"In every housewife's closet, there's an article of clothing that tells you more about its owner than she would want you to know. It might be a T-shirt that she despises but wears without complaint. Perhaps it's some lingerie, she knows isn't hers, but refuses to discuss... Or a dress she once loved, that she can no longer bear to look at this. You can learn a lot about women from what they choose to wear. You can learn even more by what they choose to take off, and who they take it off for. " 
每个家庭主妇的衣橱里，都有一件衣服，会让你发现它的主人并不为人知的一面。可能是她讨厌的一件T恤，但依然毫无怨言地穿上了。也许是一件内衣，她明知不是自己的，但却拒绝面对。也许是一件她曾经非常喜欢的长裙，可如今却再也不想看见。是的，从女人的穿着，你可以对她们增进了解，但是如果知道她愿意褪去什么，为谁褪去，你会更加了解她的。

1. article ['ɑːtɪk(ə)l] 
n. 文章；物品；条款； articles of clothing 衣物

2. despise [dɪ'spaɪz] 
vt. 轻视，鄙视
Strategically we should despise all our enemies, but tactically we should take them allseriously.   
在战略上我们要藐视一切敌人，在战术上我们要重视一切敌人。

3. complaint  [kəm'pleɪnt] 
n. 抱怨；诉苦；
People have been reluctant to make formal complaints to the police.人们一直不愿正式向警方投诉。
complain v. 投诉；抱怨；
The couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.这对夫妇抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。

4. lingerie ['lɒnʒərɪ] 
n. 女用内衣

5. refuse [rɪ'fjuːz] 
v. 拒绝；不愿；
The little boy refused to go to school.这个小男孩不肯去上学。

6. choose [tʃuːz] 
v. 选择，决定
We chose to go by train.我们决定乘火车去。
choice n. 选择；选择权；
They had little choice but to agree to what he suggested.除了同意他的意见，他们别无选择。