小学生课外英语手抄报内容

　　my life as Mcdull 麦兜的故事

McDull is a male pig who can be distinguished by a birthmark on his right eye. He has a heart of gold, but he isn't very smart and ordinary in every way; nevertheless, he has many dreams. However, every time he tries, he fails; he is disappointed, but tries again, exploring other dreams. In this way he creates his own colourful world. He lives his life simply and naturally. He is not perfect, but his attitude towards life, namely of never giving up, makes him a popular character.

麦兜是一只右眼上有个胎记的小猪。他有一颗金子般的心，但他不是很聪明，什么方面都平平无奇;尽管如此，他也有自己的梦想。每一次他尝试着达成自己的理想，他都会失败;他会感到失望，但依旧进取，追逐着自己其它的梦。他就是这样创造了自己的一片天地。他单纯而简单的生活，以及虽不完美，却积极向上的生活态度，和永不放弃的精神，使得他受到了大众的欢迎。

The name McDull actually has a story itself. When Mrs Mak was going to give birth to McDull, she saw a magical plastic basin(pronounced roughly as "dull" in Cantonese) flying over her head. Believing it a sign from the gods, she named her son as "Dull".

麦兜名字的由来有一个故事。麦太临盆去医院准备生麦兜的时候，她看到了一只神奇的塑料盆(粤语中叫做“胶兜”)从她头顶飞过。由此她向塑料盆许了一系列的愿望，希望将来的儿子能很聪明、读书好，长得帅，像梁朝伟或者周润发，还有运气要好，最后塑料盆终于落地。麦太认为这是老天爷传递的异象，而麦胶这个名字不好听，于是决定取名麦兜。

麦兜系列主要人物中英文名对照：

麦兜 McDull

麦唛 McMug

麦太 Mrs. Mak Tam Yuk Lin (麦谭玉莲)

麦炳 Mak Bing

　　天才福特的儿时

Henry ford didn’t always pay attention in school. one day ,he and a friend took a watch apart. angry and upset, the teacher told him both to stay after school. their punishment was to stay until they had fixed the watch. but the teacher did not know young ford’s genius. in ten minutes, this mechanical wizard had repaired the watch and was on this way home.. ford was always interested in how things worked. he once plugged up the spout of a teapot and placed it on the fire. then he waited to see what would happen. the water boiled and, of course, turned to steam. since the steam had no way to escape, the teapot exploded. the explosion cracked a mirror and broke a window. the young inventor was badly scalded ford’s year of curiosity and tinkering paid off. he dreamed of a horseless carriage. when he built one, the world of transportation was changed forever.

亨利.福特在学校里常常心不在焉。有一天，他和一个小朋友把一块手表拆开了。老师很生气，让他们放学后留下来，把表修好才能回家。当时这位老师并不知道小福特的天才。只用了十分钟，这位机械奇才就把手表修好，走在回家的路上了。

福特对各种东西的工作原理总是很感兴趣。曾有一次，他把茶壶嘴用东西堵住，然后把茶壶放在火炉上。他便站在一边等候着会出现什么情况。当然，水开后变成了水蒸气。因为水蒸气无处逸出，茶壶便爆炸了，因而打碎了一面镜子和一扇窗户。这个小发明家也被严重地烫伤了。

多年后，福特的好奇心和他的动手能力使他得到了回报。他曾经梦想着去制造一辆无马行进的车。他造成了一辆这样的车后，运输界发生了永久性的变化。