美国名人企业家、导演及电影制作人沃尔特·迪斯尼.docx

美国名人企业家、导演及电影制作人沃尔特迪斯尼WaltDisneyplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:45repeatByRochelleGollust2004-2-28(THEME)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmRayFreemanwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today,wetellaboutWaltDisneyandthemoviecompanyhecreated.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Thatwasthesong"WhenYouWishUponaStar."ItisfromWaltDisney'sanimatedmovie"Pinocchio."Formanypeople,itisthesongmostoftenlinkedwithWaltDisneyandhiswork.Thesongisaboutdreams.andmakingdreamscometrue.ThatiswhattheWaltDisneyCompanytriestodo.Itproducesmoviesthatcapturetheimaginationofchildrenandadultsallovertheworld.VOICETWO:MillionsofpeoplehaveseenDisneyfilmsandtelevisionprograms.TheyhavemadefriendswithalltheDisneyheroes:MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckzSnowWhite,PinocchiozPeterPan.Millionsmorehavevisitedthecompany'smajorentertainmentparks.ThereisDisneylandinCalifornia.DisneyWorldinFlorida.TokyoDisneylandinJapan.Euro-DisneyinFrance.Probablynoothercompanyhaspleasedsomanychildren.Itisnotsurprisingthatithasbeencalledadreamfactory.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:WalterEliasDisneywasborninChicago,IllinoisinNineteen-Oh-One.HisfamilymovedtothestateofMissouri.Hegrewuponafarmthere.Attheageofsixteen,DisneybegantostudyartinChicago.Fouryearslater,hejoinedtheKansasCityFilmAdCompany.Hehelpedmakecartoonadvertisementstobeshowninmovietheaters.Advertisementshelpsellproducts.InNineteen-Twenty-Three,WaltDisneymovedtoHollywood,CaliforniatojoinhisbrotherRoy.Hewantedtobeamovieproducerordirector.Buthefailedtofindajob.Sohedecidedtomakeanimatedmovies.Inthem,drawingsaremadetomoveinalifelikeway.Wecallthemcartoons.Disneytheartistwantedtobringhispicturestolife.VOICETWO:Acartoonisaseriesofpicturesonfilm.Eachpictureisalittledifferentfromtheonebefore.Eachshowsatinychangeinmovement.Whenweseethemovie,thepicturesseemtobealive.Thecartoonpeopleandanimalsmove.Theyspeakwithvoicesrecordedbyrealactors.Disneyopenedhisfirstmoviecompanyinthebackofanoffice.Forseveralyears,hestruggledtoearnenoughmoneytopayhisexpenses.Hebelievedthatcartoonmoviescouldbeaspopularasmoviesmadewithactors.Todothis,hedecidedheneededacartoonhero.Helpforhisideacamefromanunexpectedplace.VOICEONE:DisneyworkedwithUbIwerkszanotheryoungartist.Theyoftensawmicerunninginandoutoftheoldbuildingwheretheyworked.Sotheydrewacartoonmouse.Itwasnotexactlylikearealmouse.Foronething,itstoodontwolegslikeahuman.Ithadbigeyesandears.Anditworewhiteglovesonitshands.Theartistscalledhim"Mickey."Earlierfilmmakershadfoundthatanimalswereeasiertouseincartoonsthanpeople.MickeyMousewasdrawnwithaseriesofcircles.Hewasperfectforanimation.ThepublicfirstsawMickeyMouseinamoviecalled"SteamboatWillie."WaltDisneyhimselfprovidedthevoiceforMickeyMouse.ThefilmwasproducedinNineteen-Twenty-Eight.Itwasahugesuccess.MickeyMouseappearedinhundredsofcartoonsduringtheyearsthatfollowed.Hebecameknownallovertheworld.InJapan,hewascalled"MikiKuchi."InItaly,hewas"TopoIino."InLatinAmerica,hewas"RatonMiquelito."Mickeysoonwasjoinedbyseveralothercartooncreatures.Onewasthefemalemousecalled"Minnie."Anotherwastheducknamed"Donald,"withhissailorclothesandfunnyvoice.AndtherewasthedogcalledPluto.VOICEONE:MickeyMousecartoonswereextremelypopular.ButWaltDisneywantedtomakeotherkindsofanimatedmovies,too.InthemiddleNineteen-Thirtieszhewasworkingonhisfirstlongmovie.Itwasaboutalovelyyounggirl,hercruelstepmother,andthehandsomeprincewhosavesher.Itwas"SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.""SnowWhite"wascompletedinNineteen-Thirty-Sevenafterthreeyearsofwork.Itwasthefirstfull-lengthanimatedmovietobeproducedbyastudio.ItbecameoneofHollywood'smostsuccessfulmovies.VOICETWO:MovieexpertssayWaltDisneywasresponsibleforthedevelopmentoftheartofanimation.Disney'sartiststriedtoputlifeintoeverydrawing.Thatmeanttheyhadtofeelalltheemotionsofthecartooncreatures.Happiness.Sadness.Anger.Fear.Theartistslookedinamirrorandexpressedeachemotion.Asmile.Tears.Aredface.Wideeyes.Thentheydrewthatlookonthefaceofeachcartooncreature.VOICEONE:ManymovieexpertssayDisney'sartOfanimationreacheditshighestpointinNineteen-Fortywiththemovie"Pinocchio."Thestoryisaboutawoodentoythatcomestolifeasalittleboy.Disney'sartistsdrewtwo-and-one-half-millionpicturestomake"Pinocchio."Theartistsdrewflatpictures.Yettheycreatedalookofspaceandsolidobjects."Pinocchio"wasanimaginaryworld.Yetitlookedveryreal.DisneymadeotherextremelypopularanimatedmoviesintheNineteen-FortiesandNineteen-Fifties.Theyinclude"Fantasia,",Dumboz""Bambi,"uCindereIIa,""AliceinWonderland,"PeterPan,""LadyandtheTramp/'and"SleepingBeauty."Thesemoviesarestillpopulartoday.Inadditiontocartoons,WaltDisneyproducedmanymoviesandtelevisionprogramswithrealactors.Healsoproducedmoviesaboutwildanimalsintheirnaturalsurroundings.Realorimaginary,allhisprogramshadsimilarideas.Inmostofthem,innocence,loyaltyandfamilylovewerethreatenedbyevilforces.Sadthingssometimeshappened.Buttherewerealwaysfunnyincidentsandcreatures.Intheend,goodalwayswonoverevil.Disneywonthirty-twoAcademyAwardsforhismoviesandforscientificandtechnicalinventionsinfilmmaking.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:InNineteen-Fifty-FivezWaltDisneyopenedanentertainmentparknotfarfromHollywood,California.Hecalledit"Disneyland."HewantedittobethehappiestplaceonEarth.DisneylandrecreatedimaginaryplacesfromDisneymovies.Italsorecreatedrealplaces.asDisneyimaginedthem.Forexample,onearealookedlikeanineteenth-centurytownintheAmericanWest.Anotherlookedliketheworldofthefuture.Disneylandalsohadexcitingrides.Childrencouldflyonanelephant.Orspininateacup.Orclimbamountain.Orfloatonajungleriver.Andbestofall-childrengottomeetMickeyMousehimself.ActorsdressedasMickeyandalltheDisneycartooncreatureswalkedaroundtheparkshakinghands.VOICETWO:SomecriticssaidDisneylandwasjustahugemoneymachine.Theysaiditcostsomuchmoneythatmanyfamiliescouldnotgo.AndtheysaiditdidnotrepresentthebestofAmericanculture.Butmostvisitorslovedit.Theycamefromnearandfartoseeit.PresidentsoftheUnitedStates.Leadersofothercountries.Andfamiliesfromaroundtheworld.DisneylandwassosuccessfulthatDisneydevelopedplansforasecondentertainmentandeducationalparktobebuiltinFlorida.Theproject,WaltDisneyWorld,openedinFloridainNineteen-Seventy-One,afterDisney'sdeath.Themanwhostarteditall,WaltDisney,diedinNineteen-Sixty-Six.Butthecompanyhebegancontinuestohelppeopleescapetheproblemsoflifethroughitsmoviesandentertainmentparks.(THEME)ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmRayFreeman.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprograminSpecialEnglishontheVoiceofAmerica.