❖ Do you wear jeans?你穿牛仔裤吗?
❖ How often do you wear jeans?多经常穿牛仔裤呢?
❖ Do you like wearing jeans, why? 你喜欢穿牛仔裤吗?为什么?
❖ Why do you think jeans are popular? 你为什么觉得牛仔裤如此受欢迎?
Jeans have been trendysince the 1950’s, although they were worn as early as the 19th century during the civil war.
Here’s a brief history of jeans.
● trendy:潮流;
● civil war:美国内战
Where it all began
Denim first came into the fashion industry during the 19th century during the civil war. Laborers, farmers, cowboys, and miners originally wore denim jeans due to the tough fabric made for wear and tear.
● fashion industry:时尚产业;
● Laborers:劳工;
● cowboys:牛仔;
● miners:矿工;
● originally:最开始地、原始地;
● denim:丹宁,牛仔布;
● fabric:布料;
● tear:撕裂,撕扯
the 90’s
Head to toe denim became the trend with overalls and dungarees. With the growth of hip-hop came the baggy jeans and sagging denim fashion phase. Low-rise style denim jeans became popular also. Denim continued through the 90’s with the grunge trend. This trend consisted of torn up jeans that showed more skin! In 1996, women’s bell-bottoms were reintroduced to the mainstream public, as “boot-cut” trousers. The boot-cut style remained popular, dominating the fashion world for the next 10 years.
● overalls:连体裤;
● dungarees:连体裤;
● hip-hop:嘻哈文化;
● sagging:松垮的;
● phase:阶段;
● Low-rise:低腰的;
● grunge:破洞的;
● bell-bottoms:喇叭裤;
● reintroduced:再引出,再介绍;
● mainstream:主流;
●“boot-cut”:微喇叭;
● remained:保留;
● dominating:主导;
● next 10 years:下一个十年
fashion
Denim Today
Our current style consists of every imaginable style of denim. Nowadays, we see embellished, ripped high rise jeans, bleached jeans, saggy jeans, flare jeans, skinny jeans, jean skirts, overalls, jean miniskirts and much more. Denim is the staple in most wardrobes and it is here to stay.
As you can see, jeans have never gone out of style. They’re as trendy today as they were 50 years ago — if not even earlier.
● consists of:组成;
● imaginable:可想象到的;
● embellished:装饰的;
● ripped:破洞的;
● high rise:高腰的;
● bleached:染色的;
● saggy:松垮的;
● flare jeans:牛仔裙;
● jean miniskirts:迷你裙;
● staple:主要产品;
● wardrobes:衣橱;
● out of style:过时的
❖ Do you like wearing jeans, why? 你喜欢穿牛仔裤吗?为什么?
❖ Why do you think jeans are popular? 你为什么觉得牛仔裤如此受欢迎?
Jeans are one of the most popular styles of pants. Jeans are worn by men, women and children. Jeans never goes out-fashioned, its trendy always. Due to the sheer strength and durability of jeans, men and women add it to their wardrobes. Beauty of jeans is it age gracefully, without a doubt it’s the most attractive pant. Jeans can be matched with other garments easily and also in a stylish way. The value of jeans is great for its price. They can be tailored according to your body size and shape.
● out-fashioned:过时的;
● sheer:绝对的;
● durability:耐磨性;
● age:变老,变旧;
● matched:搭配;
● stylish:时髦的;
● tailored:剪裁
Jeans are readily available in all shops and also jeans are worn by celebrities, including famous actors and actresses, musicians, artists and more. So without a doubt public accepts and follows the trendy jeans. Jeans are incredibly easy to maintain.You can literally wear the jeans for any occasion like big or small, casual or formal.
● readily:容易地;
● celebrities:名人;
● maintain:维护,保持
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