米老鼠88岁啦！10则趣闻带你认识不一样的米奇_公共英语阅读理解

米老鼠88岁啦！10则趣闻带你认识不一样的米奇

米老鼠88岁啦！10则趣闻带你认识不一样的米奇1

Mickey Mouse turns 88 and to mark the occasion we've gathered together some facts you may not know about the popular rodent.

米老鼠88岁啦，为纪念这一刻，我们收集了些有关这只颇受欢迎的啮齿类小动物的信息，或许你还有所不知。

1. Mickey's debut

1.米老鼠初登场

Mickey Mouse made his debut on November 18, 1928 in Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theatre, New York City. Steamboat Willie was the world's first cartoon with synchronised sound and featured Walt Disney's own voice for Mickey's squeaky noises.

米老鼠1928年11月18日在纽约殖民地剧院上映的《汽船威利》中初次登台。《汽船威利》是世界第一步声音与画面同步的卡通，亮点是华特·迪士尼亲自给米老鼠吱吱吱的声音。

2. He nearly wasn't called Mickey

2.差点就不叫米老鼠了

Walt Disney wanted Mickey to be called Mortimer Mouse but changed his mind after his wife Lillian said it sounded too "arrogant" and suggested a name that was more humble and fun.

华特·迪士尼想叫米奇莫提米老鼠的，但其太太说那样听上去太“咄咄逼人”了，就改了主意，提了个听上去更谦虚更有意思的名字。

3. Charlie Chaplin was an inspiration

3.灵感来自卓别林

Walt Disney said silent film star Charlie Chaplin was an inspiration for Mickey Mouse. Disney said: "We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin... a little fellow trying to do the best he could."