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1、Unit10TheJeaningofAmericaKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.BII.1.F2.T3.T4.T5.TIII.1.Becausetheysymbolize“amanlyandlegitimatepassionforequality…”;TheydrawnodistinctionsandrecognizenoclassesandtheyarefavoredbyalltheAmericanpeople.2.LeviStrausswentWest,takingwithhimcanvastosellfortenting.Sincethe
2、canvaswasn’tsuitablefortenting,hehadthemtailoredintostiffbutruggedpantswhichwerebadlydemandedbyminers.SoStrausswasinbusiness.3.Theword“jeans”derivesfromGenes,theFrenchwordforGenoa,whereasimilarclothasthatusedbyStrausswasproduced;and“blue”referstoindigo,thecolorStrausshadhisclothdyed,hencethepant
3、sgottheirname“bluejeans”.4.AtfirstbluejeanswerelargelyconfinedtotheworkingpeopleoftheWest.Duringtheduderanchcrazeofthe1930s,theywerefirstintroducedtotheEast.AnotherboostforthemcameinWorldWarII,whenbluejeansweredeclaredanessentialcommodityandweresoldonlytopeopleengagedindefensework.5.Bluejeanscan
4、bepurchasedforthesuitablyproletarianlook,andtheyadaptthemselvestoanysortofidiosyncraticuse,andaresuitableforvariousdecorationsandornamentations.6.Thestructureofthetitleis“the+v.ing+of+noun”,whichindicatespassivevoice,like“themakingofhistory”,whilethenoun“jean”isusedasaverb.SothetitlemeansthatAme
5、ricais“jeaned”orAmericabecamejeaned,i.e.AmericaismadeacountryunderthefashionofjeansorjeansbecameanoverwhelmingfashioninAmerica.IV.1.Theydonotshowdifferencesinthewearer’sprofessionsandsocialstatus;theyonlyshowthatthewearerisasAmericanasmostAmericansinjeans. 2.Fortwoyears,heworkedasapeddleroflowso
6、cialstatus,draggingheavybagsofvariousarticlesfromdoortodoorandtryingtosellthem,buthecouldbarelymanagetosupporthimself. Structuralanalysisofthetext 1.Theincidentsthatledtothebirthofbluejeans:1)Levi’saccidentaldiscoveryoftheneedoftheminersintheWestforsturdypantsthatwouldstanduptotherigorsofthedigg
7、ing.2)Levi’sbrotherssenthimbrowncottonclothmadeinNimes,insteadofthepreviouscanvas.3)Davisfixedcopperrivetsonbluejeansasakindofjoke.2.Theincidentsthatmadethempopularthroughoutthecountry:1)BluejeanswerefirstintroducedtotheEast
