大家好，歡迎來的餅哥英語口語的頻道，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的口語表達——the rag trade， 這個短語的含義不是指“破爛貿易”，其正確的含義是：

the rag trade 服裝業

The rag trade is extremely competitive， and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive。

服裝業競爭極為激烈，要想生存就要有足夠的關係。

My aspiration is that I can manage the rag trade after graduating from college。

我的願望是大學畢業後能經營服裝業。

Known as the king of the rag trade， he has created one of the most distinctive styles in modern fashion。

他被稱為服裝業之王，創造了現代時尚中最獨特的風格之一。

He’s worked in the rag trade all his life。

他一生都在布服裝業中工作。

And the rag trade is as footloose as its customers are fickle。 It goes wherever clothes can be made cheaply and reliably。

客戶朝三暮四，服裝業也隨之自由不羈，哪地製衣便宜可靠，它就奔哪兒去。