【英语翻译inthe1930s,alotofpeopleintheUSAwerelaidoff.AmongthesepeoplewasamannamedAlfredbutts.healwayshadaninterestinwordgamesandso,tokilltime,heplannedagamewhichhecalled“lexico”.however,hewasnotcompletel】

　　英语翻译

　　inthe1930s,alotofpeopleintheUSAwerelaidoff.AmongthesepeoplewasamannamedAlfredbutts.healwayshadaninterestinwordgamesandso,tokilltime,heplannedagamewhichhecalled“lexico”.however,hewasnotcompletelysatisfiedwiththegame,sohemadeanumberofchangestoitand,intime,changeditsnamefrom“lexico”to“alph”andthento“crisscross”.Hewantedtomakesomemoneyfromhisnewgamebuthedidn’thaveanyrealcommercialsuccess.

　　In1939,buttshappenedtomeetamancalledjimbrounotwhoshowedaninterestinthenewgame.Thetwomenworkedtogetherondevelopingthegameandin1948itwasofferedforintheunitedstatesunderitsnewname—“scrabble”.

　　Atfirst,itdidn’tsellverywell.Inthefirstyearitsoldjust2250setsandby1951ithadonlyreached8,500setsayear.

　　Then,in1952themanagerofmacy’sdepartmentstoreinnewyork,jackstrauss,happenedtoplay“scrabble”whilehewasonholiday.Hethoughtitwasawonderfulgameand,whenhewentbacktoworkafterhisholiday,heinsistedthatmacy’sshouldmakeanefforttocallthepublic’sattentiontoit.

　　Asaresult,“scrabble”becameabigsuccessintheunitedstatesanditsoonspreadtoAustraliaandthentootherEnglish-speakingcountries.