魔幻世界之王

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I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us， whether we are six or sixty.（Walt Disney）

我并非主要給孩子拍攝電影。我拍的電影是獻給我們每個人心中的孩子，不管是6歲，還是60歲。

—— 華特·迪士尼

Walt Disney was one of the best-known motion picture1 producers in the world. Walt is famous for being an American businessman， director， voice actor， as well as an innovator2 in animation3 and theme park design， etc.， which makes him a popular figure among American generations.

華特·迪士尼是世界知名的動畫電影制片人。他還是美國著名企業(yè)家、導演、配音演員，也是動畫和主題公園的創(chuàng)始人，在一代又一代美國人民心中頗受歡迎。

As a child， Walt developed an interest in art and took lessons at the Kansas City Institute and later Chicago Art Institute. When America joined the First World War， Walt dropped out4 of school and tried to enlist5 in the army. He was rejected6 for being underage， but he was later able to join in the Red Cross and in late 1918 was sent to France to drive an ambulance. He was 17 at that time.

華特從小就對藝術情有獨鐘，先后在堪薩斯藝術學院和芝加哥藝術學院就讀。當美國加入第一次世界大戰(zhàn)時，華特從學校退學，申請參軍。由于年紀太小，沒法直接到前線打仗，他不得已加入紅十字醫(yī)護隊。1918年，華特被派往法國當救護車司機，那年他年僅17歲。

His contributions in the field of animation started in the early 20th century. His first success was through the series， Oswald the Lucky Rabbit， which was created by the Disney studio and produced by the famous Universal Studios. When Walt asked for a larger budget7 for his popular Oswald series， Charles Mintz， the manager of Universal Studios refused and forced Disney to give up the ownership8 of Oswald.

華特在動畫領域的貢獻可追溯到20世紀初。他創(chuàng)作的動畫系列片《幸運兔子奧斯華》讓他贏得首次成功。這部動畫片是迪士尼影院創(chuàng)作的，由著名的環(huán)球影城出品。不過，當華特提出為該動畫片的后期制作增加預算時，環(huán)球影城的經(jīng)理查爾斯·明茨拒絕了他，并迫使華特放棄了對奧斯華角色的版權。

But Walt never gives up9 easily. Later， Walt and his brother Roy Disney started from the beginning and co-founded Walt Disney Productions， now known as The Walt Disney Company. Today， this company is worth over $150 billion. This success is largely due to a number of the worlds most famous fictional10 characters he and his staff created including Mickey Mouse， a character for which Disney himself was the original11 voice.

不過，華特怎會輕易放棄？后來，他和哥哥羅伊·迪士尼成立了華特迪士尼制片廠，也就是現(xiàn)在的華特迪士尼公司。如今，該公司的市值超過1500億美元。華特和他的員工們?yōu)橛^眾創(chuàng)作了無數(shù)知名的動畫人物，其中最有名的當屬米老鼠了。華特本人就是米老鼠的配音人。

Walt won 26 Academy Awards out of 59 nominations（提名）， both totals and records， giving him more awards and nominations（提名）than any other individuals. He is also the namesake12 for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States， as well as13 the international resorts in Japan， France， and China.

華特共收獲59次奧斯卡提名，26次獲獎，這兩個數(shù)據(jù)都創(chuàng)下了紀錄，使他成為提名和獲獎次數(shù)最多的個人。華特還以他本人的名字冠名，創(chuàng)立了迪士尼樂園和華特·迪士尼世界主題公園，在美國、日本、法國和中國都設有園點。

Though it all started with a mouse， hundreds of other characters have been born from the imagination of the Walt Disney Company， most of them with worldwide fame and success. Others appeared14 only a few times but have contributed to the originality15， humor and the freshness of Walt Disney productions.

雖然米老鼠是華特·迪士尼公司早期最深入人心的角色，事實上，公司共創(chuàng)設了上百個成功的知名動畫人物。有一些雖然只在系列片里出現(xiàn)過幾次，但這些經(jīng)典又不失幽默的原創(chuàng)角色，毫無疑問都是華特·迪士尼公司最鮮活的代表。