英語(yǔ)小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 70 Forever in Jeans

[00:00.01]Unit 23 Forever in Jeans 第23單元 牛仔褲的不死傳說(shuō) [00:03.14]Blue jeans are a mainstay in thr fashion world. Considering their popularity, 牛仔褲一直是服裝界的支柱。從它受到廣大的歡迎來(lái)看， [00:13.59]it is surprising to learn that these denim trousers were only invented 150 years ago. 很難想象這些牛仔褲竟是距今一百五十年前發(fā)明的。 [00:21.15]Levis Strauss was immigrant from Germany. In 1850 he found himself in San Francisco selling supplies to gold miners. 維斯·施特勞斯是德國(guó)來(lái)的移民，一八五零年他來(lái)到舊金山賣(mài)補(bǔ)品給挖金礦的礦工， [00:30.58]There was a need for durable pants so Strauss got to figuring out a solution. 里當(dāng)時(shí)需要耐用的褲子，因此施特勞斯想找出解決辦法。 [00:37.07]He first made a pair of pants from canvas, which was used for tents, 他先是用帳篷的帆布做成了褲子， [00:42.17]however, the miners complained that they were stiff and uncomfortable. 但礦工抱怨褲子太硬不舒服; [00:47.08]Strauss then found materials made of soft cotton from France, which today we know as denim. 后來(lái)，施特勞斯發(fā)現(xiàn)一種法國(guó)制的綿軟布料，也就是我們今天所知道的牛仔布， [00:53.41]He made a pair of denim pants that were dyed with indigo dye giving them the famous blue color we know denim to be today. 他用牛仔布料做成褲子，并染上靛藍(lán)色，這也成為牛仔褲今天廣為人知的色調(diào)。 [01:01.14]The rest we say in history. Levis Strauss did not consider himself to be a fashion designer; 剩下不用多提，都已過(guò)去。里維斯·施特勞斯從不認(rèn)為自己是服裝設(shè)計(jì)師， [01:09.27]however,he ended up designing one of the most common fashion items we have today, jeans. 不過(guò)最后他竟然設(shè)計(jì)出一種持續(xù)到今天、最常見(jiàn)的流行商品：牛仔褲。 [01:15.52]It just goes to show that you never know where talents lie or when they will pop up. 這證明沒(méi)人知道自己的天分為何以及何時(shí)會(huì)展現(xiàn)。

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