Disneyland is the name of the theme parks around
the world. There are Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, Disney Orlando in
Florida, Disneyland Paris in France, Tokyo Disneyland in Japan, and Hong Kong
Disneyland in Hong Kong. But do you know its history? OK! Let me tell you.
Walt Disney was born in 1901. The Mickey Mouse
created in 1927 made him very famous. He died in 1966, but his work and his
dreams did not die. Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey Mouse and
other cartoon characters.
Later in his life, Mr. Disney had a dream, that
is, to build a new kind of amusement park. It would be clean and beautiful.
There would be rides for children and nice hotels for adults. It would be fun
for people of all ages. Mr. Disney drew a plan for this park. It was called
Disneyland. The engineer told him it was an impossible dream. His family and
friends thought he was mad. But Mr. Disney did not give up his idea. In 1955,
(90)Disneyland opened to the public and became the most successful amusement
park in the USA. Walt Disney’s dream came true.
The Walt Disney Company confirmed that Disney had
been talking to the government in Shanghai about opening a park that would open
by 2014.
任務(wù)一:根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問(wèn)題。
1. When did Walt Disney create Mickey Mouse?
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2. What was Walt Disney’s dream?
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3. Whom would the amusement park be fun for?
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4. Where is the first Disneyland?
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任務(wù)二:將文中劃線的句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。
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