039 年轻的沃尔特·迪士尼

旁白 neutral

Walt grew up in the small town of Marceline, Missouri

沃尔特在密苏里州马瑟林小镇长大。

旁白 neutral

From an early age he loved to draw

他从小就喜欢画画。

旁白 neutral

He first made money from his art when he was a boy

他小时候第一次靠画画赚了钱。

旁白 neutral

A neighbor paid Walt to draw a picture of his horse

一位邻居付钱请沃尔特画他家的马。

旁白 neutral

Walt also loved to read

沃尔特也很爱读书。

旁白 neutral

His favorite book was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

他最喜欢的书是《汤姆·索亚历险记》。

旁白 neutral

He imagined having adventures like Tom

他想象着像汤姆那样去冒险。

旁白 neutral

Walking to school one day, Walt saw a poster

一天走路上学时，沃尔特看到一张海报。

旁白 neutral

It advertised a play

海报上宣传的是一出戏剧。

旁白 neutral

" It's a play about a boy who can fly," he said to his brother, Roy

“是一出关于一个会飞的男孩的戏。”他对哥哥罗伊说。

旁白 neutral

" Let's ask Mom if we can go."

“我们去问问妈妈能不能去。”

旁白 neutral

" Can we go see Peter Pan?" Walt asked his mom

“我们能去看《彼得·潘》吗？”沃尔特问妈妈。

旁白 neutral

" As long as you pay for your tickets, sure," she said

“只要你们自己买票，当然可以。”她说。

旁白 neutral

Walt and Roy gathered money to buy two tickets

沃尔特和罗伊凑钱买了两张票。

旁白 neutral

Walt especially was amazed by the play

沃尔特尤其被这部戏震撼了。

旁白 neutral

Shortly afterward the boys' school put on the same play

不久之后，男孩们的学校也上演了同一部剧。

旁白 neutral

Walt got to play the role of Peter Pan

沃尔特得到了彼得·潘这个角色。

旁白 neutral

He asked Roy to help him fly during the play

他请罗伊在演出时帮他飞起来。

旁白 neutral

" Don't be silly. You can't fly," Roy said

“别傻了，你飞不起来的。”罗伊说。

旁白 neutral

But Walt convinced Roy to help him

但沃尔特说服了罗伊帮他。

旁白 neutral

They found some strong rope for a pulley system

他们找来结实的绳子，做了个滑轮系统。

旁白 neutral

Crash! Bang! Ouch! Finally Walt rose into the air

砰！哐当！哎哟！沃尔特终于升到了空中。

旁白 neutral

" Look at me! I'm flying!" he shouted

“看我！我在飞！”他喊道。

旁白 neutral

" That was so neat," Roy said later

“这真是太棒了，”罗伊后来说。

旁白 neutral

" I hope we can both be in the movies when we grow up."

“希望长大后，我们俩都能演电影。”

旁白 neutral

" I hope so," Walt answered

“我也希望如此，”沃尔特回答。

旁白 neutral

Later the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri

后来，全家搬到了密苏里州的堪萨斯城。

旁白 neutral

Walt and Roy got a job delivering newspapers

沃尔特和罗伊找了份送报纸的工作。

旁白 neutral

They had to wake up at 4:30 a. m. every morning

他们每天早上都得四点半起床。

旁白 neutral

That was hard, but Walt used the money for the movies!

那很辛苦，但沃尔特把钱都花在看电影上！

旁白 neutral

He loved to watch movies

他非常喜欢看电影。

旁白 neutral

And he still loved to draw

而且他依然热爱画画。

旁白 neutral

Most of all he liked to make people laugh

他最喜欢的是逗人发笑。

旁白 neutral

His teacher predicted he would become an actor

他的老师曾预言他会成为一名演员。

旁白 neutral

Walt Disney did not become an actor

沃尔特·迪士尼并没有成为演员。

旁白 neutral

Instead he became an animator

他成了一名动画师。

旁白 neutral

Animating combined his interest in movies with his talent for drawing

动画制作把他对电影的兴趣和绘画天赋结合在了一起。

旁白 neutral

He never forgot Peter Pan though

不过他从未忘记《彼得·潘》。

旁白 neutral

In 1953 he even produced his own animated version of it

1953年，他甚至制作了自己的动画版《彼得·潘》。

旁白 neutral

Walt began as a small-town boy who loved to draw

沃尔特起初只是个热爱画画的小镇男孩。

旁白 neutral

He went on to become a famous creator of animated movies

后来他成了一位著名的动画电影创作者。

旁白 neutral

Even today his movies bring joy to children all around the world

直到今天，他的电影依然给全世界的孩子们带来欢乐。