The basic story is very old indeed and
familiar to most of us. The heroine, Cinderella, is treated cruelly by her
stepmother and mocked by her two ugly stepsisters. And even though her father
loves her, she can’t tell him how unhappy she is because her stepmother has
bewitched him. One day Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters are invited to a
ball at the royal palace. Cinderella is told she cannot go and is understandably
very unhappy. However, her fairy godmother comes to the rescue and, waving her
magic wand, produces some beautiful clothes for Cinderella as well as a carriage
to convey her to the ball. There, she dances with the handsome prince, who falls
in love with her… Just a sweet, pretty tale Not in the view of Ellen Macintosh, who has written extensively about fairy tales. "This story features the stock, two-dimensional characters of mo A. (A) The heroine is treated cruelly. B. (B) The heroine is not assertive enough. C. (C) The ugly stepsisters are figures of ridicule. D. (D) The stepmother is a stereotypical character. [单项选择]
The success story started in northern Italy towards the end of the Second World War. Leone Benetton had a bicycle rental (租赁) business in the town of Treviso. He wanted his oldest son Luciano to study and become a doctor. After Leone died, the family was poor and Luciano decided to leave school and get a job. He found work in a clothing store but soon had his own ideas and started a family clothing company producing colorful woolen sweaters for people only used to wearing dull colors. Shops selling only Benetton sweaters opened in many Italian cities and by 1974 there were stores in France, Germany and Belgium. 我来回答: 提交
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