Jeans

Question 1

This episode’s vocabulary

Answer 1

**Bread and butter (idiom) **- used in reference to something everyday or ordinary.
Preference (adj.) - a greater liking for one alternative over another or others.
Bootcut jeans (noun) - with bootcut jeans, a boot leg is more narrow in the knee than in the leg opening.
Dress-down days (noun) - days when you dress informally.
Expressly (noun) - explicitly; clearly. مناسبت: روز غیر رسمی پوشیدن ( در ادارات )
Ascendancy (noun)- occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.
To connect with smn/smth (phrase)- to have a positive or meaningful connection with an idea or a person, often quickly.
Skinny jeans (noun) - tight-fitting jeans with very narrow legs.
To look fashionable: مدروز به نظر رسیدن

Question 2

Maria: Rory, do you wear jeans?

Answer 2

Rory: Yes, I do. I wear them every day, actually.

Question 3

Maria: How often do you wear jeans?

Answer 3

Rory: Like I say, I wear them every day. They’re like the bread and butter of my outfit.

Bread & Butter: Like the basics of something
are very important basic ones

Question 4

Maria: What types of jeans? do you prefer?

Answer 4

Rory: I don’t really have a huge preference, to be honest. Although the normal mode, I guess, is bootcut. I guess that’s what you’d call them. Usually not skinny jeans. Although I am wearing them today.

Bootcut:دم پا گشاد

Question 5

Maria: Did you ever wear jeans at school?

Answer 5

Rory: No, not really. We would have them on dress-down or casual days. But usually we wore uniform. In fact, jeans were expressly prohibited. It was really a bad idea to have jeans.

Question 6

Maria: Rory, why do people wear jeans?

Answer 6

_Rory:
Well, you can buy them everywhere. They’re in all of the shops. You could take a step outside right now and you could find them there. The other thing is, I think a lot of people wear them as a fashion statement. Certain brands like Levi’s, for example, are extremely popular despite the fact that they cost so much. And I think the reason why is it allows people to show off and express that aspect of themselves.

Fashion statement:
لباس یا چیز های دیگری که شخصی استفاده می کند تا “نظر دیگران را به خود جلب کند”.
something that you own or wear that is considered new or different,
and that is intended to make other people notice you

Question 7

Maria: Why are jeans popular all over the world?

Answer 7

Rory:
I think it’s partially connected to the fact that, like I say, they’re very accessible. Anybody can wear jeans, but they’re really quite an American product. And obviously there’s this ascendancy of American culture right now where this is, like, a product that shows that you’re modern and Western, almost like an American. And I think people really connect with that, so that would explain, in addition to the utility of jeans, also the idea of jeans, why they’re so popular around the world.

Ascendancy: a position of power, influence, or control
سلطه، مزیت، استیلا

Question 8

Maria: Why do some people spend more money on jeans?

Answer 8

Rory: It’s like I said, it’s a fashion statement, really, I think… I personally think that people spend too much money on some brands of jeans, but that’s their choice. And I think the choices based on the fact that it’s a fashion statement(1) for them.

Fashion statement: something that you own or wear that is considered new or different, and that is intended to make other people notice you
“جلب توجه”
لباس یا چیز های دیگری که شخصی استفاده می کند تا “نظر دیگران را به خود جلب کند”.

Question 9

Maria: Would you pay a lot to buy jeans? Be honest.

Answer 9

Rory:
I will! Normally, no. If you’d asked me that question before I went to Paris, I would say no, I wouldn’t pay a lot for jeans. I don’t like to spend that much. But when I went to Paris, my partner introduced me to a shop called “Weekday”. And there they had like really nice pairs of jeans. And I bought my first ever pair of skinny jeans and I’m wearing them now. And I think I look quite good in them.

Question 10

Jeans have some advatngaes

Answer 10

• In terms of their utility I can say they’re so usefull.
  For example they have two pockets in front & I can use one for keeping my phone the other for my keys.
  Also, they have two pockes in the back which could contain my flash drive & other accesories.
• They will never be out of style