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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 Elliot!公司起名叫“MATTEL”（麦特尔）。“MATT”代表麦特森（MATTSON）“EL”代表埃利奥特（ELLIOT）。In the mid 1950s, 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。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 Barbies 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，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，在发式、装束、衣着方面都设法与时代潮流保持同步。She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market.自