Right-hand rings are the new symbol of female freedom. In the United States right now, you can hardly open a magazine without reading about the "latest trend in jewelry" (珠宝)—the right-hand diamond ring.Economically independent women are no longer waiting for a man to buy them a diamond for the ring finger of their left hand. Married or not, they are buying their own diamonds, and wearing them on the right hand as a symbol of their independence. According to the ads, which appear in first-class magazines, wearing a diamond on the right hand means you are independent and free.The idea of using feminism (女权主义) to sell stuff to women is not new. Before cigarette advertising was banned, Virginia Slims tried, through advertising, to link smoking with female independence. It worked: More women took up the habit. The De Beers campaign is also working. In a recent magazine article, writer Hermione Eyre announced the "beginning of a new era" in which "the woman who wears a diamond on her right hand is making a statement."51. What is the "latest trend in jewelry" (Para. 1), according to many American fashion magazines?A. Jewelry companies put more ads on fashion magazines.B. Economically independent women buy themselves right-hand diamond rings.C. Married women ask their husbands to buy them right-hand rings.
Right-hand rings are the new symbol of female freedom. In the United States right now, you can hardly open a magazine without reading about the "latest trend in jewelry" (珠宝)—the right-hand diamond ring.
Economically independent women are no longer waiting for a man to buy them a diamond for the ring finger of their left hand. Married or not, they are buying their own diamonds, and wearing them on the right hand as a symbol of their independence. According to the ads, which appear in first-class magazines, wearing a diamond on the right hand means you are independent and free.
The idea of using feminism (女权主义) to sell stuff to women is not new. Before cigarette advertising was banned, Virginia Slims tried, through advertising, to link smoking with female independence. It worked: More women took up the habit. The De Beers campaign is also working. In a recent magazine article, writer Hermione Eyre announced the "beginning of a new era" in which "the woman who wears a diamond on her right hand is making a statement."
51. What is the "latest trend in jewelry" (Para. 1), according to many American fashion magazines?
A. Jewelry companies put more ads on fashion magazines.
B. Economically independent women buy themselves right-hand diamond rings.
C. Married women ask their husbands to buy them right-hand rings.