斯卡儒兹的衣服可以救他一条命。这位四十二岁的商人住在哥伦比亚的波哥大，这是全球著名的绑架之都，这个地方的暴力犯罪是生活中最酷的现实。为了保护自己，儒兹曾经在他的西装外套下穿一件防弹背心，不过这个背心又大又热。但是现在，穿着订制的量轻黑色皮衣外套的儒兹看起来很体面，这外套保证可以抵挡九厘米子弹。儒兹说：“我订了一件黑外套，因为这颜色和我的车子相配。”这是一部由受过训练的武装保镖驾驶的防弹宝马汽车。这样的预防措施对某些人来说可能太过度了，但是保镖、防弹衣物和汽车的市场正快速成长。帮儒兹做外套的裁缝米格尔卡巴雷若，每年从他在波哥大的工厂生产出价值超过三百万的防弹衣物。卡巴雷若以“防弹衣的亚曼尼”闻名，他生产西装、外套，甚至T恤，这些衣服可以保证穿着的人免受子弹和刀子伤害。“世界可能是个危险的地方。”卡巴雷若以真正的子弹射击他的律师来展示说明他的产品时这样说，这位律师可以感觉到子弹碰击他胸口时的力道，但是他从攻击中