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1、【助力2014】高考英语阅读理解专项特训（8）八、Thebest-lovedpiginHongKongiscalledMcDull.HismommakesawishthathewilllooklikeChowYun-fatorTonyLeung,twomovieheartthrobs,butheisdistinguishedonlybyabirthmarkaroundhisrighteye.Thecartoonpigletisnotsmart,either.Everythinghetries,hefails.HewantstobeanOlympic
2、championofqingbaoshan,butthesportofgrabbingthemoststeamedbunsfromapiledoesn`treallyexist,ofcourse.HedreamsofgoingtotheMaldives,butendsuponaone-daytourofaHongKonglandmarkinstead.However,theslow,dumbpighaswonoverHongKongpeople,oftenstereotypedaseagertoquicksuccess.Sofar,thereare
3、fiveMcDullmoviesshowedinboththemainlandandHongKong.ThepopularityofMcDulloccasionallyconfoundshiscreatorAliceMak."MaybepeopleseethemselvesandtheirfriendsinMcDull,"shesays.MakhadneverseenarealpigbeforeshedrewMcDull.ShewasbornandspentmostofherlifeinTaiKokTsui,anordinaryHongKongco
4、mmunitywhereshecanstillbuycheapfood.ItisalsowhereMcDullgrowsup.LikeMcDull,Makmovesandspeaksslowly.Shedescribesherselfasasimpleperson,whodoesnottrytodrawtoomuchmeaningfromtheMcDullstories.AsaChristian,shehassomesimplebeliefs,suchasGodcreateshumansbecausehelovesthemandwantsthemt
5、obehappy.Inthelate1980sMakworkedatapresscompanyasasummerintern.Thecompanyboss,BrianTse,laterbecameherhusbandandscriptwriterofallMcDullmoviesandbooks.McDullwasatfirstasupportingcharacterinastoryabouthiscousinMcMug,asmartpigletand"whatparentsexpectoftheirchildren".Butitturnedout
6、thatthewoodenheadedMcDullwasmoreappealingWhenMcMugpromiseshisclassmatesthatifhebecomestheclasspresidenthewilltreateveryonewithstrawberrycakes,McDullstrugglestoutteronesentenceinhisspeech:"Ifyouchooseme,youwillbe...painful."Hegivesuphisfavoritechickenthightohismomandpracticessp
7、ortshedislikestomakeherhappy.Hehasmanydreams,mostofwhichendupindisappointment.Heisstillhappy,however.Whenhegetsan"H",hethinksitlooks"onlyabitdifferent"froman"A".Accordingtohisheadmaster,heisn`tthatstupid,heisjusttookind."McDullremindspeopletheyusedtobeassimpleandhappyashim,"Ma
8、ksays."IfthereisathemeinalltheMcDullmovies,itisabouthowasimpl
