How many dolls sell today?
英语课
When Barbie first went on sale in 1959, around 350,000 were sold in the first year. How many dolls sell today?1959年芭比上市，第一年大概有35万左右的销售额，如今是什么情况呢？ Is it:
a) 3 per hour
b) 3 per second
c) 3 per minute
Kate:Hello this is ‘6 Minute English’. I’m Kate Colin and I’m joined today by Jackie Dalton. Hello Jackie!
Jackie:Hello!
Kate:The topic for today’s programme is the cultural icon 1 – Barbie. Believe it or not, the blonde-haired doll is 50 years old this year. Did you ever have a Barbie doll Jackie?
Jackie:Yes, I had one Barbie doll when I was younger and I used to enjoy playing with her and pulling her head and legs off!
Kate:Oh dear, I’m sure she didn’t like, that but as I said earlier, she’s a ‘cultural icon’ - could you explain what a cultural icon is?
Jackie:Yes, a cultural icon a person or it could be an object that’s readily 2 recognised by a lot of people and it has a lot of importance to them. Shakespeare is seen as a cultural icon, Madonna for many, is a cultural icon.
Kate:OK, well as usual I have a question for you. We all know that Barbie dolls have a worldwide appeal. In fact, when they first went on sale in 1959, around 350,000 were sold in the first year. But how many dolls do you think sell today?
Isita) 3perhour b) 3 per second c) 3 per minute
Jackie:I would say ‘a’, 3 per hour because I can’t imagine they’re still that popular.
Kate:OK, well we’ll see if you’re right at the end of the programme. But first let’s listen to the Senior Vice 3 President of Barbie Worldwide, Richard Dixon, and try to find out how many countries, Barbie is currently 4 sold in…
‘…it’s a global brand in 150 different countries and our sites are developed everywhere to make sure we unite girls around the world through Barbie.’
Kate:Did you catch that? How many countries is Barbie sold in?
Jackie:He said 150 countries.
Kate:That’s correct, he said that Barbie is a ‘global brand’ in 150 different
countries. What’s a ‘global brand’?
Jackie:A ‘global brand’ is a product made by a company which sells successfully
and is recognised all over the world.
Kate:Barbie is often described as a role model? What’s that?
Jackie:A role model is a person or figure, who is admired and whose behaviour others try to copy. So a female role model would be a woman or girl who other girls are inspired to copy.
Kate:There has also been some controversy（争论，争议） over Barbie's figure when it was pointed 5 out that if Barbie was a real person her measurements would be an impossible 36-18-38, which is extremely thin! We’re going to hear what some women on the streets of London had to say on the subject, but first let’s have a look at some of the vocabulary often used when talking about women and role models. First of all ‘average’ – what does ‘average’ mean Jackie?
Jackie: It means typical or usual.Kate: And stereotype 6 or stereotypical 7? Jackie: A stereotype is a fixed 8 idea that people have about what someone or
something is like and it’s often wrong.
Kate:What about ‘image’?
Jackie:An image is an idea or a mental picture you might have about how
something or someone is.
Kate:OK – well let’s see what people think. As you listen, see if you can hear whether this first lady is a fan of Barbie or not?
Woman 1: ‘She is not the average size of an average woman, she purports（意义，要旨） far too much make-up for someone her ages, her clothing is very stereotypical -just an image that isn’t something to be followed I don’t think’.
Kate:She said she’s ‘not the average size of an average woman’. What does she mean…?
Jackie:I think she’s means that she’s too thin and the proportions（大小）of her body aren’t very realistic…
Kate: Is this lady a fan of Barbie?
Jackie:No, I don’t think she is.
Kate:I agree, I don’t think she is either.
Kate:Moving on….in the next clip 9 you might hear the following words.
‘Portraying 10’ – what does ‘portraying’ mean?
Jackie:It means ‘to represent or show’
Kate:What about ‘skinny’?
Jackie:This refers to a very thin body type and it’s often used in a negative way to mean someone’s too thin.
Kate:Right, so let’s have a listen to the next person we met. See if you can hear the words we’ve just talked about.
Woman 2:‘It’s about image isn’t it – it’s about image and portraying yourself and she’s portrayed 11 （描写）as this blonde, skinny woman…and that’s not what women are about.
Kate:And in this last clip we’re going to hear that word ‘role model’ again. Does this woman think Barbie is a good or bad role model?
Woman 3:‘I don’t think she is a role model – I think she’s a doll you know and it’s like everyone going politically correct mad. It’s a doll and it’s a dressing 12 up doll and that’s fine, yeah, no problem with it’.
Jackie:Well, she doesn’t think that Barbie is a role model at all….she says Barbie is only a doll and should only be played with.
Kate: ‘Politically correct’ – that’s an expression we hear a lot these days. What does it mean?
Jackie:Yes, politically correct means to choose your language very, very carefully so you don’t offend people especially when it comes to things like sex and race. But sometimes people think that political correctness has gone to an extreme, we get too worried about what we’re saying.
Kate: You’re listening to BBC Learning English.com and today we’ve been talking about Barbie and whether she’s a suitable female role model. Let’s re-cap on some of the vocabulary we’ve been looking at…..
Jackie:We had a ‘global brand’ – a product made by a particular company which
sells successfully all over the world. role model -a person or figure who is admired and whose behaviour others try to copy.
average - which means typical or ususal.stereotypical - a fixed idea that people have about someone or something image – a mental picture in your mind of how something or someone isportraying - which means ‘to represent or show’skinny – very thinpolitically correct – to watch your language so you don’t upset anyone.
Kate:Thanks, well we’re nearly out of time so finally to the question I asked earlier. Barbie is 50 years old this year – how many do you think sell around the world?
Jackie:Well I stand by my first answer which is 3 per hour.
Kate:I’m afraid you were wrong, it’s actually 3 per second which is amazing! She’s still as popular as ever even after 50 years.
Jackie:That’s all for now. Goodbye
Kate:Goodbye.
(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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1
icon
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
参考例句：
They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
2
readily
adv.欣然地，容易地，很快地，立即
参考例句：
I promise all costs will be readily returned.我保证所有的费用会迅速偿还。
Most plastics do not readily conduct heat or electricity.大多数塑料不易传热或导电。
3
vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4
currently
adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
参考例句：
Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
5
pointed
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
6
stereotype
n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框
参考例句：
He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
7
stereotypical
n.常规
参考例句：
Personas should be typical and believable, but not stereotypical. 人物角色应该是典型和可信赖的，但不是一成不变的。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
Anything could be stereotypical, so I guess it could be criticism. 任何东西都可以变的老套，所以我猜那就是一种批评。 来自互联网
8
fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。
9
clip
n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪
参考例句：
May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
10
portraying
v.画像( portray的现在分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
11
portrayed
v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
12
dressing
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
a) 3 per hour
b) 3 per second
c) 3 per minute
Kate:Hello this is ‘6 Minute English’. I’m Kate Colin and I’m joined today by Jackie Dalton. Hello Jackie!
Jackie:Hello!
Kate:The topic for today’s programme is the cultural icon 1 – Barbie. Believe it or not, the blonde-haired doll is 50 years old this year. Did you ever have a Barbie doll Jackie?
Jackie:Yes, I had one Barbie doll when I was younger and I used to enjoy playing with her and pulling her head and legs off!
Kate:Oh dear, I’m sure she didn’t like, that but as I said earlier, she’s a ‘cultural icon’ - could you explain what a cultural icon is?
Jackie:Yes, a cultural icon a person or it could be an object that’s readily 2 recognised by a lot of people and it has a lot of importance to them. Shakespeare is seen as a cultural icon, Madonna for many, is a cultural icon.
Kate:OK, well as usual I have a question for you. We all know that Barbie dolls have a worldwide appeal. In fact, when they first went on sale in 1959, around 350,000 were sold in the first year. But how many dolls do you think sell today?
Isita) 3perhour b) 3 per second c) 3 per minute
Jackie:I would say ‘a’, 3 per hour because I can’t imagine they’re still that popular.
Kate:OK, well we’ll see if you’re right at the end of the programme. But first let’s listen to the Senior Vice 3 President of Barbie Worldwide, Richard Dixon, and try to find out how many countries, Barbie is currently 4 sold in…
‘…it’s a global brand in 150 different countries and our sites are developed everywhere to make sure we unite girls around the world through Barbie.’
Kate:Did you catch that? How many countries is Barbie sold in?
Jackie:He said 150 countries.
Kate:That’s correct, he said that Barbie is a ‘global brand’ in 150 different
countries. What’s a ‘global brand’?
Jackie:A ‘global brand’ is a product made by a company which sells successfully
and is recognised all over the world.
Kate:Barbie is often described as a role model? What’s that?
Jackie:A role model is a person or figure, who is admired and whose behaviour others try to copy. So a female role model would be a woman or girl who other girls are inspired to copy.
Kate:There has also been some controversy（争论，争议） over Barbie's figure when it was pointed 5 out that if Barbie was a real person her measurements would be an impossible 36-18-38, which is extremely thin! We’re going to hear what some women on the streets of London had to say on the subject, but first let’s have a look at some of the vocabulary often used when talking about women and role models. First of all ‘average’ – what does ‘average’ mean Jackie?
Jackie: It means typical or usual.Kate: And stereotype 6 or stereotypical 7? Jackie: A stereotype is a fixed 8 idea that people have about what someone or
something is like and it’s often wrong.
Kate:What about ‘image’?
Jackie:An image is an idea or a mental picture you might have about how
something or someone is.
Kate:OK – well let’s see what people think. As you listen, see if you can hear whether this first lady is a fan of Barbie or not?
Woman 1: ‘She is not the average size of an average woman, she purports（意义，要旨） far too much make-up for someone her ages, her clothing is very stereotypical -just an image that isn’t something to be followed I don’t think’.
Kate:She said she’s ‘not the average size of an average woman’. What does she mean…?
Jackie:I think she’s means that she’s too thin and the proportions（大小）of her body aren’t very realistic…
Kate: Is this lady a fan of Barbie?
Jackie:No, I don’t think she is.
Kate:I agree, I don’t think she is either.
Kate:Moving on….in the next clip 9 you might hear the following words.
‘Portraying 10’ – what does ‘portraying’ mean?
Jackie:It means ‘to represent or show’
Kate:What about ‘skinny’?
Jackie:This refers to a very thin body type and it’s often used in a negative way to mean someone’s too thin.
Kate:Right, so let’s have a listen to the next person we met. See if you can hear the words we’ve just talked about.
Woman 2:‘It’s about image isn’t it – it’s about image and portraying yourself and she’s portrayed 11 （描写）as this blonde, skinny woman…and that’s not what women are about.
Kate:And in this last clip we’re going to hear that word ‘role model’ again. Does this woman think Barbie is a good or bad role model?
Woman 3:‘I don’t think she is a role model – I think she’s a doll you know and it’s like everyone going politically correct mad. It’s a doll and it’s a dressing 12 up doll and that’s fine, yeah, no problem with it’.
Jackie:Well, she doesn’t think that Barbie is a role model at all….she says Barbie is only a doll and should only be played with.
Kate: ‘Politically correct’ – that’s an expression we hear a lot these days. What does it mean?
Jackie:Yes, politically correct means to choose your language very, very carefully so you don’t offend people especially when it comes to things like sex and race. But sometimes people think that political correctness has gone to an extreme, we get too worried about what we’re saying.
Kate: You’re listening to BBC Learning English.com and today we’ve been talking about Barbie and whether she’s a suitable female role model. Let’s re-cap on some of the vocabulary we’ve been looking at…..
Jackie:We had a ‘global brand’ – a product made by a particular company which
sells successfully all over the world. role model -a person or figure who is admired and whose behaviour others try to copy.
average - which means typical or ususal.stereotypical - a fixed idea that people have about someone or something image – a mental picture in your mind of how something or someone isportraying - which means ‘to represent or show’skinny – very thinpolitically correct – to watch your language so you don’t upset anyone.
Kate:Thanks, well we’re nearly out of time so finally to the question I asked earlier. Barbie is 50 years old this year – how many do you think sell around the world?
Jackie:Well I stand by my first answer which is 3 per hour.
Kate:I’m afraid you were wrong, it’s actually 3 per second which is amazing! She’s still as popular as ever even after 50 years.
Jackie:That’s all for now. Goodbye
Kate:Goodbye.
(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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icon
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
参考例句：
They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
2
readily
adv.欣然地，容易地，很快地，立即
参考例句：
I promise all costs will be readily returned.我保证所有的费用会迅速偿还。
Most plastics do not readily conduct heat or electricity.大多数塑料不易传热或导电。
3
vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4
currently
adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
参考例句：
Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
5
pointed
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
6
stereotype
n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框
参考例句：
He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
7
stereotypical
n.常规
参考例句：
Personas should be typical and believable, but not stereotypical. 人物角色应该是典型和可信赖的，但不是一成不变的。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
Anything could be stereotypical, so I guess it could be criticism. 任何东西都可以变的老套，所以我猜那就是一种批评。 来自互联网
8
fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。
9
clip
n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪
参考例句：
May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
10
portraying
v.画像( portray的现在分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
11
portrayed
v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
12
dressing
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像
- They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
- Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
adv.欣然地，容易地，很快地，立即
- I promise all costs will be readily returned.我保证所有的费用会迅速偿还。
- Most plastics do not readily conduct heat or electricity.大多数塑料不易传热或导电。
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
- Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
- Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
adj.尖的，直截了当的
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框
- He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
- There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
n.常规
- Personas should be typical and believable, but not stereotypical. 人物角色应该是典型和可信赖的，但不是一成不变的。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Anything could be stereotypical, so I guess it could be criticism. 任何东西都可以变的老套，所以我猜那就是一种批评。 来自互联网
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
- Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
- Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。
n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪
- May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
- She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
v.画像( portray的现在分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
- The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
- Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
- The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》