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Unique Handbags

与众不同的手提包

It is great to be able to express yourself through the way you look. There are many times you can tell what a person is like by the way they dress or the accessories they use. One way to be different from everyone else is to have a unique handbag. A handbag can say "hey look at me"; it can express a level of class and sophistication nothing else can. But first you have to find the bag that tells your story. So buckle up, the search is on.

The first place you can look is in your local stores. Often these stores are shopped by everyone else in your area, so finding something truly unique may be difficult. Especially if it is a large chain store there are probably many of the same styles to be found there. Sometimes you might get lucky and find an odd discontinued bag that everyone else doesn't already have.


The next place is the second hand stores. Some people don't like the idea of buying someone else old stuff but this is exactly the kind of place that will have a large assortment of different items. And if you are looking for something that is actually vintage and just not a knock off, a second hand store can be perfect. Also if vintage is what you are searching for maybe a look in grandma's attic can be a treasure trove.

After a look in the local areas with no success, a trip around cyber space might do the trick. Looking through designer websites can give an idea of what is out there and the prices. Often on these designer sites the prices are very high for the couture handbag. But you can get an idea of what you are really looking for and determine the price range you are willing to pay.

If the expense is too much for a brand new original handbag, you can go to a web auction site to search. After looking through the designer sites and finding what you want a trip through the auction sites might produce the same bag for much less. Let someone else pay the high price for the brand new one, a good bag doesn't go out of fashion for a long time. And if you really like it, then you won't care what the fashion industry says about what's in and what’s out.
Then there is the last place you want to look, in your own closet. Sometimes we buy things to use later on or we are given gifts we aren't thrilled with at the time and throw them in the closet and forget about them. You can get lucky here too. Some handbag Aunt Lucy gave you for Christmas a couple years ago might have seemed like an unlikely candidate for use, but now a second look could be in order. All it could need is a couple accessories to make it stylish and acceptable.


精讲
It is great to be able to express yourself through the way you look.
通过外在形象来展示自我是一件相当惬意的事情.
这句话是非常好的饿写作句型,可以加以借鉴, 本句话包含了一个写作中常用的句型和词组表达.句型It is great to do…表示"做某事感觉很好",常用来表达某事物的评价.词组express (sb/sth) through(the way)…意为"通过…来表达某人(物)".

Sometimes you might get lucky and find an odd discontinued bag that everyone else doesn't already have.
偶尔,运气好的话,你也能淘到绝版的,别人都没有的手提包.
Discontinue: to stop making a product 停止,终止(生产)
a sale of discontinued china
已停止生产的瓷器的出售

And if you are looking for something that is actually vintage and just not a knock off, a second hand store can be perfect.
如果你想找一些古董而不是一些过时的贬值货,二手商店将是最佳的选择.
Vintage: typical of a period in the past and of high quality; the best work of the particular person (过去某个时代)典型的,优质的
collection of vintage designs
优秀设计选编

After a look in the local areas with no success, a trip around cyber space might do the trick.
如果在当地的商店都一无所获的话,到网上浏览下,没准会买到合心的东西.
本句包含2个实用的短语.with no success在这里的意思为"一无所获";do the trick的意思为"达到预期的目的".

核心词汇
Accessory 配饰,附件

Sophistication 老练,复杂性

Couture 服装设计

Auction 拍卖

Out of fashion 不再流行,过时

Closet 橱,壁橱

Candidate 申请人,候选人