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导读：美国玩具巨头美泰（Mattel）公司的“芭比娃娃”已成为白皮肤金发美女的代名词。近日，芭比娃娃新增了丰满、高挑、小巧3种体形。美泰一直在丰富娃娃的肤色和发型，此次将进一步丰富娃娃的造型。
Barbie dolls have a particular look to them. They’re thin， tall， long-legged... and look unlike any real human being. Although over the years Barbie has had more than 180 different careers， including football coach， sign language teacher and president， her body shape hasn’t changed much.
Last year Mattel， the company that makes Barbie dolls， added some Barbies to its line that have different skin tones and hair textures. There are now Barbies with one of seven skin tones， 22 eye colors and 24 hair styles to choose from. Last year Mattel also gave Barbie a flat foot， rather than forcing her to be “in heels” all the time like the original Barbie is.
Now they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes. The original， tall and thin Barbies will still be sold as well.
“One is taller than original Barbie， one is more petite and one is curvier，” said Kim Culmone， Vice-President of Design at Mattel， in a video on the company’s website.
On its website， the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people， and to give “girls everywhere... more ways to rich their imagination and play out their stories.”
Although many people say the new Barbies are a step in the right direction， some people say they don’t go far enough. They say that the new body shapes could be even more different from the original， tall， thin Barbies.
Sales of Barbie dolls have been falling “every year since 2012，” according to CBC News.
The toys aren’t in stores yet but they will be sold online from the Internet at the Barbie website for $9.99 （US）.
Vocabulary
texture n. 质地
original adj. 原始的，最初的
petite adj. 娇小的
curvier adj. 曲线美的
（Do you like Barbie dolls？ If so， which type is your favorite？）
Barbie dolls have a particular look to them. They’re thin， tall， long-legged... and look unlike any real human being. Although over the years Barbie has had more than 180 different careers， including football coach， sign language teacher and president， her body shape hasn’t changed much.
Last year Mattel， the company that makes Barbie dolls， added some Barbies to its line that have different skin tones and hair textures. There are now Barbies with one of seven skin tones， 22 eye colors and 24 hair styles to choose from. Last year Mattel also gave Barbie a flat foot， rather than forcing her to be “in heels” all the time like the original Barbie is.
Now they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes. The original， tall and thin Barbies will still be sold as well.
“One is taller than original Barbie， one is more petite and one is curvier，” said Kim Culmone， Vice-President of Design at Mattel， in a video on the company’s website.
On its website， the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people， and to give “girls everywhere... more ways to rich their imagination and play out their stories.”
Although many people say the new Barbies are a step in the right direction， some people say they don’t go far enough. They say that the new body shapes could be even more different from the original， tall， thin Barbies.
Sales of Barbie dolls have been falling “every year since 2012，” according to CBC News.
The toys aren’t in stores yet but they will be sold online from the Internet at the Barbie website for $9.99 （US）.
Vocabulary
texture n. 质地
original adj. 原始的，最初的
petite adj. 娇小的
curvier adj. 曲线美的
（Do you like Barbie dolls？ If so， which type is your favorite？）