双语阅读：The Story of Jeans（3）

摘要：Most jeans begin as fibers growing on the cotton plant in puffs called bolls. The bolls are picked and the seeds are removed. Then

Most jeans begin as fibers growing on the cotton plant in puffs called bolls. The bolls are picked and the seeds are removed. Then the fibers are combed to untangle them. The fibers are called lint, like the lint in your pocket. Machines twist the lint into a thick rope. The rope is pulled, twisted, and stretched into a long, thin thread called yarn.

大多数牛仔裤一开始都是棉花上长出的纤维，被称为棉铃。棉铃被摘下来，种子被除去。然后对纤维进行梳理以解开缠结。这些纤维被称为绒毛，就像你口袋里的绒毛一样。机器把绒线捻成粗绳。绳子被拉伸，捻，最后拉伸成一根又长又细的线，叫做纱线。

Yarn is dyed before it is woven into denim. Blue denim is made from both blue and white yarn. When your jeans wear out or rip, you can see the white threads showing through. Denim is woven in a diagonal pattern. The fabric is so sturdy that it is used in some paper money. That’s why money doesn’t fall apart if you accidentally wash it in your pocket.

纱线在织成牛仔布之前要染色。蓝色牛仔布是由蓝色和白色纱线制成的。当你的牛仔裤穿破或撕裂时，你可以看到白色的线露出来。牛仔布是编织成斜纹的。这种织物非常坚固，因此被用来制作一些纸币。这就是为什么如果你不小心把钱放在口袋里洗了，它也不会碎的原因。

Bundles of fabric are called bolts. One bolt of denim weighs 500 pounds (227 kg). It can make 60 pairs of adult-size jeans. Electric saws cut through 120 layers of cloth at once. The cloth is cut into many sizes and sewn together. One pair of jeans goes through 37 different sewing steps. It takes 213 yards (195 m) of thread to sew one pair of jeans.

成捆的织物被称为匹。一匹布重达500磅（227公斤）。它能做60条成人尺寸的牛仔裤。电锯一次能锯开120层布。布块被剪成许多尺寸缝在一起。一条牛仔裤要经过37道不同的缝纫工序。缝制一条牛仔裤需要213码（195米）的线。

Today, all kinds of people around the world wear jeans. People wear them everywhere. Designers have even made denim tuxedos for the most formal occasions. Jeans are popular today for the same reasons they were popular when Levi Strauss first made them. They look good, they last long, and they are comfortable. That’s probably why you own a pair or two, or seven, yourself.