为什么它们叫泰迪熊？

柠檬水。

Lemonada.

我知道人人都说爱自己的家，但我真的特别爱我的家。

I know everyone says they love their home, but I really love my home.

我们添置的每一件东西，都在讲述我们的故事——从墙上挂着的旧报纸，到那套百年老家具。

Every piece that we add says something about who we are, from our old newspapers hanging on the wall to our 100 year old furniture.

我为家里每件物品都体现我们的个性感到自豪，所以我想要一块能长久使用的地毯。

I take pride knowing that each item in my house says something about us, and I want a rug that will last.

这就是我钟爱Ruggable的原因。

And that's why I love Ruggable.

Ruggable的地毯设计出众，性能出色，完美契合我的生活方式。

Ruggable has design led and performance built rugs that are a perfect addition to my lifestyle.

它耐磨又防污，我知道我的Ruggable地毯完全能应付收养的宠物，还有家里聚餐的热闹场面。

It's durable and stain resistant, and I know my Ruggable rug can handle all of my foster pets or hosting dinners with my family.

我喜欢这块地毯，不仅因为好看，更因为它经得起真实生活的考验。

I love my rug because it's gorgeous, and it's built for real life.

酱汁洒了、爪子弄脏了，再也不用担心弄脏了。

Spilt sauce, muddy paws, messes are no longer an issue.

直接丢进洗衣机就行。

I just throw it in the washer.

我还没说呢，它还特别好看呢？

And did I mention it's beautiful?

我一眼就爱上了Fresco午夜色的地毯。

I was personally drawn to the Fresco midnight rug.

深蓝色底配上精美的粉紫色花朵，让我的客厅从可爱直接升级到惊艳。

The dark blue base with gorgeous pink and purple flowers has taken my living room from cute to wow.

去ruggable.com，给你的家换个新样子。

Refresh your home at ruggable.com.

在ruggable.com下单，首单全站立减10%，优惠码forever ago。

Get 10% off your first order site wide with promo code forever ago at ruggable.com.

访问ruggable.com，结账时输入代码forever ago。

That's ruggable.com, and use code forever ago at checkout.

大脑探索宇宙。

Brains on universe.

乔伊，我觉得我终于把赫米大象的鼻子做得刚刚好了。

Joy, I think I finally got Hermie the elephant's trunk just right.

卢克，你做得太棒了。

Luke, you nailed it.

这是我见过最完美的毛绒玩具。

That's the most perfect plushie I've ever seen.

大多数人会想到给宠物大象买花生当生日礼物，但住在我衣橱里的赫米大象可不一般。

Most people would think to buy peanuts for their pet elephant's birthday, but Hermie the elephant who lives in my closet is no ordinary pet.

他值得拥有一个属于自己的迷你毛绒版。

He deserves something special like a tiny stuffed version of himself.

你觉得我做的这个玩偶怎么样？

What do you think of the stuffy I made?

那是毛绒玩具开罐器吗？

Is that a plushie can opener?

是的。

Yes.

我给它取名叫坎迪斯。

I'm naming it Candice.

谁会想到一个开罐器居然这么可爱呢？

Who knew a can opener could be so cuddly?

我知道。

Me.

我早就知道。

I did.

我早就料到了，卢克。

I knew it, Luke.

因为我每晚都抱着一个睡觉。

Because I sleep with one every night.

你觉得赫米是怎么一开始对它们这么着迷的？

How do you think Hermie got so obsessed with them in the first place?

我的影响力可不小。

My influence is powerful.

明白了。

Okay.

所以我们现在有开罐器卡蜜丝，还有个小象玩偶，是赫米的版本。

So we've got Candace the can opener, a tiny stuffed elephant version of Hermit.

那泰迪熊呢？

What about a teddy bear?

泰迪熊就是那种毛绒玩具。

Teddy bears are the stuffed animal.

对。

Yeah.

这是为什么？

Why is that?

为什么不是兔子、猫，或者墨西哥钝口螈呢？

Why not a stuffed bunny or cat or axolotl?

那为什么叫泰迪呢？

And what's with the name Teddy?

泰迪熊的名气全靠两位玩具制造商和一位美国总统。

Well, the Teddy Bear's fame is all thanks to a couple of toy makers and an American president.

哇哦。

Woah.

总统这个话题听起来真是个不错的播客选题。

A president sounds like an excellent podcast topic.

哦，这让我又想到一个新的毛绒玩具点子。

Oh, that just inspired another plushie idea.

我猜一下，是个毛绒麦克风？

Let me guess, a stuffed microphone?

我想到的是个毛绒麦克风支架。

I was thinking of a plushie microphone stand.

你总是能想到别人想不到的点子。

Always thinking outside the box.

你知道的，人家叫我‘跳出框框的乔伊’可不是白叫的。

Well, you know, they don't call me Joy outside of the box thinker dolo for nothing.

你正在收听的是《远古时代》，来自《大脑与宇宙》。

You're listening to forever ago from Brains on Universe.

我是主持人乔伊·多洛，今天我和来自马萨诸塞州汉诺威的卢克在一起。

I'm your host, Joy Dolo, and I'm here today with Luke from Hanover, Massachusetts.

嗨，乔伊。

Hi, Joy.

你好。

Hello.

今天我们要聊聊毛绒玩具的历史，就是那些毛茸茸的填充玩具。

Today, we're talking all about the history of stuffies, which are fluffy stuffed animals.

其中最受欢迎的之一

And one of the most popular plushies

就是泰迪熊。

The Teddy Bear.

卢克，我想知道一下。

Luke, I wanna know.

你喜欢毛绒玩具吗？

Do you like stuffed animals?

我喜欢毛绒玩具。

I do like stuffed animals.

我有一个最喜欢的。

I have a favorite one.

他很小，我其实也不知道他是什么动物。

He's a tiny I don't actually know what he is.

有点像麋鹿。

It's kind of like an elk.

哦。

Oh.

他叫泰德。

And his name is Ted.

它长什么样？

What does it look like?

大概有半英尺高。

It's like half a foot tall.

它的头很大。

It has a big head.

它有角。

It has horns.

哦，真厉害。

Oh, wow.

你以前有过泰迪熊吗？

Have you ever had a teddy bear before?

有。

Yeah.

我现在就有一个泰迪熊。

I have a teddy bear now.

我偶尔会去亲手做一个毛绒熊。

I go to build a bear sometimes.

哦，对了。

And Oh.

上次我去的时候，做了一个哈利·波特主题的熊，一按它的爪子，就会说‘呼神护卫’。

The last time I went, I made a Harry Potter bear that when you clicked its paw, it said expecto patronum.

所以啊，

So Oh,

哇塞。

wow.

这太酷了。

That's so neat.

你呢，Droid？

What about you, Droid?

你小时候有特别喜欢的毛绒玩具吗？

Did you have a favorite stuffed animal?

我小时候其实有很多毛绒玩具，因为我有四个姐姐，我是老三。

I actually grew up with a lot of stuffed animals because I have four sisters and I'm the third one.

所以每当大姐玩腻了她的玩具，就会传给我。

So like whenever my oldest sister was done with her toys, I would get them.

因此我总是能收到各种熊和其他玩具。

So I always had bears and things coming down.

但我印象最深的其实不是毛绒玩具，而是一匹小马宝莉。

But the one that I remember the most wasn't a stuffed animal, it was My Little Pony.

你看过那个动画片吗？

Do you have you seen that show?

就是那个小马宝莉？

That My Little Pony?

是一匹粉色的小马，头上有个角，应该是很久以前的了。

Like a little pink pony with a It horn with a must be from a long time ago.

不过那些小马并不是毛茸茸的。

But, but they were not fluffy.

它们是硬塑料做的，但毛发特别柔顺。

They were hard and they were plastic, but their hair was really silky.

我经常喜欢给它们梳毛、编辫子。

So I used to love to just like brush their hair and braid it.

我睡觉的时候也总抱着它。

And I used to sleep with mine all the time.

乔伊，你刚才说泰迪熊的起源跟一位美国总统有关？

Joy, you said the teddy bears started with tour makers and an American president?

确实有这回事，不过你别急。

It's true, but hold your horses.

我早就等着呢。

I'm already holding my horses.

我给赫米做了这个毛绒小马。

This stuffed horse I made for Hermie.

好软啊。

So soft.

人们制作毛绒玩具已经有几千年的历史了，远在泰迪熊出现之前就有了。

People have been making stuffed toys for thousands of years, long before the teddy bear.

古埃及和古罗马的人们会用纸和碎布缝制布娃娃。

Folks in ancient Egypt and Rome made fabric dolls stuffed with paper and rags.

用碎布做的娃娃，也就是我们说的布娃娃。

Dolls made from rags, also known as rag dolls.

这种布娃娃在不同文化中流行了几个世纪。

And these rag dolls were popular across different cultures for centuries.

但像我们现在所熟知的毛绒动物玩具，直到工业革命才真正流行起来。

But stuffed animal toys, at least how we know them, didn't become popular until the industrial revolution.

工业革命。

Industrial revolution.

工业革命发生在19世纪，那时候人们开始在工厂里大规模生产各种物品，而不是手工制作。

The industrial revolution was a period in history during the eighteen hundreds when people started making all sorts of different stuff in factories instead of by hand.

人们可以借助机器更快地制造更多东西。

People could use machines to make more things more quickly.

包括毛绒玩具在内。

Including stuffed animals.

其中第一个

One of

最早大规模生产的毛绒玩具是由一位名叫玛格丽塔·施泰夫的德国女裁缝在1880年制作的。

the first mass produced stuffed animals was made by a German seamstress named Margarita Steiff in 1880.

那时候和电话、电灯泡这些发明差不多是同一时期。

That's around the same time as lots of other stuff was invented, like the telephone or light bulb.

没错。

Right.

而且这个最早的毛绒玩具根本不是玩具。

And this first stuffed animal wasn't a toy.

它最初是一只毛毡做的大象，用来当针插，给裁缝们插针别针用的。

It was a felted elephant originally sold as a pin cushion for sewers to stick their pins and needles in.

哎呀。

Aw.

一只毛绒大象，就像我做的赫米玩偶一样。

A stuffed elephant, just like the Hermie plushie I made.

没错。

Exactly.

就像你的赫尔墨斯玩偶一样，这个针垫太可爱了，很多孩子开始把它当玩具玩。

And just like your stuffed Hermes, the pincushion was so cute that lots of kids started using it as a toy.

明白了。

Okay.

那我们是怎么从一只毛绒大象针垫，变成泰迪熊的呢？

So how do we get from a stuffed elephant pincushion to a teddy bear?

其实有两个说法。

Well, there's two stories.

其中一个说法是几年后，玛格丽塔的侄子理查德加入了她家的玩具工厂。

So one starts a few years later with Margarita's nephew, Richard, who started working at his aunt's toy factory.

理查德不像他姑姑那样是裁缝。

Richard wasn't a seamstress like his aunt.

我是个艺术家。

I'm an artist.

理查德特别喜欢画画，经常去动物园画动物。

Richard loved to draw and often visited the zoo to sketch animals.

就是在那里，他有了灵感。

That's where inspiration struck.

那只棕熊实在太可爱了。

That brown bear is so cute.

哦，这要是做成玩具该多棒。

Oh, it would make the perfect toy.

于是1902年，理查德做出了第一只史蒂夫熊，一个关节可以活动的毛绒熊。

So in nineteen o two, Richard created the Stife Bear, a plush stuffed bear with movable limbs.

能对握的毛绒熊？

Opposable stuffed bear?

这简直可爱得让人受不了。

That's unbearably cute.

但为什么我们开始叫它们泰迪熊呢？

But why did we start calling them teddy bears?

这跟美国第二十六任总统有关。

That has to do with our twenty sixth president of The United States.

不过在深入之前，我实在忍不住了。

But before we dive any deeper, I can't bear it any longer.

该玩《先来先说》了。

It's time to play First Things First.

这个游戏是从历史中挑出三件事，然后猜它们发生的先后顺序。

This is the game where we take three things from history and try to put them in order of which came first, second, and most recent in time.

今天要猜的三件事，是三个著名的熊。

Today's three things are three famous bears.

我们有小熊维尼、功夫熊猫，还有帕丁顿熊。

We've got Winnie the Pooh, Kung Fu Panda, and Paddington Bear.

所以卢克，你熟悉这三个熊吗？

So Luke, do you know these three bears?

是的

Yeah.

我都听说过这三个角色。

I've heard of them all.

对

Yeah.

嗯哼

Yeah.

那你觉得哪个最早出现，哪个居中，哪个最晚呢？

So which do you think came first, which came second, and which came most recently in history?

因为我看过《功夫熊猫》的电影，我觉得它应该是最新的。

Because I've, like, watched the Kung Fu Panda, like, movies, I think that's most recent.

就是说

Like

对，没错。

Oh, yeah.

然后是帕丁顿熊在中间，因为我总觉得小熊维尼太老了。

And then Paddington in the middle because, like, I just feel like Winnie the Pooh is kinda old.

小熊维尼大概是上世纪四十年代的吧。

So, like, Winnie the Pooh is from, like, the nineteen forties maybe.

是啊。

Oh, yeah.

有道理。

That makes sense.

对。

Yeah.

所以我觉得顺序是：小熊维尼最早，帕丁顿熊第二，功夫熊猫最晚。

So I think the order is, Winnie the Pooh oldest, Paddington Bear second, and Kung Fu Panda third.

好的。

Alright.

不过我们得等到片尾字幕结束后才能知道正确答案。

Well, we'll hear the answers at the end of the episode right after the credits.

所以别走开。

So stick around.

嘿。

Hey.

我们很快会做一期关于流行俚语的节目。

We're doing an episode soon all about slang words.

就是像 'riz'、'slay'、'flex' 这类词，所有的流行说法。

You know words like riz, slay, flex, all the slang.

你知道吗？你其实也可以自己造词。

Did you know you can just make up your own too?

比如 'beastie'。

Like, beastie.

意思是既厉害又像你最好的朋友。

That's a beast who's also your best friend.

Beastie。

Beastie.

是的

Yeah.

我说的就是你，赫米，我的挚友。

You know I'm talking about you, Hermie, my beastie.

我们也想听听你们的流行词。

We wanna hear your slang words too.

创造一个新词，告诉我们它的意思，然后发到 brains.org/contact 给我们。

Make up a word and tell us what it means, then send it to us at brains on dot org slash contact.

如果能用它造个句子，那就更棒了。

Bonus points if you use it in a sentence.

我真期待听到你们想出什么新词，朋友们。

Oh, I can't wait to hear what you cook up, beasties.

别人都说爱自己的家，但我真的特别爱我的家。

I know everyone says they love their home, but I really love my home.

我们添置的每一件东西，都在讲述我们的故事，从墙上贴的老报纸，到那套百年老家具。

Every piece that we add says something about who we are, from our old newspapers hanging on the wall to our 100 year old furniture.

我特别自豪，因为家里每一件东西都反映着我们的个性，所以我想要一块能用很久的地毯。

I take pride knowing that each item in my house says something about us, and I want a rug that will last.

这就是我这么喜欢Ruggable的原因。

And that's why I love Ruggable.

Ruggable的地毯既设计感强，又实用耐用，完全契合我的生活方式。

Ruggable has design led and performance built rugs that are a perfect addition to my lifestyle.

它结实又防污，我知道不管是我收养的宠物弄脏，还是家里办聚餐，它都能轻松应对。

It's durable and stain resistant, and I know my Ruggable rug can handle all of my foster pets or hosting dinners with my family.

我喜欢这块地毯，不仅因为好看，更因为它经得起真实生活的考验。

I love my rug because it's gorgeous and it's built for real life.

洒了酱汁、踩了泥脚、弄脏了都不用担心。

Spilt sauce, muddy paws, messes are no longer an issue.

直接丢进洗衣机就行。

I just throw it in the washer.

对了，我还没说呢，它真的特别漂亮。

And did I mention it's beautiful?

我本人特别喜欢Fresco午夜色的地毯。

I was personally drawn to the Fresco midnight rug.

深蓝色底配上精美的粉紫色花朵，让我的客厅瞬间从可爱升级到惊艳。

The dark blue base with gorgeous pink and purple flowers has taken my living room from cute to wow.

想去焕新家居？上rugable.com看看。

Refresh your home at rugable dot com.

在ruggable.com下单首单立享九折，优惠码forever ago全场通用。

Get 10% off your first order site wide with promo code forever ago at ruggable.com.

记住是ruggable.com，结账时输入优惠码forever ago就行。

That's ruggable.com, and use code forever ago at checkout.

啊，对。

Ah, yes.

太阳出来了。

The sun is out.

我可以把冬衣收起来了，用全新的风格迎接这个夏天。

I'm ready to put away my winter coat and greet this summer with style.

夏天对我来说，就是度假、篝火、烤棉花糖，还有在湖边悠闲地待着。

Vacations, campfires, and s'mores, and lounging near the lake is all summer means to me.

我需要轻盈的面料、明亮的色彩，还有更好的材质，但价格不能太高。

I need light fab rics, bright colors, and better materials without the huge cost it comes with.

所以我特别喜欢Quince。

That's why I love Quince.

他们家的基础款品质很高，价格却很亲民。

They have high quality essentials without breaking the bank.

想象一下，穿着Quince的深蓝色牛仔裤围坐在篝火旁，或者裹着有机棉毛衣窝在沙发上，再或者穿上那条漂亮的100%欧洲亚麻长裤、连衣裙或上衣，把海滨步道当成T台——这些单品起步才32美元。

Picture this, a campfire in Quincy's cozy denim or cuddling up in organic cotton sweaters or turn the boardwalk into a runway in any of the beautiful 100% European linen pants, dresses, or tops that start as low as $32.

我特别期待拿出我新买的手工编织钩针包，不管是懒洋洋的海滩日，还是出门跑腿，都特别合适。

I personally can't wait to show off my new hand woven crochet bag that's perfect for lazy beach days or if I'm running around town doing errands.

然后我就能躺在Quince那条丝滑柔软的薰衣草色竹纤维床单上，透气性特别好，完全不用担心半夜热醒。

And then I can relax on Quince's silky soft lavender bamboo sheets that breathe so nice, I don't have to worry about overheating.

Quince还有很多提升生活品质的家居好物，从厨房到卧室都有，而对我来说，他们使用道德工厂这一点特别重要。

Quince has so much more elevated essentials for kitchens, home, and it's important to me that they work with ethical factories.

Quince直接连接工厂，让你为品质买单，而不是为品牌溢价付钱。

Quince cuts out the middleman so you pay for quality and not brand markups.

升级你的夏日衣橱。

Elevate your summer wardrobe.

前往 quince.com/foreverago，享受免费配送和365天无理由退换。

Go to quince.com/foreverago for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty five day returns.

现在加拿大也能购买了。

Now available in Canada too.

访问 quince.com/foreverforeverago，享受免费配送和365天无理由退换。

That's quince.com/foreverforeverago for free shipping and three hundred and sixty five day returns.

quince.com/foreverago。

Quince.com/foreverago.

你正在收听《Forever Ago》。

You're listening to Forever Ago.

我是乔伊。

I'm Joy.

我是卢克。

And I'm Luke.

今天，

And today,

我们要聊聊毛绒玩具的历史。

we're talking about the history of stuffed animals.

特别是最经典的毛绒玩具之一——泰迪熊。

Especially one of the most iconic stuffed animals, the teddy bear.

在广告插播前，我们了解到人们制作毛绒玩具已经有好几个世纪了。

Before the break, we learned people have been making stuffed toys for centuries.

但毛绒熊真正流行起来，是在工业革命之后。

But stuffed bears didn't become popular until after the industrial revolution.

工业革命。

Industrial revolution.

有人说，毛绒熊最早是德国玩具制造商做出来的。

Some people say stuffed bears started with German toymakers.

还有人说，这跟美国第26任总统西奥多·罗斯福有关。

Others point to the twenty sixth president of The United States, Theodore Roosevelt.

我听说过这位总统。

I've heard of that president.

他特别喜欢待在户外。

He loved being outside.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

罗斯福特别热爱大自然、喜欢冒险，也热衷打猎——在20世纪初，这可是非常流行的运动。

Roosevelt loved the great outdoors, adventure, and hunting, which was a very popular sport back in the early nineteen hundreds.

而我们的下一个故事，就始于一次狩猎之旅。

And a hunting trip is where our next story starts.

那是1902年，就在德国玩具制造商做出可动毛绒熊的同一年。

It was nineteen o two, the same year the stifed German toymakers made their posable stuffed bear.

与此同时，罗斯福总统正在密西西比州打猎，目标是熊。

Meanwhile, president Roosevelt was in Mississippi hunting for bears.

但有个问题。

There was just one problem.

那里根本没熊。

There are no bears.

罗斯福怎么也找不到熊来猎。

Roosevelt couldn't find any bears to hunt.

助手们急了，找来一只老黑熊，绑在树上，想让罗斯福开枪。

Panicked, his assistants found an old black bear and tied it up to a tree for Roosevelt to shoot.

总统先生，我们给您找到一只熊了。

Mister president, we found a bear for you.

但罗斯福觉得射杀这只老熊实在不合适。

But Roosevelt didn't like the idea of shooting this poor old bear.

这根本不像个真正的猎人该做的事。

It didn't feel very sportsman like.

据说他曾说过

He was rumored to have said

如果我射杀一只被绑在树上、又老又累的熊，我根本没法为自己感到骄傲。

I couldn't be proud of myself if I shot an old tired worn out bear bear that was tied to a tree.

救下这样的动物，我觉得这根本是基本底线。

Saving an animal like that sounds like the bare minimum to me.

没错。

Totally.

但当时这个故事可真是让人笑得不行。

But this story was quite a hoot at the time.

罗斯福和这只熊的事儿很快就传开了。

News spread fast about Roosevelt and the bear.

有位漫画家还为此画了一幅漫画，刊登在报纸上，画的是罗斯福拒绝射杀那只可爱的小熊。

A cartoonist even drew up the scene for the newspaper showing Roosevelt refusing to shoot the cuddly bear.

看到了吗？

See?

这只熊看起来毛茸茸的，耳朵还像米老鼠的形状。

It's a very fluffy looking bear with Mickey Mouse shaped ears.

真是可爱得不得了。

A certifiable cutie patootie.

这幅漫画启发了纽约一家糖果店的老板罗斯和莫里斯·米丘姆，他们开始制作并出售自己的毛绒熊。

This cartoon inspired New York candy shop owners Rose and Morris Mitchum to make and sell a stuffed bear of their own.

他们把它命名为泰迪熊，名字来源于

They called it Teddy's Bear named after

总统西奥多·罗斯福。

President Teddy Roosevelt.

他们还特意征得了总统的同意，使用他的名字。

They even got the president's permission to use his name.

你说的是泰迪熊？

Teddy's Bear, you say?

这名字确实挺顺口的。

It does have a nice ring to it.

泰迪熊大获成功。

Teddy's Bear was a wild success.

火爆到后来，米彻姆夫妇干脆不再做糖果，全职转行做玩具了。

So much so that the Mitchum stopped making candy altogether just to become full time toy makers.

所以泰迪熊的名字是来自西奥多·罗斯福总统。

So teddy bears got their name from president Theodore Teddy Roosevelt.

为什么总是叫泰迪熊，没人叫比利负鼠呢？

Why is it always Teddy Bear and never Billy possum?

一只巨大的负鼠刚走进演播室。

A giant possum just walked into the studio.

哦，明白了。

Oh, okay.

它有尖尖的牙齿，长长的鼻子，还有细长的尾巴。

It has pointy teeth, long snout, and long skinny tail.

看起来有点像只大老鼠。

Kind of looks like a big rat.

但Joy，负鼠没那么大吧。

But Joy, possums are not that big.

那是因为我啊。

That's because it's me.

我先把这个头套摘下来。

Let me take off this headpiece real quick.

这位是永远的制片人、专业话痨尼科·冈萨雷斯·惠斯勒。

It's forever ago producer and professional yapper, Nico Gonzalez Whistler.

别忘了，还是比利负鼠粉丝俱乐部的主席。

Don't forget, president of the Billy possum fan club.

你好，尼科。

Hi, Nico.

这下明白你为啥穿这套负鼠服装了。

I guess that explains why you're in that possum suit.

这可解释不了任何事。

That explains nothing.

我见过尼科穿着这身去超市。

I've seen Nico wear that to the grocery store.

不是的。

No.

我去超市的时候穿的是浣熊装。

I wear my raccoon suit when I go grocery shopping.

尾巴完全不一样。

It's a totally different tail.

哦，对啊。

Oh, yeah.

牙齿也少多了。

And way fewer teeth.

是我搞错了。

My mistake.

所以你是负鼠粉丝俱乐部的主席，

So you're the president of a possum fan club,

不是普通的负鼠，是比利负鼠。

Not just any possum, Billy possum.

比利负鼠是谁？

Who is Billy possum?

史上最具创意的、以美国总统为原型的毛绒玩具。

Only the greatest stuffed animal inspired by an American president ever.

又一个总统玩偶？

Another presidential plushie?

这我可得好好听听。

I gotta hear more about this.

广告结束后我们马上继续。

And we will right after the break.

我们特别喜欢听众寄来的粉丝画作。

We love getting fan art from our listeners.

我们喜欢粉丝画作，就像尼科喜欢比利负鼠那样。

We love fan art like Nico loves Billy possum.

因为这是个纯音频播客，我没法直接给你们看这些画。

Since this is an audio only podcast, I can't exactly show them to you.

所以我来描述一下其中一幅特别棒的画。

So I'm gonna describe one of these wonderful drawings.

好。

Okay.

画里我站在那儿，阳光正好，穿着一件漂亮的紫色上衣和一条牛仔裤。

So I am there with the beautiful sunshine and a beautiful purple top and some jeans.

我最好的朋友赫米在我旁边，圆滚滚的耳朵，长长的鼻子，头顶还飘着一个小气泡，写着‘嗨’，这太赫米了。

And my best friend, Hermie, is next to me with these lovely round ears and a giant trunk and a little bubble that says, hi, which is classic, Hermie.

这幅画真美。

It's a wonderful drawing.

非常感谢你。

Thank you so much.

如果你想要寄一幅泰迪熊和比利负鼠跳线舞的画，或者写一首献给你最爱毛绒玩具的十四行诗，欢迎给我们寄信。

So if you wanna send us a drawing of a teddy bear and Billy possum line dancing or a sonnet to your favorite stuffy, please send us mail.

你可以访问 brainson.org/contact 来联系我们。

You can visit brainson.org/contact to reach out.

谢谢。

Thanks.

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谢谢。

Thanks.

我是卢克。

I'm Luke.

我是乔伊。

I'm Joy.

我是尼科，比利负鼠粉丝俱乐部的主席，也就是史上最佳总统毛绒玩具。

And I'm Nico, president of the Billy possum fan club, aka the best presidential stuffed animal ever invented.

我怎么现在才听说比利负鼠？

Why am I just learning about Billy possum now?

因为我们的世界充满了泰迪熊的宣传。

Because our world is filled with teddy bear propaganda.

你别跟我提小熊维尼了。

Don't even get me started on Care Bears.

这一切要从西奥多·罗斯福之后的下一位总统，威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱说起。

It all started with the next president after Teddy Roosevelt, president William Howard Taft.

那是1899年1月，距离塔夫脱正式就职还有几个月。

It was January '9, a couple of months before president Taft was officially inaugurated.

他受邀参加在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行的一场荣誉晚宴，当时这位候任总统想尝一尝他从未吃过的菜——负鼠配土豆，也就是烤负鼠配红薯。

He was invited to an honorary dinner in Atlanta, Georgia, where the president-elect requested a dish he was excited to try for the first time, possums and taters, aka roasted possum and sweet potatoes.

等一下。

Wait.

人们以前真的吃负鼠？

People used to eat possum?

是的。

Yep.

那时候这在南方被视为一道美味佳肴。

It was considered a southern delicacy back then.

塔夫特说，品尝这道菜是他一生的梦想。

Taft said it was his lifelong dream to taste it.

天哪。

Wow.

所以这家伙真的特别想吃负鼠？

So this dude really wanted to eat possum?

对。

Yeah.

那可是一场盛大的场面。

It was a big spectacle.

这顿晚餐的消息传得沸沸扬扬。

News of the dinner spread far and wide.

又激发了一位漫画家画出塔夫特举着负鼠的图像。

Once again, inspiring a cartoonist to draw a picture of Taft holding up a possum.

看到了吗？

See?

让我仔细瞧瞧。

Let me take a little look sees.

漫画上写着：既然有泰迪熊，为什么不能有比利负鼠？

The cartoon reads, if Teddy Bear, why not Billy possum?

它甚至把比利负鼠称为新的国民玩具。

It even calls Billy possum the new national toy.

这位漫画家在负鼠配土豆晚宴上，把一只微型毛绒负鼠胸针送给了塔夫特。

That very cartoonist presented Taft with a tiny stuffed possum pin at his possums and taters dinner.

这本来是个玩笑，却激发了一位叫苏西·赖特·奥尔古德的女士全身心投入起负鼠热潮。

It was sort of a joke, but it inspired a woman named Susie Wright Allgood to go all in on possum mania.

苏西开始大规模生产比利负鼠毛绒玩具，想用它取代罗斯福的泰迪熊。

Susie started mass producing Billy possum stuffed animals in hopes of replacing Roosevelt's Teddy bear.

负鼠热潮、动物园爱好者、姑娘、负鼠、负鼠群。

Possum mania, zoosiers, girl, possing, possum, posses.

是啊。

Oh, yeah.

她向佐治亚州的代表们分发负鼠徽章，庆祝塔夫脱就职。

She handed out possum pins to Georgia delegates for Taft's inauguration.

负鼠热潮，给政客们发负鼠徽章。

Possum mania, possum pins for politicians.

她还组织了真负鼠参与的活动，包括负鼠派对，甚至登上百老汇舞台。

She staged events with real possums, including possum parties and an appearance on Broadway.

那儿。

There