Donald Duck Day唐老鴨節

張寧

Did You Know that Donald Duck has a middle name？ His full name is DonaldFauntleroy Duck.

你知道唐老鴨有個中間名嗎？他的全名是唐納德·方特勒羅伊·達克。

Celebrate everyone's favorite cartoon character， Donald Duck on June 9，Donald DuckDay.

在6月9日的唐老鴨節，來為人們最喜歡的卡通人物唐老鴨慶祝吧。

On this day in 1934， this popular Walt Disney character made his debutl in thecartoon named The Wise Little Hen.

在1934年的這一天，這個很受歡迎的迪士尼角色在卡通片《聰明的小母雞》中首次亮相。

Created bv Walt Disney， Donald Duck is a short_tempered2 cartoon duck with humanfeatures. He is considered to be one of the most popular cartoon characters of all times.

由迪士尼創造出來的唐老鴨是一只具有人類特點的脾氣暴躁的卡通鴨子。他被認為是有史以來最受歡迎的卡通角色之一。

Donald Duck may spark 3 your childhood memories too. The unique volce mayresonate 4 in your mind and take you back to the old age times where you tried to emulate 5that voice with your friends. and perhaps you still do！

唐老鴨也可能會勾起你的童年記憶。他獨特的聲音可能會在你的腦海中回響，帶你回到從前你試著和朋友一起模仿那個聲音的時光，也許你現在仍會這樣做！

History of Donald Duck Day唐老鴨節的歷史Donald Duck first appeared to us in a 1934 film called The Wise Little Hen.唐老鴨第一次出現是在1934年的一部名為《聰明的小母雞》的動畫片中。

While that was his first appearance， the short-tempered Donald Duck we came to knowand love didn't really show up until Oiphan's Benefit. and it was also then that hisrelationship with Mickey was formed. Since then he has gone on to appear in video games，episodes 6 of cartoons. and stands out as the Disney character who has appeared in the mostfilms to date， outstripping 7 even Disney mascot 8 Mickey Mouse.

雖然這是他的第一次登場，但我們熟知并喜愛的壞脾氣唐老鴨直到《弧兒的福利》這部動畫時才出現，也是在那時，他與米奇的關系形成了。從那時起，他就一直出現在電子游戲、動畫片中，并作為迪士尼的角色脫穎而出，成為迄今為止在動畫電影中出場次數最多的角色，甚至超過了迪士尼的吉祥物米老鼠。

Donald Duck is a character that we still see popping 9 up everywhere， and yes， he isslill one of the beloved characters that we see waddling 10 around at Disneyworld. Thislovable duck has carved a special place in our hearts and he is certainly a character that wewill never forget. His iconic 11 yellow-orange bi11 12， legs， and feet and his famous sailor shirtand cap with a bow tie has been kept in our memories.

唐老鴨是一個我們仍然隨處可見的角色，是的，他仍然是一個備受歡迎的角色，我們能看到他在迪士尼世界中搖搖擺擺地走。這只可愛的鴨子在我們心中刻下了一個特別的位置，他當然是一個我們永遠不會忘記的角色。他標志性的黃橙色的喙、腿和腳，以及他有名的水手裝和帶領結的帽子，已經留在了我們的記憶中。

Donald Duck has also made history. Yes，that's right. This duck is not just any duck， he wasnamed in the list of the 50 greatest cartooncharacters of all time！ Now that's quite a bigachievement for a little duck， isn't it ？ We surethink so！

唐老鴨也創造了歷史。是的，沒錯，這只鴨子不是一般的鴨子，他被列入了有史以來最偉大的50個卡通角色名單！這對一只小鴨子來說是個很大的成就，不是嗎？我們當然是這么想的！

How to celebrate Donald Duck Day如何慶祝唐老鴨節

Dress in blue and gold to commemorate 13 everyone's favorite duck， and add just a splashof red to round it out.

穿上藍金相間的衣服，來紀念每個人最喜歡的鴨子吧，還要再加一點紅色。

You can also host a Donald Duck-themed party. Have your guests wear red bow ties inhonor of Donald Duck.

你還可以舉辦一個唐老鴨主題派對。讓你的客人戴上紅色的領結向唐老鴨致敬吧。

If you are able， you have to go and see this special duck in the flesh so to speak and plan atrip to Disney！ Now is the time to take advantage of your holidays and surprise yourselves witha trip to see Donald Duck！ But if this isn t an option 14， the best way to really celebrate dearold Donald， is to watch some of his old movies！

He ' s popped up in quite a few animations overthe years！ No doubt hearing his voice will remind you of the days of old. when life was simpleand carefree.

如果有機會的話，你必須去親自去看看這只特別的鴨子，比如說，計劃一次迪士尼之旅！現在是時候利用你的假期，來一次驚喜的旅行，去看看唐老鴨了！但如果去不了，那真正為親愛的唐老鴨慶祝的最好方式，就是看一些關于他的老電影！這些年來，他在很多動畫中出現過！毫無疑問，聽到他的聲音會讓你想起過去簡單而無憂無慮的日子。

Another way to celebrate Donald Duck Day is to watch all of his movies and re-read anystories that he's been mentioned in over the years. Perhaps you already have some books in abox under your bed. It will certainly inspire a spring clean around the house to see if you haveany type of Donald Duck collections that will allow you to celebrate the Donald Duck Day！

慶祝唐老鴨節的另一種方式是重溫多年來關于他的所有動畫，以及有他出場的任何故事。也許你已經在你的床底下藏了一些關于唐老鴨的書。這個節日肯定會鼓動你打掃一下房子，看看你是否有任何類型的唐老鴨收藏品，讓你來歡度唐老鴨節！

（英語原文選自：daysoftheyear.com）

[Notes]

1.debut['de?bju?]n.初次登臺

2.short-tempered [，D：t'tempad] adj.易怒的;脾氣壞的 3.spark[spɑ?k]v.發出火花;點燃;導致

4.resonate [?rez??ne?t]v.共鳴;共振

5.emulate [?emj??le?t] v.仿真;模仿

6.episode [?ep??s??d]n，-段經歷;插曲

7.outstrip [?a?t?str?p]v.超過;勝過

8.mascot [?m?sk?t] n.吉祥物

9.pop[p?p]v.突然出現

10. waddle[?w?dl] v.搖搖擺擺地走

II. iconic [a??k?n?k] adj，象征性的

12. bill[b?l]n，鳥喙

13. commemorate[k??mem??re?t] v.慶祝，紀念

14. option[??p??n] n.選項