Passage Five
Seventy years ago, a film featuring a talking mouse appeared
in the United States. The character was only a pencil drawing, but it began a
fantasy that America and much of the wider world have yet to grow tired
of. Predicting the future is always risky. But it’s probably
safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the
20th century as America’s "Disney era". The reasons for Disney’s
success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person
-- the man who created the cartoon and build the company from nothing, Walt
Disney. Ironically(讽刺地), he could not draw particularly well. But he was a
genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest skills were his
insight and his management ability. But what really distinguished Disney was his
ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure his films
championed the "little guy", and made him feel proud to be American. This he
achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fear of ordinary
people. Disney’s other great virtue was the fact that his company -- unlike
other big corporations -- had a human face. His Hollywood studio -- the public
heard -- operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first-name terms
and had a say in how things should be run. By the time he died
in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon(偶像) like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers.
To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large,
he was "Uncle Walt" -- the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man
who represented all that was good about America.
What is the best title for the
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【参考答案】
Walt Disney and His Success
本文主要讲述了迪斯尼及其成功的事迹,故可选用此标题。