Young Walt Disney

Young Walt Disney

年轻的沃尔特·迪士尼

Walt grew up in the small town of Marceline, Missouri. From an early age he loved to draw. He first made money from his art when he was a boy. A neighbor paid Walt to draw a picture of his horse. Walt also loved to read. His favorite book was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He imagined having adventures like Tom.

沃尔特在密苏里州的马塞琳小镇长大。他从小就喜欢画画。 他第一次靠画画赚钱是在他还是个孩子的时候。一个邻居付钱让沃尔特给他的马画一幅画。 沃尔特也喜欢阅读。他最喜欢的书是《汤姆索亚历险记》。他想像汤姆那样冒险。

Walking to school one day, Walt saw a poster. It advertised a play. “ It’s a play about a boy who can fly, ” he said to his brother, Roy. “ Let’s ask Mom if we can go. ” “ Can we go see Peter Pan?” Walt asked his mom. “ As long as you pay for your tickets, sure, ” she said.

一天，沃尔特在上学的路上看到了一张海报。它是一部戏的广告。 “这是一部关于一个会飞的男孩的戏剧，”他对他的哥哥罗伊说。“我们问问妈妈我们能不能去。” “我们能去看彼得潘吗?”沃尔特问他的妈妈。 “当然可以，只要你们能自己买票。”她说。

Walt and Roy gathered money to buy two tickets. Walt especially was amazed by the play. Shortly afterward the boys’ school put on the same play. Walt got to play the role of Peter Pan. He asked Roy to help him fly during the play. “ Don’t be silly. You can’t fly, ” Roy said.

沃尔特和罗伊凑钱买了两张票。沃尔特对这出戏特别感兴趣。 不久之后，男校上演了同一出戏。沃尔特扮演了彼得·潘的角色。 他请罗伊在演出时帮他飞。 “别傻了。你不能飞，”罗伊说。

But Walt convinced Roy to help him. They found some strong rope for a pulley system. Crash! Bang! Ouch! Finally Walt rose into the air. “ Look at me! I’m flying! ” he shouted. “ That was so neat, ” Roy said later. “ I hope we can both be in the movies when we grow up. ” “ I hope so, ” Walt answered.

但沃尔特说服罗伊帮他。他们为滑轮系统找到了一些结实的绳子。 哗啦!砰!哎哟!最后沃尔特升到了空中。“看看我!”我飞起来了!他喊道。 “太棒了，”罗伊后来说。“我希望我们长大后都能拍电影。” “希望如此。”沃尔特回答说。

Later the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Walt and Roy got a job delivering newspapers. They had to wake up at 4: 30 a. m. every morning. That was hard, but Walt used the money for the movies! He loved to watch movies. And he still loved to draw. Most of all he liked to make people laugh. His teacher predicted he would become an actor.

后来，他们一家搬到了密苏里州的堪萨斯城。沃尔特和罗伊找到了一份送报纸的工作。 他们必须每天早上4:30起床。这很难，但沃尔特把钱用在电影上了! 他喜欢看电影。他仍然喜欢画画。最重要的是，他喜欢逗人发笑。 他的老师预言他会成为一名演员。