Unit 10 The Jeaning of America答案综合教程二1 - 英语读物.docxVIP

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1.Becausetheysymbolize“amanlyandlegitimatepassionforequality…”;TheydrawnodistinctionsandrecognizenoclassesandtheyarefavoredbyalltheAmericanpeople.

2.LeviStrausswentWest,takingwithhimcanvastosellfortenting.Sincethecanvas

wasn’tsuitablefortenting,hehadthemtailoredintostiffbutruggedpantswhichwerebadlydemandedbyminers.SoStrausswasinbusiness.

3.Theword“jeans”derivesfromGenes,theFrenchwordforGenoa,whereasimilarclothasthatusedbyStrausswasproduced;and“blue”referstoindigo,thecolorStrausshadhisclothdyed,hencethepantsgottheirname“bluejeans”.

4.AtfirstbluejeanswerelargelyconfinedtotheworkingpeopleoftheWest.Duringtheduderanchcrazeofthe1930s,theywerefirstintroducedtotheEast.AnotherboostforthemcameinWorldWarII,whenbluejeansweredeclaredanessentialcommodityandweresoldonlytopeopleengagedindefensework.

5.Bluejeanscanbepurchasedforthesuitablyproletarianlook,andtheyadaptthemselvestoanysortofidiosyncraticuse,andaresuitableforvariousdecorationsandornamentations.

6.Thestructureofthetitleis“the+v.ing+of+noun”,whichindicatespassivevoice,like“themakingofhistory”,whilethenoun“jean”isusedasaverb.Sothetitlemeansthat

Americais“jeaned”orAmericabecamejeaned,i.e.Americaismadeacountryunderthe

fashionofjeansorjeansbecameanoverwhelmingfashioninAmerica.

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