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1、Make Europe Disney More Europe,Unit 9,阿成出品,1 Does Mickey Mouse have a beard? 2 No. 3 Does this mean that French men seeking work with the Disney organization must shave off their moustaches too? 4 It depends. 5 A labor inspector took the Disney organization to court this week,contending(new words) t
2、hat the companys dress and appearance codewhich bans moustaches, beards, excess weight, short skirts and fancy stockingsoffends individual liberty and violates French labor law.,翻译,录音,单词,6 The case is an illustration of some of the delicate cultural issues the company faces as it gets ready to open
3、its theme park 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Paris in five months time. 7 The Disney management, which is assembling what it calls a “cast“ of 12,000 to run the theme park, argues that all the employees, from bottle washers to the president, are similar to actors who have to obey rules about appe
4、arance. Anyway, a company spokesman says, no one has yet put his moustache before a job.As one new “cast member“ put it: “You must believe in what you are doing, or you would have a terrible time here. 8 But what do people think of Euro Disney? People everywhere are wondering whether Europeans would
5、 like this form of American recreation.,翻译,9 For all its concern about foreign cultural invasion and its defense against the pollution of the French language by English words, Frances Socialist government has been untroubled about putting such a huge American symbol on the doorstep of the capital an
6、d has been more concerned about its economic effect. It made an extraordinary series of tax and financial concessions to attract the theme park here rather than let it go to sunny Spain. 10 The theme park itself will be only part of a giant complex of housing, office, and resort developments stretch
7、ing far into the next century, including movie and television production facilities. As part of its deal with the Disney organization, the government is laying and paying for new highways, an extension of Paris regional express railway and even a direct connection to the high speed TGV railway to th
8、e Channel Tunnel. The TGV station is being built in front of the main entrance of Euro Disneyland, and is scheduled to come into service in 1994.,翻译,11 If Euro Disneyland succeedstheme parks already in France have so far faileda second and even a third park is likely to be built by the end of the ce
9、ntury. Financial experts say that Euro Disneyland, the first phase of which is costing an estimated $3.6 billion, is essential to Disneys overall fortunes, which have been hit by competition and declining attendance in the United States. 12 French intellectuals have not found many kind things to say
10、 about the project. The kids, however, will probably never notice. Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Peter Pan, and Pinocchio all come from European fairy tales or stories and are as familiar to children here as they are in the United States.To a French child Mickey is French. To an Italian kid he is Ita
11、lian.,翻译,13 The Disney management is stressing this tradition in an apparent response to suggestions that it is culturally insensitive. Although the concept of the theme park is closely based on the original Magic Kingdom in California and Walt Disney World in Florida, “Euro Disneyland will be uniqu
12、e in a manner appropriate to its European home,“ the company says.The legends and fairy tales which come from Europe figure prominently in the creative development of the theme park.“ Officials point out, for example, that Sleeping Beautys castle, the central feature of the theme park, is based not
13、on Hollywood, as some might think, but on the illustrations in a medieval European book. Also, a 360-degree movie, based on the adventures of Jules Verne, features well-known European actors.,翻译,14 Asked to describe other aspects of the effort to make the park more European, a spokesman mentioned th
14、at direction signs in the theme park will be in French as well as English, and that some performers will chat in French, Spanish and English. “The challenge is telling things people already knowand at the same time making it different,“ the spokesman said. 15 On the other hand, this effort is not be
15、ing taken too far. Another Disney spokesman said earlier that the aim of the theme park is to provide a basically American experience for those who seek it. In this way, he said, people who might otherwise have contemplated a vacation in the United States will be happy to stay on this side of the At
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