Grade 8 Unit 8 Topic 3 Section D

Ameria

• The well-known ^[1]well-known: adj. 众所周知的；熟知的 item ^[2]item: 美: [ˈaɪtəm]  英: [‘aɪtəm]  n. 项目；一件商品（或物品）；条款 of American clothing is blue jeans.

• In the past ^[3]in the past: 在过去, many workers wore heavy cotton jeans.

• Today, clothing factories make many different styles and colors of jeans.

• They are the most popular choice ^[4]choice: 美: [tʃɔɪs]  英: [tʃɔɪs]  n. 选择；抉择；挑选；选择权 of clothing for young people around the world ^[5]around the world: 世界各地；全世界.

Japan

• The kimono is the Japanese traditional clothing.

• The traditional kimono was made of ^[6]be made of: 由……制成；用…制成 silk.

• At one time ^[7]at one time: 曾经，一度；同时, Japanese people wore kimonos for casual and formal occasions.

• Today, few people wear kimonos except on special occasions like marriages ^[8]marriage: 美: [ˈmerɪdʒ]  英: [ˈmærɪdʒ]  n. 婚姻；结婚；婚礼；婚姻生活 and national celebrations ^[9]celebration: 美: [ˌseləˈbreɪʃ(ə)n] 英: [.selə’breɪʃ(ə)n] n. 庆祝；庆典；庆祝活动；颂扬.