Fifty-threeyearsagoBarbieMillicentRobertsfirstappearedintheworldoftoys.
SincethenBarbiedollaseveryonecalledherhasbecomethemostsuccessfultoydollinhistory.HerparenttheMattelCompanysaidthat90%ofallAme”ricangirlsbetween3and10haveatleastoneBarbieathome.
HoweverBarbieisfacingsometroubleatpresent(现在).Therearemanysimilardollsonthemarketincompetiotionwithher.AnotherdollnamedBratzforexamplecometolifethirteenyearsago.Shelookedmoreliketoday’spopstarswithheavymakeup(浓妆)andminiskirts.Andhercompanyoffersmorekindofclothestoo.
ItseemsthatBarbiehaslosthermagicamongoldergirls.“ForyoungergirlsplayingwithaBarbieismuchfun.Butwhenyougetolderyouwantsomethingsmarterandmoremodern”saysVeraShepherdashopassitantinaNewYorktoystore.
Itisgoodnewsthatontheinternationalmarket.BarbieisstillNo.1.althoughMttelissellingferwerBarbiesinttheUnitedStatesthreeyearssalesinothercountriesarestillgoingup.inJanuary2009MattelopeneeitsfirstBarbiestoreinShanghaiwheregirlscanshopeatdrinkorevenbecomefashiondesignersfortheirownBarbies.
MattelisplanningbigcelebrationforBarbie’s53rdbirthday.FashiondesignersfromallovertheworldhavebeencalledtomakenewdressesforBarbie.HowlongwillBarbiestaypopuplarintheworldoftoydolls?Itishardtosaybut小题1:issurelynottheagetoretire(退休)。
61.Barbie’sfamilynameis______.