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        年轻设计师在时装周大放异彩 　　

        Spotlights¹ swivel on the ceiling as Chinese models strut² their stuff on an illuminated³ catwalk in Beijing.

　　They wear glitzy jackets, flowing dresses and very high heels - all with a Chinese flavour.

　　This is the final of a competition designed to showcase some of the best young talent in China's emerging⁴ fashion industry.

　　Four designers were showing collections at this event, chosen after over 20,000 votes online.

　　It all ended with an award handed to the winning designer, 24 year old Gao Yuan.

　　"Winning this competition is good for me because I want to go abroad to improve my knowledge of fashion and reach an international standard. This experience has given me more confidence in my career. "

　　Xiao Wei was one of the three runners up. She says preparing for show was difficult.

　　"Time was so limited. They asked me to design two sets of clothes in August, so we were really rushing against time in September and October. it was a challenge to find all the materials to use."

　　However impressive the collections were at this event, the fact remains⁵ there are still few world famous fashion designers or brands from China. Why is this? Gao Yuan again:

　　"The major difference between Chinese and western fashion design lies in attitude. The fashion industry in Europe and the US has several hundred years of history. But during that time the Chinese understanding of fashion has remained in its infancy⁶. But now many Chinese designers are going abroad to study in order to improve this situation, so I think while Chinese fashion is still in it's infancy, it has a bright future."

　　While much of the world's clothes are made in China, few are designed here. The young designers exhibiting at shows like this are on the forefront of trying to change this trend.

1 spotlights   

n.聚光灯（的光）( spotlight的名词复数 )；公众注意的中心v.聚光照明( spotlight的第三人称单数 )；使公众注意，使突出醒目

参考例句：

• The room was lit by spotlights. 房间被聚光灯照亮。
• The dazzle of the spotlights made him ill at ease. 聚光灯的耀眼强光使他局促不安。 来自辞典例句

2 strut   

v.肿胀，鼓起；大摇大摆地走；炫耀；支撑；撑开；n.高视阔步；支柱，撑杆

参考例句：

• The circulation economy development needs the green science and technology innovation as the strut.循环经济的发展需要绿色科技创新生态化作为支撑。
• Now we'll strut arm and arm.这会儿咱们可以手挽着手儿，高视阔步地走了。

3 illuminated   

adj.被照明的；受启迪的

参考例句：

• Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
• the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市

4 emerging   

adj.正在不断出现的

参考例句：

• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
• I saw the woman emerging out of a shop. 我看见那个妇女从商店里走出来。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 infancy   

n.婴儿期；幼年期；初期

参考例句：

• He came to England in his infancy.他幼年时期来到英国。
• Their research is only in its infancy.他们的研究处于初级阶段。