Unit 5-課文B 2b

When people say“culture”, we think of art and history.But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears — Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.

Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “l(fā)ittle man" win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.

On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey's?

原文翻譯：

      當(dāng)人們說“文化”時(shí)，我們會(huì)想到藝術(shù)和歷史。但是美國文化中一個(gè)非常著名的象征是卡通片。我們都知道并喜愛那只長著兩只大圓耳朵的黑色老鼠——米老鼠。80多年以前，他首次出現(xiàn)在卡通片《威利號(hào)汽船》中。這部卡通片1928年11月18日在紐約上映，它是第一部有聲音和音樂的卡通片。米老鼠的幕后之人便是沃爾特·迪斯尼。他變得非常富有而且成功。在20世紀(jì)30年代，他制作了87部米老鼠卡通片。

      一些人可能會(huì)問，這個(gè)卡通動(dòng)物是怎樣變得如此受歡迎的。其中一個(gè)主要原因是米老鼠像一個(gè)普通人，但是他總是努力去面對任何危險(xiǎn)。在他早期的電影里，米老鼠很不幸并且有許多麻煩，例如失去他的房子或女朋友明妮。然而，他總是準(zhǔn)備盡他最大的努力。人們?nèi)ル娪霸嚎催@個(gè)“小人物”如何獲勝。很多人都想成為米老鼠那樣的人。

      在1978年11月18日，米老鼠成為第一個(gè)在好萊塢星光大道上擁有一顆星的卡通角色。現(xiàn)在的卡通片通常不再像米老鼠那樣簡單，但是大家依然知道并喜愛米老鼠。誰還有一對比米老鼠更著名的耳朵呢？