1、BY BY 周燕蕾、秦小晴周燕蕾、秦小晴 2011 2011级英语级英语4 4班班The teddy bear is a soft toy in the form of a bear.Developed by Morris Michtom in the US and Richard Steiff in Germany in the early years of the 20th century,and named after President Theodore Roosevelt.The name Teddy Bear comes from former United States Pres
2、ident Theodore Roosevelt,who was commonly known as Teddy(though he loathed being referred to as such).Commercially made,mass-produced teddy bears are predominantly made as toys for children.The majority of teddy bears are manufactured in countries such as China and Indonesia.A few small,single-perso
3、n producers in the United States make unique,non-mass-produced teddy bears.1:Cutting2:Sewing and turning3:Filling4:AssemblingTeddy bears are a favourite form of soft toy for amateur toy makers,with many patterns commercially produced or available online.Many teddies are home-made as gifts or for cha
4、rity.Early examples have a characteristic“American football”shape and are mostly made of short,gold or beige mohair plush with matching felt paws,and distinctive,sharply pointed foot pads.They have shoe-button or glass eyes,and the fur around the muzzle may be shorn.Retail sales of stuffed plush ani
5、mals including teddy bears was$1.3 billion in 2006.The most commonly sold brands include Gund and Ty Inc.Brands associated with teddy bears that enjoyed strong popularity in the 1980s and 1990s are Teddy Ruxpin and Care Bears.历史馆历史馆The History难忘历史,泰迪演绎难忘历史,泰迪演绎中国馆中国馆The CHINA中国文化,泰迪呈现中国文化,泰迪呈现世界馆世界馆
6、The World世界奇迹,泰迪创造世界奇迹,泰迪创造Teddy bear museumsThe worlds first teddy bear museum was set up in Petersfield,Hampshire,England,in 1984.In 1990,a similar foundation was set up in Naples,Florida,United States.These were closed in 2006 and 2005 respectively,and the bears were sold in auctions,but there ar
7、e today many teddy bear museums around the world.Teddy bear copsBecause police,fire and emergency officials found that giving a teddy bear to a child during a crisis stabilized and calmed them,NAPLC created the Teddy Bear Cops program to distribute teddy bears to police,fire,and emergency officials
8、throughout the United States,for their use in providing teddy bears to children in emergency situations.Teddy bear festivalsTeddy bear festivals have now become popular around the world,taking place in Australia,America,Canada,Great Britain,Japan and Germany.Brunus edwardii jokeIn April 1972,issue 90 of The Veterinary Record included a paper on the diseases of Brunus edwardii:a description of lost limbs and thinning hair,accompanied by sketches of a teddy bear resembling Winnie the Pooh.