Daming:
Lingling:
Daming:
Betty:
Lingling:
Betty: If Tony tells his dad that he's lost the camera he borrowed, he'll be in deep trouble. How can we let Tony know that we've got his dad's camera? I know! Let's take a photo. He'll see the flash. That's a smart idea! Give it to me! Well, it may not be very funny, but perhaps it'll be a cartoon which has a happy ending. And I'll be Superman!
(Snap.)
Module 9 Unit 2
Cartoon Heroes
Nemo, a cute orange-and-white fish, and Shrek, a huge green monster have won the hearts of young people in China and all over the world. The heroes of popular cartoons are everywhere, on office desks, handbags, and computer screens.
But there are some cartoon favourites which are older. The cartoon of the Monkey King has just had its "40th birthday". Called Havoc in Heaven, it tells the story of a monkey who leads a group of monkeys against the rule of the Emperor in heaven. He flies into a peach garden and eats as many peaches as he likes. He makes a mess in each room in heaven. But it is above all the jokes played by the monkey that people remember. "Havoc in heaven" has become a common expression used by a parent or a boss when they return to the house or office and see a mess.
Another favourite who has celebrated an important birthday in China is a reporter with red hair and a small white dog. Tintin has travelled to the jungles, the backstreets of Shanghai and even the surface of the moon. Tintin has been popular for 75 years, ever since Belgian cartoonist Hergé invented the character in 1929. His books have been translated into more than 50 languages, and about 200 million copies have been sold. In December 1984 the whole series of Tintin began to be published in China. Many Chinese still keep collections of these black-and-white Tintin books. There are several fan clubs in China which have held birthday parties for Tintin in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Wuhan.
Finally, Snoopy, Charlie Brown's lovable dog who lives in his own private dream world, also has his "50th birthday" celebrated by China's Snoopy fans in 2000.
"I didn't draw the cartoons only for children. Adults who have experienced life understand them better," said the late Charles Schultz, creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts cartoons.
Module 10 Unit 1
Lingling: How was your basketball training?
Tony: It was OK, but I'm a bit tired. My legs ache a bit.
Lingling: Don't give up if you want to stay fit. You're lucky you're only playing in the school
team! I've got a friend whose brother is training for the Olympics.
Daming: There's a boy in our team whose parents want him to go to a sports school. But he's
