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