When people say "culture" we think of art and history.
当人们说起“文化”时，我们想到的是艺术和历史。
But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon.
但美国有一个非常著名的文化符号，那就是卡通。
We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears 一 Mickey Mouse.
我们都知道，也都爱着那只有两个大圆耳朵的黑老鼠——米老鼠。
Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.
80多年前，他首次在动画片《汽船威利》中现身。
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，这部卡通片在纽约问世，这是第一部有声音乐卡通片。
The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful.
打造米奇形象的是华特·迪士尼。（后来）他变得极其成功富有。
In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
20世纪30年代，他凭借米奇角色，制造了87部卡通片。
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular.
有些人可能会问为什么这一卡通形象广受欢迎。
One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common 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，但无论面对任何危险，他总去尝试应对。
In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie.
在他早期的电影中，米奇境遇不幸，生活遇到很多问题，比如失去房子或女友，米妮。
However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the "little man" win.
然而，他随时准备好要尽自己最大的努力（解决问题）。人们去电影院里看“小人物”如何赢了生活。
Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.
他们中的大多数都想成为像米奇那样的人。
On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1978年11月18日，米奇成为了第一个荣登好莱坞星光大道的卡通人物。
Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him.
今天的卡通片通常都要比小米奇更为复杂，但米奇仍旧在人们心中，仍然广受爱戴。
Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?
谁的耳朵能比米奇的更出名呢？
