When people say “culture”,we think of art and history.[]當(dāng)人們說(shuō) “文化”,我們想起藝術(shù)和歷史.
But one very famous symbol in American culture is acartoon.[]但是在美國(guó)文化中,一個(gè)非常有名的象征是一個(gè)卡通.
We all know and love the black mouse with two largeround ears—Mickey Mouse.[]我們都知道而且喜愛(ài)那個(gè)有兩只又圓又大的耳朵的黑色老鼠—米老鼠.
Over 80 years ago,he first appeared in the cartoonSteamboat Willie.[]80多年前,他在動(dòng)畫(huà)片《威利蒸汽船》中第一次出現(xiàn).
When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music.[]1928年11月18日,當(dāng)這部動(dòng)畫(huà)片在紐約出現(xiàn)時(shí),它是第一部具有聲音和音樂(lè)的卡通.
The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney.[]米奇背后的人物是沃爾特·迪斯尼.
He became very rich and successful.[]他變得非常富有和成功.
In the 1930s,he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.[]在20世紀(jì)30年代,他用米奇制成了87個(gè)動(dòng)畫(huà)片.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal becameso popular.[]有些人可能問(wèn)這個(gè)卡通動(dòng)物怎么變得如此受歡迎.
One of the main reason is that Mickey was like acommon man,but he always tried to face any danger.[]其中一個(gè)主要原因是米奇就像一個(gè)普通人,但是他總是嘗試去面對(duì)任何困難.
In his early films,Mickey was unlucky and had manyproblems such as losing his house or girlfriend,Minnie.[]在他的早期電影里,米奇是不幸的,遇到很多的問(wèn)題,比如失去了他的房子和女朋友敏妮.
However,he was always ready to try his best.[]但是,他總是準(zhǔn)備好做的最好.
People went to the cinema to see the “l(fā)ittle man” win.[]人們?nèi)ル娪霸喝タ催@個(gè)“小人”取得勝利.
Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.[]他們中的大多數(shù)想像米奇一樣.
On November 18,1978,Mickey became the first cartooncharacter to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[]1978年11月18日,米奇成為第一個(gè)在好萊塢星光大道上留有星星的卡通人物.
Today’s cartoons are usually not so simpleas little Mickey Mouse,but everyone still knows and loves him.[]現(xiàn)在的動(dòng)畫(huà)片通常不像小米老鼠那么簡(jiǎn)單,但是每個(gè)人仍然知道并且喜愛(ài)他.
Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?[]誰(shuí)擁有一雙比米奇更出名的耳朵呢?