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May's father bought her an encyclopaedia. Here are three articles she found in it.
梅的爸爸给她买了一部百科全书。这是她在书中看到的三篇文章。
DINOSAURS
恐龙
Dinosaurs lived on the Earth over sixty million years ago.
恐龙在六千多万年前生活在地球上。
This was a long time before people existed.
恐龙存在（地球上）的时间远远早于人类。
Dinosaurs lived everywhere. Some were as small as chickens.
恐龙无处不在。一些恐龙体小如鸡。
Others were as big as ten elephants. Some dinosaurs even had wings and could fly.
另一些则有十头大象之巨。
Many dinosaurs were harmless. They were as gentle as sheep and ate plants.
许多恐龙是无害的，性情温和如羊，是食草动物。
Others were harmful. They were fiercer than tigers and ate meat.
另一些恐龙则是有危害性的。它们比老虎更凶猛，以肉为食。
Dinosaurs all died out suddenly. Nobody knows why.
恐龙突然灭亡。没有人知道原因。
We know about the lives of dinosaurs from the skeletons, eggs and footprints they left behind. (See Earth History)
我们从恐龙留下的骨骼、蛋和脚印（化石）中了解它们的生活。（见地球的历史）
DIOGENES
第欧根尼
Diogenes was a famous thinker. He lived in Greece about two thousand years ago.
第欧根尼是位著名的思想家。他大约于两千年前居住在希腊。
He taught that the way to be happy was to own as few things as possible.
他教导说，获取幸福的方法是尽可能少地拥有物品。
All he owned was a big jar that he lived in, a coat, a bag and a cup.
他的全部财产就是他所居住的一口大缸、一件外套、一个包和一只杯子。
He was very happy. One day, Diogenes saw a boy drinking water from his hands by a fountain,
他非常快乐。一天，他看见一个小男孩正跪在喷泉旁，他正用手喝水。
so he threw away his cup and became even happier. (See Greece)
因此，第欧根尼扔掉了他的杯子，变得甚至更快乐了。（见希腊）
DISNEY, WALT
迪士尼，华特
Disneyland is a famous amusement park in the USA.
迪斯尼乐园是美国著名的游乐园。
Disneyland was created by Walt Disney (1901-1966),
迪斯尼乐园是由华特·迪斯尼(1901-1966)创建的，
who is famous for his cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White and many others.
他以他的卡通人物而闻名，米老鼠、唐老鸭、高飞狗、白雪公主以及其他卡通人物。
Disney was born in the USA.
迪斯尼生于美国。
After leaving school, he sold newspapers and delivered mail.
毕业后，他开始卖报纸，送邮件。
At the same time, he studied art at night.
同时他又在晚上学艺术。
Finally he got a job that he really liked - drawing cartoons for films.
最后他得到了一份自己真正喜爱的工作—为电影画卡通漫画。
Disney's most famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, was a real mouse.
迪斯尼最著名的卡通人物，米老鼠，是一只真实的老鼠。
It sometimes sat on Disney's desk while he was working.
它有时在沃尔特正在工作的时候坐到他的桌子上。
Disney drew the mouse and put it in a cartoon.
沃尔特把它画了下来，放到一部卡通里。
Soon Mickey became a star and Disney became rich and famous. (See Cartoons)
很快米老鼠就成了明星，而迪士尼也变得富有且出名。（见卡通）
