关于流行，芭比娃娃已经一致地在风格中。

From the first Barbie dolls, Mattel took care to dress them in detailed, fashionable clothes. 从第一个芭比娃娃， Mattel 小心在详细说明、时髦的衣服中穿着他们。

Some observers note that the fashions of the Barbie doll trace fashion trends perfectly since 1959. 一些观察者注意芭比娃娃的流行 1959 以来，痕迹完全地形成趋势.

While critics complain that the models do not represent \female bodies, they also complain about the Barbie doll's size.

批评家控诉模型不表现 \平均 \女性的身体，不过他们也抱怨芭比娃娃的大小。

Some have criticized the dimensions of the Barbie doll as an unattainable ideal of the female shape.

一些已经批评芭比娃娃的尺寸为女性形状的难到达理想。

Charlotte Johnson, the Barbie doll's first dress designer, explained that the doll was not intended to reflect a female figure realistically, but rather to portray a(n) exaggerated shape underneath fashionable clothes.

莎蕾特詹森，芭比娃娃第一个洋装设计者，解释娃娃不是要实际地，但是宁可反映一个女性的人物在时髦的衣服下面描写一 （n）夸大的形状。

However, the unrealistic dimensions of the doll have brought the strongest criticism regarding the doll's encouragement of an obsession with weight and looks.

然而，娃娃的不切实际尺寸已经带着关于娃娃的一个固执鼓励的最强烈的批评而且看。

Convinced of the negative effects of the Barbie doll on children, Cathy Meredig of High Self Esteem Toys developed a more realistically proportioned doll in 1991.

在孩子上芭比娃娃的负面效应信服，高自己尊敬玩具的凯茜 Meredig 在 1991 年发展一个更实际按比例的娃娃。

Her doll did not sell well, however. 她的娃娃做得不好，然而。

Throughout the years, the Barbie doll has had several competitors, but none have been able to compete with the glamour offered by the Barbie doll. 一整年，芭比娃娃已经有一些竞争者，但是没有人已经能够与从芭比娃娃得到的魅力十足的竞争。 5 5

As a surgeon, I have seen a lot of deaths.

身为一位外科医生，我已经见到许多死亡。

I am rarely astonished by anything. 我很少地被任何事惊讶。

The other day , however ,one humorous and slightly odd story I heard touched me. 前几天，然而，我听到的一个富幽默感、些微奇数的故事碰了我。

A doctor told me that a very old woman he was treating was lying motionless on her pillow face down.

一位医生告诉我不动的一个他是注入的非常旧的女人正在说谎在她的枕头脸上坠落。

He thought she was dead ,but when he approached, he noticed she was breathing. 他认为她死，但是当他接近时，他注意到她正在呼吸。

Her hospital gown exposed her back bare, so he put a cover over her. 被暴露她的背部的她的医院睡衣使赤裸，因此他表达掩护她。

Just then she sat up slowly, startling the doctor. 然后她慢慢地坐起来，，令人吃惊的医生。

She seemed quite alive. 她似乎相当有活力。

“I thought you were nearly gone,” the doctor said . \我认为你几乎被离去 \，医生说。

“Your breathing was so shallow and you seemed lifeless. ”你的呼吸如此浅，而且你似乎无生命。

” “Never mind that , doctor, I’ve been waiting for you,” the old woman said quite confidently as if she were his mother.

\”不必介意，治疗，我一直等候你， \老女人相当，自信地说好像她是他的母亲。

She had been a good mother to four, but she had survived them all. 她是一个好母亲至四，但是她活的比他们全部久。

She gracefully handed the doctor a jar of strawberry jam. 她优美地给医生一个草莓果酱的广口瓶。

\\脱掉盖子而且试一些， \她说。

He sampled a little and told her it was delicious. 他稍微抽取样品而且告诉她它很可口。

“Good,” she said ,handing him a piece of paper with writing. \好 \，她说，以写作给他一张纸。

“This is how to make it . ”这是该如何做到。

” He understood what a(n) privilege she had given him and took it with thanks and then left. ”他了解什么一 （n）项特权她给他而且用谢谢拿它然后离开。

The old woman lay back down and died soon after his departure . 老女人向后地放置向下而且在他的离开之后很快死。 6

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Do you know February 2nd is Groundhog's Day (土拨鼠日)? 你在二月二日知道是土拨鼠日子 （土拨鼠日）?

Legend has it that on this morning, if a groundhog can see its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.

传说有它，在今天早晨，如果一个土拨鼠能见到它的图像，将会有冬天的另外六个个数个星期。

If it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the way. 如果它不能够见到它的图像，春天在途中。

Some believe that the means of forecast is rather arbitrary and is often incorrect. 一些相信预测的方法相当任意而且时常是不正确的。

Others argue that it is significant because it recognizes that the different parts of nature are connected in some way.

其他者主张，它是重要的，因为它认识自然的不同部份在某些方面被连接。

Each part is dependent on the rest of the parts for a healthy system. 每个部份为一个健康系统依赖部份的其它部分。

Some farmers pay close attention to the behavior of ducks and geese when predicting the weather. 当预测天气时，一些农民薪资关对鸭子和鹅的行为的注意。

It is sensible to guess an early winter is coming when you see ducks and geese moving south in October.

猜测一个初冬是有感觉的即将到来当你在十月见到鸭子和鹅向南方移动。

Many dog owners can tell when winter or spring will come by stroking their pet. 许多狗拥有者能看得出划尾桨他们的伴侣动物的取得的冬天或春天将会何时。

In preparation for winter, a dog's hair becomes thicker. 在为冬天的准备，一根狗头发变得比较厚。

Dogs lose hair as spring sets in. 当春天开始时，狗失去头发。

Information gathered from nature can help people to take precautions against a hard winter or bad storm.

从自然被聚集的数据能帮助采取预防一个难的冬天或坏暴风雨的措施人们。

Some animals are even believed to be able to detect when an earthquake will occur. 当一次地震将会发生时，一些动物甚至被相信能够发现。

People holding this belief even go further to say that information gathered by computers is often worthless and nature is far more accurate: 甚至举行这信念的人们更进一步说被计算机收集的数据时常无价值的和自然是远远地更正确的：

Isn't it time we started paying attention to what is around us? 它是不计时我们开始了注意什么是在我们周围？ 7 7

Bill Gates is known around the world for the founding of Microsoft. 比尔盖兹为微软的建造在全世界被知道。

And, most people are quite aware that his Bill Gates is known around the world for the founding of Microsoft.

并且，大多数人相当了解他的比尔盖兹为微软的建造在全世界被知道。

And, most people are quite aware that his evolution from computer hacker to the world's richest man was due in large part to his partner Paul Allen. 并且，大多数人相当了解从计算机电脑黑客到世界最富有的男人的他的进化是应得的东西大致上部份地对他的合伙人保罗艾伦。

But, while Gates' fame has mushroomed since the beginning of Microsoft, Allen has remained less famous.

但是，当门名望已经迅速发展自微软的开始的时候，艾伦依然比较不出名。

Many around the world have followed the life of Gates, but are ignorant of what has happened to