比基尼：香艳60年

It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini that she wore for the first time today.An itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini…

Ah, yes, 2 pieces of cloth in a dream, Marly Soceya is here to talk bikinis for us.

Yes, I'm here to talk bikinis because, believe it or not, they've been around for quite a long time, no matter the size, the color, polka-dots or not, it's still the quintessential swimsuit for any woman who wants to get a lot of attention by wearing very little. And this week the bikini celebrates its 60th birthday.

It may be itsy bitsy, but it's left a rather large mark on pop culture, the bikini.

Ling, bikinis made the world a better place.
I think it'll be felt good and you could wear it.

Which is exactly what a Frenchman must have been thinking back in 1946. He noticed women rolling up their bathing suits and trying to get a better tan, and at that moment, voila, the bikini made its first splash.

Here is the latest product of 50 years of evolution…

Even harder to believe, if a member of the aforementioned species was caught wearing a bikini, she could have landed behind bars. But once World War II finally came to an end, those 2 pieces of fabric¹ became a symbol of female expression.

It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini…

And in 1960 the bikini found an anthem² and was catapulted into stardom.

All of a sudden the war was over and there was a newfound freedom, people were on the beaches, and they were exposing their skin to the sun, and they really, really wanted to do something completely different, and the bikini was such a shock and such a scandal. And who better to fuel the scandal than actress Ursula Andress, when this bathing beauty emerged from the ocean in the first James Bond film, men wanted her, women wanted to be her.

Looking for shells?
No, I'm just looking.

But actresses weren't the only ones wearing them, professional athlete, model Gabrielle Reece , spiked³ volleyballs clad in a 2-piece proving the bikini is not just a passing fancy. The bikini is not held to the 60s or 70s, the 80s or the 90s, it's held to a certain life style, a life style that you know exemplifies freedom and fun. The bikini is at 60, she doesn't look a day over 21.
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itsy bitsy teeny weeny :用布很少的,遮羞很少的
polka-dot :a round spot printed as part of a pattern on cloth or paper 圆点花样布料
pop culture:波谱文化,通俗文化
made its first splash:to do something that becomes very popular or is noticed by a lot of people 初次引起轰动
the aforementioned:the person,thing,people,or things that have been mentioned before in an earlier part of a piece of writing 上述的
behind bars:关入监牢
catapulted into stardom:搬上荧幕
fuel the scandal :使情况加剧
spike :in the sports of volleyball,a shot in which the player hits the ball downward very hard 排球里的重扣

1 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

2 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

3 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句