Since most dolls at the time were baby dolls, Ruth envisioned one that would inspire little girls to think about what they wanted to be when they grew up.

当时多数玩偶是婴孩玩偶，露丝构想了一个玩偶可以启发小女孩想象她们长大后的样子。

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Marriage and offspring were always considered desirable, but in some societies wives were simply domestic servants and offspring acquired importance only when they grew up.

结婚和子孙后代通常被认为是值得向往的，但在一些社会中，女人仅仅是家庭的仆人，子孙后代只有当他们长大后才得到最要的身份。

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As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house during the day, but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd get up to mischief.

随着它们越来越好动，白天我们让它们在家里自由活动，但当我们睡觉时，我们必须把它们关在一个大房间里，否则它们就会胡作非为。

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