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）

我并非主要给孩子拍摄电影。我拍的电影是献给我们每个人心中的孩子，不管是6岁，还是60岁。

—— 华特·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动画电影制片人。他还是美国著名企业家、导演、配音演员，也是动画和主题公园的创始人，在一代又一代美国人民心中颇受欢迎。

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.

华特从小就对艺术情有独钟，先后在堪萨斯艺术学院和芝加哥艺术学院就读。当美国加入第一次世界大战时，华特从学校退学，申请参军。由于年纪太小，没法直接到前线打仗，他不得已加入红十字医护队。1918年，华特被派往法国当救护车司机，那年他年仅17岁。

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.

华特在动画领域的贡献可追溯到20世纪初。他创作的动画系列片《幸运兔子奥斯华》让他赢得首次成功。这部动画片是迪士尼影院创作的，由著名的环球影城出品。不过，当华特提出为该动画片的后期制作增加预算时，环球影城的经理查尔斯·明茨拒绝了他，并迫使华特放弃了对奥斯华角色的版权。

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.

不过，华特怎会轻易放弃？后来，他和哥哥罗伊·迪士尼成立了华特迪士尼制片厂，也就是现在的华特迪士尼公司。如今，该公司的市值超过1500亿美元。华特和他的员工们为观众创作了无数知名的动画人物，其中最有名的当属米老鼠了。华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.

华特共收获59次奥斯卡提名，26次获奖，这两个数据都创下了纪录，使他成为提名和获奖次数最多的个人。华特还以他本人的名字冠名，创立了迪士尼乐园和华特·迪士尼世界主题公园，在美国、日本、法国和中国都设有园点。

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.

虽然米老鼠是华特·迪士尼公司早期最深入人心的角色，事实上，公司共创设了上百个成功的知名动画人物。有一些虽然只在系列片里出现过几次，但这些经典又不失幽默的原创角色，毫无疑问都是华特·迪士尼公司最鲜活的代表。