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Rise for the kidults: Toys are no longerjust for children

According to new research conducted by NPDGroup, a retail analyst, sales of toys to adults have increased by almost twothirds over the past five years, and by more than 20 percent in just the last year.As a result, the ‘ toys for adults’ market is now worth 300 million pounds- andsaid to be growing three times faster than the children’s toy market itself. Forsome people, it’s a chance to recapture the careless raptures of childhood,while for others it’s a chance to escape the hassle and hardships of adultlife. Toys for children remind us of the playful side of life, but also help usto keep perspective.

单词

1.       kidult童心未泯的成人

2.       retail零售

3.       analyst分析家

4.       recapture重温

5.       careless无忧无虑的

6.       rapture极度喜欢

7.       childhood童年

8.       escape逃脱

9.       hassle麻烦事

10.   hardship艰难

11.   playful还玩的

12.   perspective洞察力

短语

1.       no longer不再

2.       more than多于

3.       as a result结果，因此

4.       be worth值