英語 高校生 6年弱前

緑の部分の和訳教えてください！そして、赤波線のところの熟語の意味を教えてください！宜しくお願いします🙇🙇

国 SeveralweekslaterIwas finally given the chance to demonstrate my skil、and 1 started working there. But the Spaniards on the 3 construction site couldnt be bothered to remember my namei they called me simply 7apozes、which means “Japanese.”還暫e5還Mene nt ] to accept somc 人 1 didnt merely have to be as good as the Spanish stonecutters 一- 3% Why employ a foreigner ia local could do the job just as well? 1 品