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第十三篇
The Barbie
Dolls
芭比娃娃
In
the
mid
1940
’
s,
the
young
ambitions
duo
Ruth
and
Ellison
Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures
frames. 20
世纪
40
年代中期，雄心壮志的年轻夫妇露丝，埃
利奥特
?
汉德勒就有了一家生产木制图画框架的公司。
It was
in
1945
that
Ruth
and
Elliot
Handler
joined
with
their
close
friend Harold Mattson to form a company
that would be known
for the most famous
and successful doll ever created. 1945
年
，
露丝，埃利奥特
?
汉德勒夫妇与他们
的好友麦特森合开了一
家公司。公司由于制造了最有名最成功的娃娃而人人知晓。
This company would be named
Mattel, MATT for Mattson and
EL for Ell
iot!
公司起名叫“
MATTEL
”
（麦特尔）
。
“
MATT
”代表
麦特森（
MATTS
ON
）
“
EL
”代表埃利奥特（
ELLIOT
）
。<
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In the mid
1950's, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler
purchased a German Lilly doll. 20
世纪
50
年代中期，
露丝和
埃
利奥特
?
汉德勒游览瑞士时买了一个
德国
“莉莉”
娃。
Lilly was
a
shapely,
pretty
fashion
doll
first
made
in
1955.
She
was
originally
fashioned
after
a
famous
cartoon
character
in
the
West
German Newsletter, Build.
“莉莉”
是一个线条优美，
漂
亮又很时尚的娃娃。
< br>1955
年第一次制作。她最早是根据《西
德时事通讯》
中的一个著名漫画人物——碧尔德塑造的。
Lilly
is
the
doll
that
would
inspire
Ruth
Handler
to
design
the
Barbie
doll.
莉莉这个娃娃唤起了露丝
?
汉德勒设计
芭比
娃的灵感。
With the help of
her technicians
and
engineers at
Mattel,
Barbie
was
born.
在工艺和工程师的帮助下，芭比娃
诞生了。
Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer,
to create Barbie's wardrobe.
而后，露丝雇用了一名时装设计
师洛特
?
约翰逊设计芭比娃的全部衣物。
It was
in
1958
that
the patent for Barbie was
obtained.
并于
1958
年
获得了芭比
娃的专利。
This
would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time.
.
她是一个时髦的娃娃，不同于这一时代的其他娃娃。
She
would be long limbed,
shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches
tall.
她的腿长，
线条优美，<
/p>
面庞娇美，
只有
11.5
英寸高。
Ruth
and
Elliot
would
name
their
new
fashion
doll
after
their
own
daughter, Barbie
< br>露丝和埃利奥特就以自己女儿的名字芭比为
新型的娃娃命名。
In
1959,
the
Barbie
doll
would
make
her
way
to
the
New
York Toy
Show and receive a cool reception from the toy
buyers.
1959
年，芭比娃参加了纽约玩具展览，买
者的反应很冷淡。
Barbie has undergone
经历
a lot of changes over the
years
and
has
managed
to
keep
up
with
current
trends
in
hairstyles,makeup and clothing.
这些年来，
芭比娃经历了很多
变化，
< br>在发式、
装束、
衣着方面都设法与时代潮流保持同步。<
/p>
She
is
a
reflection
of
the
history
of
fashion
since
her