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第19章 Foreign Cultures 谈论外国文化(4)

华特?迪斯尼公司,简称迪斯尼,是世界上第二大传媒娱乐企业,1923年由华特?迪斯尼与兄长洛伊?迪斯尼创立。

Playing in the Disneyland, you will not only try the entertainment facilities but also meet and have a photo with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck。

在迪斯尼乐园里玩乐,你不仅可以享受那些娱乐设施,还可以遇见米老鼠和唐老鸭,甚至和他们合影。

Disneyland is a large theme park。

迪斯尼乐园是一个大型主题公园。

Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955。

迪斯尼乐园于1955年7月17日开门营业。

There are five Disney lands in the world now, and they separately located in Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Orlando。

世界上现在有五座迪斯尼乐园,分别坐落在洛杉矶、巴黎、东京、香港以及奥兰多。

The Disneyland in Shanghai is under construction。

上海的迪斯尼正在建设中。

The largest Disneyland on scale is in Orlando, Florida, divided into four theme parks— “Animal Kingdom”,” Magic Studios”, “Science fiction world ” and “Dream World”。

论规模,美国佛州的奥兰多最大,分“动物王国”、“魔幻影城”、“科幻天地”和“梦幻世界”四个主题乐园。

The first Disneyland in Los Angeles, California costs the word architecture master Gropace 3 years to complete。

位于美国加州的洛杉矶的世界首座迪斯尼乐园,是由世界建筑大师格罗培斯花3年时间精心施工完成的。

Anyway, when you see kids’ eyes light up as they meet Mickey and glimpse Cinderella’s Castle, you’ll no longer be able to say you don’t like Disney otherwise your nose would grow an inch or two。

无论如何,当你看到孩子们的眼睛亮起来时,因为他们看见米奇与瞥见灰姑娘的城堡,你将再也不能说你不喜欢迪斯尼,否则你的鼻子会像匹诺曹一样长一两英寸。

Adults and children all love this park, which attracts millions of tourists to come to this Heaven。

大人和孩子都喜爱这个乐园,它每年吸引几百万游客来到这个人间天堂。

Today, Disney has been much more than the animated film industry, and it has set foot in Disney watches, Disney Jewelry, Disney girls wear, luggage Disney, Disney household items, Disney cashmere toys, Disney electronics and other industries。

当今的迪斯尼已经远远不止于从事动画电影这一个行业了,它还涉足迪斯尼手表、迪斯尼饰品、迪斯尼少女装、迪斯尼箱包、迪斯尼家居用品、迪斯尼毛绒玩具、迪斯尼电子产品等多个产业。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Wang Dong: Have you ever been to the Disneyland?

王东:你去迪斯尼玩过吗?

Chen Wei: No, I have been planning to, but I don’t have the right time。 Have you ever been there?

陈伟:没啊,我一直打算去,可都没有合适的时间。你去过吗?

Wang Dong: I went there this summer, but I really want to go there again。

王东:我今年夏天去的,真想再去一次呢。

Chen Wei: I heard there was a lot of fun, what did you tried?

陈伟:听说里面有很多好玩的,你都玩了什么啊?

Wang Dong: I only went to “the dream park” and “the future park”, but these two parks made me want to be there again。

王东:我去了未来乐园和梦幻乐园,但这两个乐园足够让我有再去一次的冲动了。

Chen Wei: Is there any other park?

陈伟:还有哪些乐园啊?

Wang Dong: There are “the world market”, “adventure park”, and “the western paradise”。

王东:还有世界市集、探险乐园和西部天堂。

Chen Wei: Wow, I want to go to “the adventure park”。 It must be very interesting。

陈伟:哇,我想去探险乐园。这里面一定很有意思。

Wang Dong: Although I haven’t been there, I know there is a lot of fun。 My friends told me that, people won’t regret visiting this place。

王东:我虽然没去过,但我知道里面肯定乐趣多多。我的朋友说,去过的人都不会后悔。

Chen Wei: Great, I will plan to go there as soon as possible, will you go with me?

陈伟:太棒了,我要计划一下尽快去玩,你跟我一起去吗?

Wang Dong: Well, I have not enough fun。 It’s nice to try again。

王东:好啊,刚好我也没玩够,再玩一次也无妨啊。

Chen Wei: It is a deal。

陈伟:那就这么说定了。

Hollywood

好莱坞

好莱坞,本意上是一个地名,港译“荷里活”,是全球最著名的影视娱乐和旅游热门地点,位于美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶市市区西北郊。现“好莱坞”一词往往直接用来指美国的电影工业。

Realize Hollywood

认识好莱坞

1好莱坞的介绍

Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles。 Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word “Hollywood” is often used as a metonymy of American cinema。 The nickname Tinseltown refers to Hollywood and the movie industry。 Today, much of the movie industry has dispersed into surrounding areas such as the Westside neighborhood, but significant auxiliary industries, such as editing, effects, props, post-production and lighting companies, remain in Hollywood, as does the backlot of Paramount Pictures。

Many historic Hollywood theaters are used as venues and concert stages to premiere major theatrical releases and host the Academy Awards。 It is a popular destination for nightlife, tourism, and is home to the Hollywood Walk of Fame。

Although it is not the typical practice of the city of Los Angeles to establish specific boundaries for districts or neighborhoods, Hollywood is a recent exception。 On February 16, 2005, California Assembly Members Goldberg and Koretz introduced a bill to require California to keep specific records on Hollywood as though it were independent。 For this to be done, the boundaries were defined。 This bill was unanimously supported by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles City Council。 Assembly Bill 588 was approved by the Governor on August 28, 2006, and now the district of Hollywood has official borders。 The border can be loosely described as the area east of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, south of Mulholland Drive, Laurel Canyon, Cahuenga Boulevard, and Barham Boulevard, and the cities of Burbank and Glendale, north of Melrose Avenue and west of the Golden State Freeway and Hyperion Avenue。 This includes all of Griffith Park and Los Feliz—two areas that were hitherto generally considered separate from Hollywood by most Angelenos。 The population of the district, including Los Feliz, as of the 2000 census was 167,664 and the median household income was $33,409 in 1999。

As a portion of the city of Los Angeles, Hollywood does not have its own municipal government, but does have an official, appointed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, who serves as an honorary “Mayor of Hollywood” for ceremonial purposes only。 Johnny Grant held this position for decades, until his death on January 9, 2008。

2好莱坞经典电影

1。Gone With The Wind, 乱世佳人 (1939)2。The Wizard Of OZ, 绿野仙踪 (1939)

3。Casablanca, 卡萨布兰卡 (1942)

4。The Sound Of Music,音乐之声 (1965)

5。Patton, 巴顿将军 (1970)

6。The Godfather, 教父系列电影 (1972)7。Enter the Dragon, 龙争虎斗 (1972)

8。One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, 飞越疯人院 (1975)9。Star Wars, 星球大战系列电影 (1977)10。Aliens, 异形 (1979)

11。A Nightmare On Elm Street,猛鬼街系列电影 (1984)12。Terminator, 终结者系列电影 (1984)

13。Silence Of the Lambs, 沉默的羔羊 (1991)14。Schindler’s List, 辛德勒的名单 (1993)15。The Shawshank Redemption, 肖申克的救赎 (1994)16。Forrest Gump, 阿甘正传 (1994)

17。Interview with the Vampire, 夜访吸血鬼 (1994)18。Brave Heart, 勇敢的心 (1995)

19。Seven, 七宗罪 (1995)

20。Titanic, 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

21。The Truman Show, 楚门的世界 (1998)22。The Matrix, 黑客帝国 (1999)

23。Saving Private Ryan, 拯救大兵瑞恩 (1998)24。X-Men, X 战警系列电影 (2000)