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1. Which of the following is true about Victoria Bystritsky's experience with Lafufu dolls?

A. She actively sought out Lafufus online after collecting real Labubus.

B. Her first encounter with a Lafufu was a deliberate purchase from TikTok.

C. She found the unpredictability of fake dolls more amusing than real ones.

D. She avoided buying more Lafufus after discovering their poor quality.

无注释原文：

Their Labubus Are Fake, and They Don't Care

From: The New York Times

If your Labubu doll has more than nine teeth, or if it came in a box with a shiny bright finish, it may not be a Labubu at all. It may be a “Lafufu.”

Knockoffs of the wildly popular elflike doll, which are collectively called “the Monsters” and are sold exclusively by the Chinese toy retailer Pop Mart, have become almost as popular as the real thing — and they are much easier to find.

Many of the real Labubus come in blind boxes with limited availability, so you don't know which one you're going to get until you open it, fueling a sense of scarcity and surprise that adds to the appeal — and a growing resale market, where the dolls can go for much more than their $20 to $30 retail price range. As key chains, the dolls have been wholeheartedly adopted by the fashion set; it's not uncommon to see a $20 Labubu hanging from a $20,000 Birkin.

Yet “Lafufus,” as the fake figures are affectionately called, are also trending. Sold both in person and online at cheaper prices than their brethren's, they're much easier to find, even if they look a little … off.

Victoria Bystritsky, a 25-year-old analyst who lives in California, bought her first box of three real Labubus off the e-commerce platform Mercari for $150 back in April. “I saw a bunch of articles and people posting about them, so I was like, ‘OK, I must have one,'” she said in an interview. But it was when her fiancé unwittingly purchased her a Lafufu at a gas station that her obsession with the dupes started.

“I was actually really excited to see what it would look like, because I'd seen TikToks of people unboxing the scariest looking Lafufus,” Ms. Bystritsky said. “And when I unboxed that Lafufu it was just so funny looking that I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.'”

“Honestly, the more botched they look, the better,” she added.

Perhaps the Lafufu appeal is rooted in the rise of dupes and superfakes, a growing trend among millennials and Gen Z-ers that seeks to normalize and destigmatize buying and owning counterfeit luxury products. There's no shame in this game. On the Labubu community on Reddit, users flock to share their secrets on the best places to score Lafufus. (Shein and Alibaba are two favorites.) And on TikTok, people proudly post Lafufu unboxing videos. “Labubus? Nah I'm fully invested in my bald Lafufus,” Ms. Bystritsky recently posted in a TikTok video showing off her dupes that's been viewed nearly three million times.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为纽约时报官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Their Labubus Are Fake, and They Don't Care

From: The New York Times

If your Labubu doll has more than nine teeth, or if it came in a box with a shiny bright finish, it may not be a Labubu at all. It may be a “Lafufu.”

如果你的Labubu玩偶牙齿超过九颗，或者装在一个色彩闪亮的盒子里，它可能根本不是Labubu。没准是“Lafufu”。

作名词，1）表示“（比赛的）结果，结束；（某事的）最后阶段（或部分）”，英文解释为“the end of a race, or the last part of something”如：a close finish 比分接近的比赛结果。

2）表示“（木制品等的）表面状况”，英文解释为“the condition of the surface of a material such as wood”举个🌰：Look at the beautiful shiny finish on that piano. 瞧瞧那架钢琴漂亮光泽的表面。

3）表示“罩面漆，末道漆；抛光”，英文解释为“the last covering of varnish, polish, or paint, that is put onto something”举个🌰：Even a clear finish will alter the colour of wood slightly. 即使是最后一道清漆也会使木头的颜色发生轻微的改变。

Knockoffs of the wildly popular elflike doll, which are collectively called “the Monsters” and are sold exclusively by the Chinese toy retailer Pop Mart, have become almost as popular as the real thing — and they are much easier to find.

这种大受欢迎的精灵玩偶统称“小怪兽”，由中国玩具零售商泡泡玛特独家销售，其仿冒品几乎和真品一样受欢迎，而且更容易找到。

表示“廉价仿制品”，英文解释为“A knockoff is a cheap copy of a well-known product.”举个🌰：You can buy a nice knockoff watch from them. 你能从他们那儿买到质量很好的仿制名牌手表。

elf /elf/ 表示“（童话中长着尖耳朵的）小精灵，小妖精”，英文解释为“an imaginary being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories”

-like /laɪk/ 表示“像…的，如…的”，英文解释为“like the thing mentioned”举个🌰：There was a large, ball-like structure on top of the building. 大楼的顶部有一个球型构造物。

Many of the real Labubus come in blind boxes with limited availability, so you don't know which one you're going to get until you open it, fueling a sense of scarcity and surprise that adds to the appeal — and a growing resale market, where the dolls can go for much more than their $20 to $30 retail price range. As key chains, the dolls have been wholeheartedly adopted by the fashion set; it's not uncommon to see a $20 Labubu hanging from a $20,000 Birkin.

许多正品Labubu都装在盲盒里，限量供应，所以打开之前你不知道自己会得到哪一个，这种稀缺和惊喜的感觉增加了Labubu的魅力，也早就了一个不断增长的转售市场，在那这个市场上，这些玩偶的售价远超20到30美元的零售价。作为钥匙链，这些玩偶受到时尚达人的追捧；20美元的Labubu挂在2万美元的铂金包上，这种搭配并不罕见。

fuel /ˈfjuː.əl/ 表示“加剧；增加；加强；刺激；激起”，英文解释为“To fuel a situation means to make it become worse or more intense.”如：to fuel speculation / rumours / fears 引起猜测 / 谣传 / 恐惧，举个🌰：The result will inevitably fuel speculation about his future. 该结果将不可避免地加剧人们对他的前途的猜测。

scarcity /ˈskeə.sə.ti/ 表示“缺乏；不足；短缺”，英文解释为“a situation in which something is not easy to find or get”如：the scarcity of skilled workers 缺乏熟练工人。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述比特币的文章中提到：Scarcity is a trait of many things that are perceived to have value. 稀缺性正是许多被视为有价值的事物共有的特征。

Yet “Lafufus,” as the fake figures are affectionately called, are also trending. Sold both in person and online at cheaper prices than their brethren's, they're much easier to find, even if they look a little … off.

然而，被亲切地称为“Lafufu”的赝品也在流行。既有实体销售，也有网上销售，价格都比真品便宜，也更容易找到，尽管它们看起来有点……不对劲。

brethren是brothers（兄弟）的一种文艺或古旧复数形式，常用于宗教或某些特定语境下表示“同类”、“同胞”或“同一团体中的成员”。

Victoria Bystritsky, a 25-year-old analyst who lives in California, bought her first box of three real Labubus off the e-commerce platform Mercari for $150 back in April. “I saw a bunch of articles and people posting about them, so I was like, ‘OK, I must have one,'” she said in an interview. But it was when her fiancé unwittingly purchased her a Lafufu at a gas station that her obsession with the dupes started.

今年4月，住在加州、现年25岁的分析师维多利亚·比斯特里茨基在电子商务平台Mercari上以150美元的价格购买了她的第一盒三只装正品Labubu。“我看到了一堆关于它们的文章和帖子，所以我想，‘好吧，我一定要买一个，'”她在接受采访时说。但是，当她的未婚夫无意中在加油站给她买了一个Lafufu时，她开始迷上了这种赝品。

bunch /bʌntʃ/ 1）表示“串；束；扎”，英文解释为“a number of things of the same type fastened together or in a close group”如：a bunch of flowers/grapes/bananas/keys 一束花/一串葡萄/一串香蕉/一串钥匙。

2）a bunch (of sth)表示“大量；大批”，英文解释为“a large amount of sth; a large number of things or people”举个🌰：I have a whole bunch of stuff to do this morning. 我今天上午有一大堆活儿。

表示“糊里糊涂地；茫然；无意地”，英文解释为“without being aware of what you are doing or the situation that you are involved in”举个🌰：She had broken the law unwittingly, but still she had broken it. 她并非故意犯法，但毕竟是犯了法。

dupe /dʒuːp/ 作动词，表示“诱骗，欺骗”，英文解释为“to deceive someone, usually by making that person do something that they did not intend to do”举个🌰：The girls were duped by drug smugglers into carrying heroin for them. 这些女孩受毒品走私贩欺骗为他们运送海洛因。

作名词，表示“上当者，被欺骗的人”，英文解释为“someone who has been tricked”如：an innocent dupe 无辜的受骗者。

🎬电影《天才也疯狂》（What About Bob）中的台词提到：Brilliant enough to dupe my entire staff? 奸诈到把全部员工都骗了？

“dupe”是“duplicate（复制品）”的缩写口语形式，在潮流、时尚、美妆、电商等语境中，常用来指“仿品”“高仿”“平替”，即外形或功能类似于某个品牌或热门产品的“便宜替代品”。dupe在口语中通常不是贬义，而是中性或略带调侃意味，尤其在说“平替”化妆品、服饰时非常常见。例如：This lipstick is a perfect dupe for the Dior one. 这支口红是 Dior 那支的完美平替。

“I was actually really excited to see what it would look like, because I'd seen TikToks of people unboxing the scariest looking Lafufus,” Ms. Bystritsky said. “And when I unboxed that Lafufu it was just so funny looking that I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.'”

“我真的很想看看它会是什么样子，因为我在TikTok上见过有人开箱展示看起来最吓人的Lafufu，”比斯特里茨基说。“当我打开那个Lafufu的盒子时，它看起来太有趣了，我当时就觉得，‘哦，我的天哪。'”

“Honestly, the more botched they look, the better,” she added.

“老实说，它们的样子越难看越好，”她还说。

botched /bɒtʃt/ 表示“（尤指工作）一团糟的”，英文解释为“used to describe something, usually a job, that is done badly”举个🌰：Our landlord redecorated the bedroom, but it was such a botched job that we decided to redo it. 我们的房东重新装修了卧室，但装修得太糟糕了，我们决定自己重新弄。

Perhaps the Lafufu appeal is rooted in the rise of dupes and superfakes, a growing trend among millennials and Gen Z-ers that seeks to normalize and destigmatize buying and owning counterfeit luxury products. There's no shame in this game. On the Labubu community on Reddit, users flock to share their secrets on the best places to score Lafufus. (Shein and Alibaba are two favorites.) And on TikTok, people proudly post Lafufu unboxing videos. “Labubus? Nah I'm fully invested in my bald Lafufus,” Ms. Bystritsky recently posted in a TikTok video showing off her dupes that's been viewed nearly three million times.

也许Lafufu的魅力源于“山寨”货和超A货的兴起，这在千禧一代和Z世代中是一种日益增长的趋势，旨在将购买和拥有假冒奢侈品正常化以及去污名化。在这场游戏里，没有什么是可耻的。在Reddit上的Labubu社区，用户们争先恐后地分享他们的秘诀，告诉大家在哪里可以买到Lafufu。（希音和阿里巴巴是两大热门平台。）在TikTok上，人们自豪地发布Lafufu的开箱视频。“Labubu？不，我对我的光头Lafufu情有独钟，”比斯特里茨基最近在TikTok上发布了一段视频，展示她的赝品，该视频被观看了近300万次。

millennial /mɪˈlen.i.əl/ 表示“2000年左右出生的人，千禧世代”，英文解释为“a person who was born around the time of the millennium, that is around the year 2000”

Gen Z /ˌdʒen ˈzed/ 表示“Z世代（Generation Z的缩写，指1990年代后期和2000年代前期出生的人）”，英文解释为“short for Generation Z : a way of referring to the group of people who were born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.”

Gen X /ˌdʒen ˈeks/ 表示“X世代（Generation X的缩写，指1960和1970年代出生的人）”，英文解释为“short for Generation X : a way of referring to the group of people who were born in the 1960s and 1970s.”

stigma表示“耻辱；羞辱”，加上“-tize”动词后缀，表示“侮辱”，英文解释为“If someone or something is stigmatized, they are unfairly regarded by many people as being bad or having something to be ashamed of.”举个🌰：Children in single-parent families must not be stigmatized. 单亲家庭的孩子不应该受到侮辱。

再加上“de-”这个否定前缀，表示“去除污名；为...正名”。

counterfeit /ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt/ 表示“伪造的；仿造的；假冒的”，英文解释为“made to look like the original of something, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes”如：counterfeit jewellery/passports/coins 假珠宝/护照/钱币。

flock /flɒk/ 表示“成群结队地去，蜂拥而至”，英文解释为“if people flock to a place, they go there in large numbers because something interesting or exciting is happening there”举个🌰：People have been flocking to the exhibition. 看展览的人络绎不绝。

bald /bɔːld/ 表示“秃头的”，英文解释为“with little or no hair on the head”举个🌰：At 20 he was already going bald. 他20岁就开始谢顶了。

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