When people say “culture”,we think of art and history.[]当人们说 “文化”,我们想起艺术和历史.
But one very famous symbol in American culture is acartoon.[]但是在美国文化中,一个非常有名的象征是一个卡通.
We all know and love the black mouse with two largeround ears—Mickey Mouse.[]我们都知道而且喜爱那个有两只又圆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,他在动画片《威利蒸汽船》中第一次出现.
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,当这部动画片在纽约出现时,它是第一部具有声音和音乐的卡通.
The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney.[]米奇背后的人物是沃尔特·迪斯尼.
He became very rich and successful.[]他变得非常富有和成功.
In the 1930s,he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.[]在20世纪30年代,他用米奇制成了87个动画片.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal becameso popular.[]有些人可能问这个卡通动物怎么变得如此受欢迎.
One of the main reason is that Mickey was like acommon man,but he always tried to face any danger.[]其中一个主要原因是米奇就像一个普通人,但是他总是尝试去面对任何困难.
In his early films,Mickey was unlucky and had manyproblems such as losing his house or girlfriend,Minnie.[]在他的早期电影里,米奇是不幸的,遇到很多的问题,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,他总是准备好做的最好.
People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win.[]人们去电影院去看这个“小人”取得胜利.
Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.[]他们中的大多数想像米奇一样.
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,米奇成为第一个在好莱坞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.[]现在的动画片通常不像小米老鼠那么简单,但是每个人仍然知道并且喜爱他.
Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?[]谁拥有一双比米奇更出名的耳朵呢?