英语文化随身带

Track 12

by Stephen Bowler

英语文化随身带

Track 12

by Stephen Bowler

电台节目“英语文化随身带”文章短小精悍，内容包罗万象。将英语文化装进口袋里，利用闲散的时间随身翻阅，英语学习者可以在潜移默化中了解当代英语世界的生活和文化。每个人或事物都有其两面性，就让我们来听听著名动画大师华特·迪士尼的双面人生吧！

★ 听力练习（本文为美式发音）：

本文会读两遍，第一遍为正常语速，第二遍为慢速。

STEP 1： 合上杂志先听一遍（正常语速），理解文章大意。

STEP 3： 归纳文章重点，再用英语表达自己的看法。

重点词汇

iconic ［aɪ'kɒnɪk］ adj. 标志性的，偶像的creativity ［,kriːeɪ'tɪvətɪ］ n. 创造力

hang in there 坚持下去

tooth and nail 拼命地，竭尽全力地

persistence ［pə'sɪstəns］ n. 坚持

pay off 取得成功，得到回报

racist ［'reɪsɪst］ adj. 种族主义的

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sexist ［'seksɪst］ adj. 性别歧视的

anti-Semitic 反犹太人的

stock ［stɒk］ n. 股票

animator ［'ænɪmeɪtə］

n. 动画师，漫画家

to be fair 公平地说

Walt Disney 1._ said， “If you can dream it， you can do it.” Many people don’t realize that Walt Disney， the creator of Mickey Mouse and so many other iconic characters， was once a man who was very 2._ with failure. In fact， in his younger years， he had a boss who fired him because he said he lacked creativity. But Disney refused to 3._ .

He had a dream， and he wanted to see it 4._ ， so he hung in there. At one point， Disney raised enough money to start a company called “Laugh-O-Gram.” But when the business failed， he lost everything. He was so poor he could 5._ pay his rent， and survived by eating dog food. He even faced failure when he created Mickey Mouse. He was told that Mickey would scare women. But he believed in his idea， so he 6._ tooth and nail for his dreams.

In fact， Disney spent 16 years convincing the author of Mary Poppins to turn her story into a movie. For a 7._ and a half， Disney frequently flew to England， trying to persuade author Pamela Travers to sell her story to him. His persistence paid off when she finally agreed. In many parts of the world， Mary Poppins is now a classic and 8._ tale.

But， there are two sides to every coin， and Walt Disney also had a dark side. While hard-working and creative， many people also say that Disney was racist， sexist，anti-Semitic and paid his workers poorly. While he regularly gave his housekeeper stocks in his company， which 9._ being worth millions of dollars， some of his animators made only $12 a week.

To be fair， Disney lived in an age when these things were unfortunately pretty common. Those who support Disney say that he may have been a little insensitive， but that he was not a bad person. He was just a 10._ of his time.

Certainly， Walt Disney brought the world to magical places in his stories and movies. He encouraged us to wish on stars， believe in our dreams and never give up. Despite reports of his darker side， Disney was truly an American icon.

Take-Away English