From Barbie dolls programmed to say "math class is tough" to ministers of state who will parse and analyse a sentence but refuse to answer "what's half of three-quarters?", maths-phobia is everywhere.
从一个通过编程说出“数学课很难”的芭比娃娃到一个能够分析句子语法但拒绝回答“四分之三的一半是多少”的首相，数学恐惧症在生活中处处可见。
Then, in this class, I learned the story of Barbie.
在这个班上，我了解到了关于芭比的故事。
The other children in his middle-class suburb teased him by calling him Barbie because of his looks, which reminded them of a Ken doll.
因为他金发碧眼， 所以郊区中学同班的孩子们都嘲弄的叫他“芭比”。
From Barbie dolls programmed to say "math class is tough" to ministers of state who will parse and analyse a sentence but refuse to answer "what's half of three-quarters?"
从一个通过编程说出“数学课很难”的芭比娃娃到一个能够分析句子语法但拒绝回答“四分之三的一半是多少”的首相，数学恐惧症在生活中处处可见。
A well-known example was when women's education groups objected to a talking Barbie that declared, among other things, "Math class is tough!" Mattel agreed to change it.
一个著名的例子是，妇女教育团体反对会说话的芭比的那句“数学课太难啦”，玩具公司同意了修改。
Witness the reaction to the Barbie doll who said "Math class is tough! "in 1992.
看一下那些说“数学课是个噩梦”的芭比娃娃们的反映。
Witness the reaction to the Barbie doll who said "Math class is tough! "in 1992.
看一下那些说“数学课是个噩梦”的芭比娃娃们的反映。
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