In the sunny city of Anaheim, California lies a magical kingdom called Disneyland.It's home to Mickey ahd the gang, Cinderella(灰姑娘) and her Prince Charming, Steeping Beauty and the rest of the Disney peers!
In the early 1950s, cartoonist (漫畫家)Walt Disney conceived1 a theme park where his already hugely popular characters--Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and the rest--could come to life.Anaheim was chosen as the location for Disneyland on the basis that these acres2 of orange groves (樹叢,小樹林).
This super cool amusement park is divided into eight themed areas. Main Street, USA brings you back to the day of horse-drawn carriages and streetcars (有軌電車). Return to the Old West to relive3 America's pioneer days in Frontierland. Adventureland is an exotic4 tropical place in a far-off region of the world. Get transported into the future in Tomorrowland.Fantasyland takes you to the place where dreams come true.Step into New Orleans Square to experience good fashioned Southern charm. Play with whimsical(離奇的,古怪的) wildlife creatures in Critter (生物,動物) Country. Enter the land that Toons built--Mickey's Toontown--which is the actual home of your fave5 Disney characters!
It's been 50 years since the happiest place landed on Earth, so turning 50 is a huge deal(事情,情況).And that's why Disneyland and all of the beloved Disney characters are throwing the Happiest Celebration on Earth! Must-see festivities include the Parade6 of Dreams and Dreams Come True Fireworks along Mainstreet. As well, Space Mountain is set to relaunch during the golden anniversary!
Disneyland'saddressis1313Harbor Boulevard because M is the 13th letter of the alphabet,making the address MM for Mickey Mouse.Gum isn't sold at Disneyland because Walt Disney didn't want his guests to have to pick gum off their shoes every 10 minutes, as is common at other amusement parks.
注釋:
1、conceive vt.構(gòu)想出,設(shè)想
2、acre n. [~s][口]大量
3、relive vt.(尤指在想像中)重新過的生活,再經(jīng)歷
4、exotic a.奇異的,異國情調(diào)的
5、fave n. [英俚]對最喜愛明星的癡迷[fave系favourite之縮略]
6、parade n. (慶祝)游行
在美國加利福尼亞州阿納海姆這個(gè)陽光充足的城市,有個(gè)夢幻王國叫迪斯尼樂園。它是米老鼠和他的伙伴們:灰姑娘和她的白馬王子、睡美人,以及其他迪斯尼成員的家鄉(xiāng)!
在20世紀(jì)50年代初,漫畫家沃爾特·迪斯尼就設(shè)想要建造一個(gè)主題公園,在那里他要賦予他筆下那些已經(jīng)廣受歡迎的角色——米老鼠、唐老鴨利其他形象——以生命。阿納海姆以它有大片的柑橘林而被選作建造迪斯尼樂園的場所。
這個(gè)超酷的娛樂公園被分為8個(gè)主題區(qū);“美國大街”把你帶回到馬車和有軌電車的時(shí)代。在“邊疆世界”,你回到早年的西部;重新感受美國先驅(qū)開拓的日子。“冒險(xiǎn)土地”是世界上遙遠(yuǎn)的地方,富有異域特色的熱帶風(fēng)情?!懊魅帐澜纭卑讶藥胛磥硎澜?。“幻想樂園”把你帶到夢想成真的地方??缛搿靶聤W爾良廣場”,你可以感受:迷人的美國南方風(fēng)貌。在“動物王國”,你可以和稀奇古怪的野生動物做游戲。走進(jìn)卡通人物們自己建造的城鎮(zhèn)——“米老鼠之城”,它是那些你最喜歡的迪斯尼卡通形象真正的家!
這個(gè)最快樂的地方已經(jīng)誕生50年了,過50歲生日是件大事。這就是為什么迪斯尼樂園及其所有備受喜愛的卡通角色要舉辦“世界上最快樂的慶典”!不可錯(cuò)過的慶?;顒影ā皦艋么笥涡小焙汀懊绹蠼帧毖芈返摹皦粝氤烧娑Y花”。同時(shí),“太空山”將在這個(gè)金色的周年紀(jì)念盛典期間開始重新開放!
迪斯尼樂園的地址是海港大街1313號,因?yàn)镸是字母表的第13個(gè)字母,因此,把地址寫成MM還可以代表米老鼠。在迪斯尼樂園你買不到口香糖,因?yàn)槲譅柼亍さ纤鼓岵幌胱尶腿嗣扛?0分鐘就不得不拿掉他們鞋子上粘的口香糖,這在其他游樂園里是司空見慣的事。