When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. 当人们谈到“文化”时，我们（首先）想到的是艺术与历史。

But one very famous symbol in American culture is cartoon. 但是美国文化的一个非常著名的标志是卡通片。

We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. 我们都了解和喜欢那只长着大大的、圆圆的耳朵的黑老鼠——米老鼠。

Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. 80多年前，他首次在卡通片《威利号汽船》中出现。

When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18, 1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. 当这部卡通片于1928年11月18日在纽约发行时，它成了第一部有声音、有音乐的卡通片。

The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney.He became very rich and successful.

In the 1930s he made 87 cartoons with Mickey. 在20世纪30年代，他用米奇拍了87部卡通片。

Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. 一些人可能问这个卡通动物是怎样如此受欢迎的。

One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, 其中一个主要的原因是米奇像一个普通人，

but he always tried to face any danger. 但他面对危险时总是全力以赴。

In his early films, Mickey was unlucky，and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. 在他早期的影片中，米奇是不幸的，他经常遇到许多问题，比如失去房子和女朋友明妮。

However, he was always ready to try his best. 然而，他总乐于竭尽全力。

People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. 人们去影院看这个“小男人”赢。

Most of them wanted to be like Mickey. 他们中多数人都想成为想米奇那样的人。

On November 18, 1987,Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 在1978年11月18日，米奇成了第一位入选好莱坞星光大道明星的卡通人物。

Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,but everyone still knows and loves him. 今天的卡通片通常不像小米老鼠那样简单，但是每个人还是知道和喜爱他。

Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s? 谁长着一双比米奇的耳朵更有名的耳朵呢？