英语新闻听写 素描刻蚀玩具易主

The Ohio company that has produced or owned the Etch A Sketch¹ for more than five decades has sold the classic toy to a Toronto-based toy firm.

《素描刻蚀》已有50多年的历史， 如今，这家俄亥俄公司将其卖给了多伦多玩具公司。

Bryan-based Ohio Art Company made the surprise move to sell the Etch A Sketch and its spinoff, the Doodle Sketch, to Spin Master Corporation for an undisclosed price.

这家总部设在布莱恩的艺术公司出其不意，将《素描刻蚀》及副产品Doodle Sketch卖给了多伦多Spin Master玩具公司，价格并未透露。

Martin Killgallon, Ohio Art's president, told The Blade in Toledo, "I think it's such an icon², it's a part of our everyday life here."

俄亥俄艺术公司总监基加隆在托莱多接受The Blade杂志采访时表示，《素描刻蚀》已经成为了一种标志，它已成为了我们生活的一部分。

The company said the move leaves it with more capital to focus on metal lithography--the craft on which it was founded over a century ago.

该公司表示，公司将集中资金开展金属光刻研发，该工艺已有100多年的历史。

1 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

2 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。