墨尔本一位妈妈用芭比娃娃打造超级英雄_社会生活

墨尔本一位妈妈用芭比娃娃打造超级英雄

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-07-31 07:00 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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When people think of dolls, they often think of princesses, Barbies and pretty pink dresses – but one Melbourne mother is determined¹ to break that stereotype².

提到洋娃娃，大家就会想起公主、芭比娃娃和漂亮的粉色裙子。不过，墨尔本一位妈妈决心要打破这种思维定式。

When Rebecca Millar's three-year-old daughter Abigail added The Avengers to her list of favorite characters, she looked everywhere for the female heroes but couldn't find them.

When Ms Millar was in Kmart buying Abigail a Thor doll, she noticed a Sparkle 'Girlz' doll with red hair and decided³ to try and turn it into a Black Widow doll herself.

Ms Millar posted the result on her Twitter, and to her surprise, received a flood of positive feedback.

The Black Widow doll was soon followed by a Maria Hill doll, and before long Ms Millar was painting dolls as a way to relax at the end of the day.

'Abigail picked out characters from her Marvel⁴ guide for me to paint, and I did the Star Trek⁵ ones because I love Star Trek and then people started suggesting others, so I did those ones too,' Ms Millar said, 'I think I've probably made around 30 dolls so far.'

Ms Millar also shares her creations in a bid to break the stereotypes⁶ surrounding dolls.

'The main message is that girls can, and do, like things like superheroes - just the same as boys can, and do, like things like princesses.'

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1 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 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。

3 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 marvel
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事
参考例句：
The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。 The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

5 trek
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
参考例句：
We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。 It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

6 stereotypes
n.老套，模式化的见解，有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。 It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调，我看了就讨厌。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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