血汗快時尚
Due to the increased global demand for cheaper clothing and more variety, the garment industry has grown rapidly in recent decades.
由於全球對便宜服飾和多元樣式的需求提升，成衣產業在近幾十年快速成長。
demand (n.)需求；supply and demand 供需garment (n.)成衣,衣服
In order to keep costs low, big fashion brands often outsource garment production to developing countries, where they can get the cheapest labor. This seems to be a win-win situation for the brands and the consumers.
為了壓低價格，大型時尚品牌經常將服裝生產外包到發展中國家，以獲得便宜的勞力。這看起來對品牌和消費者來說都是雙贏的局面。
outsource (v.)外包developing country發展中國家；developed country 已開發國家；underdeveloped country 低度開發國家labor (n.)勞力,勞工,分娩win-win situation 雙贏局面；no-win situation 雙輸的局面
However, people often neglect the workers of the garment manufacturers, who are mostly women.
然而，人們經常忽略服裝工廠的工人，他們大都是女性。
neglect (v.)忽略,疏忽ignore (v.)有意識地忽略,故意無視
Most of them are forced to work long hours in unsafe workplaces, earning extremely low wages.
他們大部分的人都被迫在不安全的環境中長時工作，並領取極低的報酬。
wage (n.)工資 (時薪,週薪,日薪)；minimum wage 基本工資salary (n.)月薪income (n.)一個人的收入
Workers’ rights violations are very common in fast fashion factories, but most workers are afraid to speak up, fearing that they might lose their jobs.
勞工權益的侵犯在這些快時尚工廠中很常見，但大部分的工人都害怕說出來，深怕會丟掉飯碗。
violation (n.)違反,侵犯；violate (v.)違反；violate laws違反法律, violate people’s privacy侵犯別人的隱私speak up 提高說話音量,公開表達意見
However, some still try to get their messages out to the world.
然而，有些人仍然試圖將他們的訊息帶給全世界。
As a result, shoppers were reported to have found notes sewed into the cleaning tags of clothes.
因此，據報導，有消費者找到縫在衣服洗滌標籤上的字條。
S + be + reported(thought,said,believed) + to V 用來表達被眾人普遍認定、轉述或相信的事情
Some notes exposed the poor working conditions in the sweatshops while others said workers were not getting paid enough.
有些字條揭露血汗工廠中惡劣的工作環境，也有一些字條說工人的薪水過低。
expose (v.)暴露,使曝光=reveal
Many consumers were not aware of the problem until the press covered the stories. Since then, more and more people refuse to buy clothes from fashion brands that use sweatshops.
許多消費者在媒體報導這些故事前都未意識到這個問題。自那時起，有愈來愈多人拒絕向跟血汗工廠合作的時尚品牌購買衣服。
be aware of 明白……、意識到……press (n.)新聞媒體refuse (v.)拒絕；refuse to do sth. 拒絕去做某件事reject (v.)拒絕