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Barbie dolls have been part of the American culture since they were first sold in 1959. Aimed at six-to-nine-year-old girls, Barbie is made by Mattel. The company has sold more than a billion dolls worldwide. The Barbie line includes Malibu Barbie, Babysitter Barbie, and Wedding Barbie. Every year a new Barbie arrives on the market. But anyone can make a mistake, 24 Mattel shows. The company introduced a 25 of Barbie that they said would be “every mother’s nightmare.” Butterfly Art Barbie came with a butterfly tattoo on its stomach and a set of temporary transfer tattoos for the owner. A Mattel spokesperson said, “Nowadays, tattoos are classed as art.” Although the company acknowledged that the new toy might inspire young girls to want real tattoos, it argued it was only 26 fashion. The spokesperson said, “Ask any cool girl, and she’ll tell you that tattoos are one of the latest fashion crazes.” Mattel was right about one thing. Parents were 27 . And the company took Butterfly Art Barbie off the market.
Barbie dolls have been part of the American culture since they were first sold in 1959. Aimed at six-to-nine-year-old girls, Barbie is made by Mattel. The company has sold more than a billion dolls worldwide. The Barbie line includes Malibu Barbie, Babysitter Barbie, and Wedding Barbie. Every year a new Barbie arrives on the market. But anyone can make a mistake, 24 Mattel shows. The company introduced a 25 of Barbie that they said would be “every mother’s nightmare.” Butterfly Art Barbie came with a butterfly tattoo on its stomach and a set of temporary transfer tattoos for the owner. A Mattel spokesperson said, “Nowadays, tattoos are classed as art.” Although the company acknowledged that the new toy might inspire young girls to want real tattoos, it argued it was only 26 fashion. The spokesperson said, “Ask any cool girl, and she’ll tell you that tattoos are one of the latest fashion crazes.” Mattel was right about one thing. Parents were 27 . And the company took Butterfly Art Barbie off the market.
Select the best fit for blank 26.
- A standing up to
- B letting go of
- C giving up on
- D keeping up with
思路引導 VIP
請觀察美泰兒發言人最後提到的「刺青是當前的流行熱潮（fashion crazes）」以及「酷女孩」的看法。如果你是一家玩具公司的經營者，當市場出現了一種年輕人非常追捧的新潮流時，你會希望你的產品跟這股潮流維持什麼樣的關係，才能顯得產品是「現代且熱門」的呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到上下文的邏輯關聯，選出 (D) keeping up with，顯見你對英文動詞片語的掌握十分紮實。這道題目測試的是對「動詞片語」與「上下文情境」的整合能力，你的觀察力非常敏銳。
流行趨勢的語意連結
這段話的關鍵在於文末提到的「最新的時尚熱潮 (latest fashion crazes)」。美泰兒（Mattel）公司在辯解時，強調刺青是當代的一種藝術形式，因此他們推出這款產品並非要離經叛道，而僅僅是為了緊跟、隨之調整以符合當前的流行。(D) keeping up with 帶有「並駕齊驅、不落後」的意思，完美契合了公司想要迎合市場趨勢的商業立場。
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