Step into a toy store. On your left， there are action figures1 and toy cars. Onyour right， you see craft kits2 and dolls.

走進(jìn)一家玩具店。在你的左邊，有可動(dòng)人偶和玩具車(chē)。在你的右邊，你可以看到手工材料包和洋娃娃。

Many stores put“boy”toys in one place. They put“girl”toys in another. Theydo this based on stereotypes3. A stereotype is an untrue belief about people orthings. Stereotypes are often unfair. For example， someone might say toy cars areonly for boys. They might say dolls are only for girls. These are stereotypes aboutgender 4. They are not facts.

許多商店把“男孩”玩具放在一個(gè)地方，把“女孩”玩具放在另一個(gè)地方。他們這樣做是基于刻板印象?？贪逵∠笫菍?duì)人或事的不真實(shí)的看法?？贪逵∠笸遣还降?。例如，有人可能會(huì)說(shuō)玩具車(chē)只適合男孩。他們可能會(huì)說(shuō)洋娃娃只適合女孩。這些都是關(guān)于性別的刻板印象。它們并不是事實(shí)。

Many people are taking a stand against gender stereotypes in toys. They supportsome companies’move to mix up toys. They say kids should be able to choose whatthey want to play with. It is healthy for kids to play with many types of things.

許多人反對(duì)玩具中的性別刻板印象。他們支持一些公司把玩具混在一起的做法。他們說(shuō)孩子們應(yīng)該能夠選擇他們想玩的東西。對(duì)孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，玩多種類(lèi)型的東西是健康的。

Others think toys should still be sorted by gender. They say that makeschoosing toys easier. It is good for toy stores.

其他人則認(rèn)為玩具仍應(yīng)按性別分類(lèi)。他們說(shuō)這樣更容易選擇玩具。這對(duì)玩具商店有好處。

What do you think？ Should toys on store shelves be separated into girl toys andboy toys？

你怎么看？商店貨架上的玩具應(yīng)該分為女孩玩具和男孩玩具嗎？

Here， two kids share their views about this matter.

有兩個(gè)孩子分享了他們對(duì)此事的看法。

“Yes.”

“應(yīng)該?！?/p>

“Stores should continue to separate toys aimed at boys from those aimed atgirls. It is helpful. It makes a store more organized. For kids， it’s easier to find whatyou are looking for. Say you’re looking for a superhero toy. You know not to look inthe doll section5. You can find the toy more quickly. Boys and girls can still getwhatever toy they want. If a girl is looking for a Barbie doll， she will know where tofind it. No one is telling her not to play with it.”

“商店應(yīng)該繼續(xù)把針對(duì)男孩的玩具和針對(duì)女孩的玩具分開(kāi)。這很有幫助。這會(huì)讓商店更有條理。對(duì)孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，更容易找到想要的東西。比如說(shuō)你在找超級(jí)英雄的玩具。你知道不要在洋娃娃區(qū)找。你可以更快地找到玩具。男孩和女孩仍然可以買(mǎi)到他們想要的任何玩具。如果女孩在找一個(gè)芭比娃娃，她會(huì)知道在哪里可以找到。沒(méi)有人告訴她不要玩它?！?/p>

“No.”

“不應(yīng)該?！?/p>

“Toy stores should not sort toys by gender. A toy is a toy！ A girl might want toplay with a‘boy’toy. Who cares？ It’s just a toy！ Companies don’t care about you.They care about making money. Sometimes， kids just pretend to like something.They do this to try to fit into a mold6. It’s not healthy for kids to grow up trying tobe someone else. Kids should try everything！ If they don’t， they might miss out ona hobby， or even a future job. Let’s let all kids be themselves.”

“玩具店不應(yīng)該按性別對(duì)玩具進(jìn)行分類(lèi)。玩具就是玩具！女孩可能想玩‘男孩’的玩具。誰(shuí)在乎？這只是一個(gè)玩具！公司不在乎你。他們?cè)诤踬嶅X(qián)。有時(shí)候，孩子們只是假裝喜歡什么。他們這樣做是為了隨大流。孩子們?cè)诔砷L(zhǎng)過(guò)程中試圖模仿別人是不健康的。孩子們應(yīng)該嘗試一切！如果他們不這樣做，他們可能會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)一個(gè)愛(ài)好，甚至是未來(lái)的工作。讓我們讓所有的孩子都做自己吧?！?/p>

（英語(yǔ)原文選自：timeforkids.com）

Discussion 議一議：

Should storesseparate toysby gender？ And why？ 你認(rèn)為商店應(yīng)該按性別區(qū)分玩具嗎？為什么？