Barbie 芭比娃娃

杨亚芬

Barbie is best known as a toy doll. She has become more than just a doll. Barbie is a brand. It is most common in the United States. It is named after a girl named Barbara. Barbara was the toy makers daughter.

Though the brand is most famous for the doll， other merchandise1 has been created with the Barbie name such as games， movies， videos， clothing， accessories2 and books. The clothes and accessories allow girls a taste of high fashion everyday.

Throughout the decades， Barbie has reflected and encouraged feminine3 growth in the workplace in the United States and been a miniature4 model of women worldwide.

The Barbie doll is the biggest selling toy in the history. On average， 172，000 dolls are sold by Mattel each day.

Barbies full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

She first debuted5 in 1959 in the black-and-white striped swimsuit.

The first Barbie doll sold for $3.

The best-selling doll ever was the Totally Hair Barbie in 1992.

芭比是个有名的洋娃娃。她不仅是一个玩具，还是一个品牌。芭比娃娃在美国最常见。它以一个名叫芭芭拉的女孩命名。芭芭拉是这个玩具制造商的女儿。

尽管这个品牌最有名的是玩具，芭比旗下也有其他的产品，如游戏、电影、视频、服装、饰品和书籍等。服装和饰品让女孩们每天都很有时尚品味。

在过去的几十年中，芭比娃娃反映并促进了美国女性就业的增长，也成为了全球女性的一个缩影。

芭比娃娃是史上销售量最大的玩具。美泰玩具公司（芭比娃娃的制造商）平均每天售出17.2万个芭比娃娃。

芭比娃娃的全名是芭芭拉·米莉森特·罗伯茨。

1959年，芭比娃娃面世，身穿黑白条纹的游泳衣。

第一个芭比娃娃的售价是3美元。

1992年的“长发芭比”是最畅销的芭比款式。

Notes：

1. merchandise n. 商品；货物

2. accessory n. 配件；配饰

3. feminine adj. 女性的；阴性的；娇柔的

4. miniature adj. 微型的，小規模的，缩影的

5. debut vi. 初次登台