英语新闻视频：还记得当年的麦兜小猪吗？

McDull is a famous cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong. Although McDull made his first appearance as a supporting character in the McMug comics, McDull has since become a central character in his own right, attracting a huge following in Hong Kong.

　　Walking into Alice Mak’s office is like walking into a world of McDulls. The illustrator’s office is completely filled with McDull dolls and paintings.

　　Although Mak has produced several comic books featuring the pink little pig, she herself has never seen a real pig.

　　Alice Mak says, "I have never seen a real pig because I grew up in the city. But to me, it is a very adorable animal. And out of curiosity¹, I started to draw pictures of it."

　　McDull is a famous cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong.

　　McDull has since become a popular character attracting a huge following in Hong Kong.

　　Alice Mak has liked drawing ever since she was a little kid. But she did not receive any formal training until she entered the former Hong Kong Polytechnic² Institute to take a design courses. After graduation, Alice met Brian Tse Lap-man, a children’s literary³ author, who is now her husband.

　　Mak has been producing the McDull cartoon stories with Tse since 1991. She draws pictures according to Tse’s script⁴.

　　The character first appeared in a children’s magazine. It was then gradually shown in different kinds of products, like dolls, stationery⁵ and even mobile⁶ phone games.

　　McDull is a famous cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong.

　　Alice Mak says, "Actually, the sales of McDull products are more than that of the comic books. But I’m not sad. My concern is whether it can bring happiness to people, whatever means I use does not matter. For example, a kid may feel happier when he receives a McDull doll compared to reading a comic of it."

　　McDull, with a birthmark over his right eye, has starred in a series of animated⁷ movies, including "My Life as McDull", "McDull, The Alumni" and "McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten." The character harbors⁸ many dreams and perseveres⁹ to achieve them despite repeated failures. His positive attitude towards life has inspired many children and young people in Hong Kong.

　　Alice Mak says she’s happy that Mcdull inspires people in such a good way.

　　Alice Mak,the creator of cartoon McDull

　　McDull is a famous cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong.

　　

　　Walking into Alice Mak’s office is like walking into a world of McDulls. The illustrator’s office is completely filled with McDull dolls and paintings.

1 curiosity   

n.好奇心，新奇的事物，珍品

参考例句：

• He gave in to curiosity and opened my letter.他抑制不住好奇心，拆开了我的信。
• The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel.孩子们出于好奇，迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西。

2 polytechnic   

adj.各种工艺的，综合技术的；n.工艺(专科)学校；理工(专科)学校

参考例句：

• She was trained as a teacher at Manchester Polytechnic.她在曼彻斯特工艺专科学校就读，准备毕业后做老师。
• When he was 17,Einstein entered the Polytechnic Zurich,Switzerland,where he studied mathematics and physics.17岁时，爱因斯坦进入了瑞士苏黎士的专科学院，学习数学和物理学。

3 literary   

adj.文学（上）的

参考例句：

• Literary works of this kind are well received by the masses.这样的文学作品很受群众欢迎。
• The book was favourably noticed in literary magazines.这本书在文学杂志上得到好评。

4 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

5 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。

6 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

7 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

8 harbors   

n.海港( harbor的名词复数 )；海湾；避难所；躲藏处

参考例句：

• And, across the world, ships were sliding out of Black Sea harbors. 在世界的那一边，船只正在偷偷地溜出黑海港口。 来自辞典例句
• It harbors huge reserves of capital in the insurance companies of Hartford. 它有哈特福德的保险公司的庞大的储备资金。 来自辞典例句

9 perseveres   

v.坚忍，坚持( persevere的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Although he is in poor health, he still perseveres in his studies. 尽管他身体不好，他仍孜孜不倦地学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This astounding cell will continue multiplying, reticulating as long as life perseveres. 只要生命延续，这种令人惊叹的细胞就会继续繁衍、交织变幻。 来自互联网