福克斯新闻 今年假日期间最受女孩欢迎的玩具

Little girls are saying bye-bye to Barbie, and hello to the characters of Frozen this holiday season.

这个假期小女孩们正向芭比娃娃告别,转而投入《冰雪奇缘》各个角色们的怀抱。

The results marked the first time in 11 years that Barbie hasn't held the No.1 spot in an annual survey from the National Retail¹ Federation².

美国零售联合会年度调查的这一结果显示芭比系列11年来首次没有占据第1位的宝座。

Sales of Mattel Inc.s Barbie have continued to slip, while Frozen merchandise remains³ popular, a year after the Disney movie's release.

美泰公司的芭比娃娃销售量继续下滑,而迪斯尼的这部电影播出1年后，《冰雪奇缘》的各商品仍然大卖。

According to the survey, boys remain steadfast⁴ and true…to their Legos.

调查显示,男孩们仍然对乐高玩具坚定不一并且一心一意。

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 steadfast   

adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的

参考例句：

• Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
• He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。