英語小達人每天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 [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·施特勞斯是德國來的移民，一八五零年他來到舊金山賣補品給挖金礦的礦工， [00:30.58]There was a need for durable pants so Strauss got to figuring out a solution. 里當時需要耐用的褲子，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，施特勞斯發(fā)現(xiàn)一種法國制的綿軟布料，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，并染上靛藍色，這也成為牛仔褲今天廣為人知的色調。 [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，都已過去。里維斯·施特勞斯從不認為自己是服裝設計師， [01:09.27]however,he ended up designing one of the most common fashion items we have today, jeans. 不過最后他竟然設計出一種持續(xù)到今天、最常見的流行商品：牛仔褲。 [01:15.52]It just goes to show that you never know where talents lie or when they will pop up. 這證明沒人知道自己的天分為何以及何時會展現(xiàn)。

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