Question

Levi Strauss came to California in the 1850s during the Gold Rush to make clothes for the miners. He knew that they would wear 1)…… (on; in; out; of) their clothes very quickly, so he made them out of canvas, which was used at 2) ……. (a; an; the; - ) time to make tents. Later, he replaced the canvas 3) …… (for; with; at; in)denim, a softer fabric originating from the city of Nimes in France. In Europe this fabric was known as “serge de Nimes” and because of 4) ……. (a; an; the; - ) way it was pronounced, it came to be known as denim in America. Strauss began to dye the miners’ pants blue so that stains would not show, and this color increased their popularity. To achieve 5) …. (a; an; the; - ) snug (облегающий) fit, cowboys would soak them in water, then put them 6) …… (on; off; -; down) and lie 7) …… (in; under; over; on ) the sun to shrink 8) ...... (a; an; the; - ) material as it dried.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1.wear out
износиться
2.at the time
в это время (устойчивая фраза)
3.replaced with
заменен на (устойчивая фраза)
4.the way it was pronounced
то, как это было произнесено  (устойчивая фраза)
5.a snug fit
плотно облегающий (есть определение ->а)
6.put off
Снимать (фразовый глагол)
7.lie under the sun
лежать под солнцем (под воздействием)
8.the material
Уже говорили о нем

Answer 2

Levi Strauss came to California in the 1850s during the Gold Rush to make clothes for the miners. He knew that they would wear out their clothes very quickly, so he made them out of canvas, which was used at the time to make tents. Later, he replaced the canvas with denim, a softer fabric originating from the city of Nimes in France. In Europe, this fabric was known as "serge de Nimes" and because of the way it was pronounced, it came to be known as denim in America. Strauss began to dye the miners' pants blue so that stains would not show, and this color increased their popularity. To achieve a snug fit, cowboys would soak them in water, then put them on and lie over the sun to shrink the material as it dried.