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I'm Barbara Klein. And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Charles M. Schulz who wrote and drew the newspaper comic strip "Peanuts" for half a century. Millions of people around the world who loved the comic strip "Peanuts" were sad when Charles Schulz died in February, two thousand. He was seventy-seven years old. The artist who created Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy had retired a month earlier because of poor health. The last new daily "Peanuts" appeared January third in two thousand six hundred newspapers in seventy-five countries. Charles Schulz drew "Peanuts" for fifty years. The comic strip first appeared in seven American newspapers in nineteen fifty. At that time, the subjects were all children and animals. They still are. People love these characters because they demonstrate the failings and strengths of all human beings. For example, Charlie Brown usually cannot get things right. But he tries his best. And he never stops trying.
Charles Schulz would not permit anyone else to draw "Peanuts." However, the stories about Charlie Brown and his friends did not completely disappear when their creator died. Newspapers are publishing earlier "Peanuts" comic strips, called "Classic Peanuts." Special programs based on stories about the "Peanuts" group are still shown on television and performed as musical plays. For example, the animated cartoon, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," has appeared on television since nineteen sixty-five. In it, Charlie Brown has to choose a Christmas tree for a special Christmas program. He gets a small ugly tree because he feels sorry for it. But the other children laugh at it. They say Charlie Brown has failed again to do something right. Then in preparing for the show, one of the children tells about the true meaning of Christmas. The other children decide that maybe they can make Charlie Brown's tree look beautiful. Here is some jazz music by the Vince Guaraldi Trio from the television show, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
Other children often criticize Charlie Brown. He suffers many losses and rejections -- just as people sometimes do in real life. His baseball team always loses. He keeps trying to kick a football, but never succeeds. His friend Lucy keeps pulling the ball away. But he continues to believe that some day she will let him kick the ball. Charlie Brown has a dog named Snoopy who may be even more popular than Charlie. Snoopy is a funny character. He sleeps on top of his dog house. Snoopy is always trying to write the great American novel. But he cannot get beyond the first line of his book. He writes: "It was a dark and stormy night" again and again. Snoopy dreams of himself as a pilot searching for the Red Baron, a famous German fighter pilot in World War One. There are other memorable characters in the "Peanuts" comic strip. Lucy mistrusts everyone. She often seems angry. Schroeder plays a small toy piano. Every year he celebrates the birthday of composer Ludwig von Beethoven. Linus always carries a blanket to feel secure. Peppermint Patty is good at sports. She likes Charlie Brown very much and is the only one who calls him "Chuck."
Charles Schulz said he saw himself in some of his characters. He recognized himself in Charlie Brown's continued failures. In Snoopy's humor. In Lucy's moments of anger. And in the insecure feelings of Linus. Some of the situations in "Peanuts" seem to have developed from Mister Schulz's own life experiences. In nineteen sixty-seven, the "Peanuts" characters starred in a musical play. "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" was first performed in New York City. It later became the most produced musical in America. A new production opened on Broadway in New York in nineteen ninety-nine. The actors in the Broadway version of the musical sing a song called "Happiness." Charles Schulz brought happiness to millions of people. He was born in nineteen twenty-two in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father was a barber who cut men's hair. When Charles was five, his teacher told him: "Some day, Charles, you are going to be an artist." But he sometimes had trouble with his school work. In high school, he was poor at sports. He was afraid to ask a girl to go out with him. His high school publication rejected some of his drawings he hoped it would publish.
At age seventeen, Charles began studying art. He took a class by mail from a Minnesota art school. This was the only art education he ever had. Then came World War Two. Mister Schulz served in the United States Army. During this period he very much enjoyed a comic strip about soldiers called "Willie and Joe." Cartoonist Bill Mauldin drew this strip. Charles Schulz had Snoopy remember Bill Mauldin every year on the American holiday that honors former soldiers. After the war, Mister Schulz taught at an art school. He fell in love with another employee. She was a young woman with red hair. However, this red-haired woman married someone else. Mister Schulz said he thought she chose another man because her mother believed Charles Schulz would never succeed in life. This woman's rejection must have been painful for Mister Schulz. Yet in later years he developed the failed romance into an interesting situation for "Peanuts." The red-haired woman became the little red-haired girl Charlie Brown likes so much. True to history, this girl does not care much for Charlie Brown. But he never stops thinking she is wonderful.
In nineteen forty-seven, a newspaper in Saint Paul, Minnesota, began publishing a comic written and drawn by Charles Schulz. It was called "L'il Folks." It showed a little boy with a round face named Charlie Brown. The newspaper published the single drawing once each week. But it refused to use it every day, as Mister Schulz had hoped. So he began creating a comic strip of several drawings for a media company, United Feature Syndicate. It sold the strip to newspapers around the country to be published every day. The media company changed the name of the strip to "Peanuts." Over the years Mister Schulz drew about eighteen thousand comic strips. He did it without any help. This is very unusual for a comic strip artist. Most have people who help them draw the strips. Charles Schulz also wrote the stories for the television and film productions of "Peanuts." There have been more than fifty animated television shows based on "Peanuts." Charles Schulz's comic strip created a whole industry. There are "Peanuts" toys, videos, clothes and greeting cards. A number of parks in the United States and in Asia use "Peanuts" characters.
In two thousand two, a new museum opened in Santa Rosa, California. It celebrates the life and work of the creator of "Peanuts." Charles Schulz agreed to the idea of a museum before he died. It provides a place where people can see the first drawings of all his comic strips and learn about his work. The museum also shows works by other artists that honor "Peanuts". The museum was built very near the place where Charles Schulz wrote and drew "Peanuts." One area of the museum re-creates the room where Charles Schulz drew his cartoons. Another area shows things from his childhood and awards he received. His wife Jean said she wanted the museum to show not only his work, but also how he lived. Missus Schulz said she wants visitors to feel as if they are taking part in his daily life.
重点解析
1.permit 允许
The guards permitted me to bring my camera and tape recorder.
守卫允许我带上相机和录音机。
2.appear (在戏剧、访谈、电视节目等中) 露面
He has appeared in over 60 movies.
他参演了60多部电影。
3.laugh at 嘲笑
Do not hesitate to laugh at anything you find amusing.
只要觉得好笑就尽管笑。
4.memorable 难忘的
Movie music can be made memorable because its themes are repeated throughout the film.
电影音乐要想让人记住不难，因为它的主旋律贯穿影片始终。
5.animated 动画的
Disney has returned to what it does best: making full-length animated feature films.
迪斯尼又回到了它最擅长的领域：制作动画长片。
6.take part in 参加，参与
They returned to take part in the season's opening game.
他们回来参加本赛季的开幕赛。
参考译文
我是芭芭拉·克莱恩。我是史蒂夫·恩贝尔。这里是VOA慢速英语《美国人物志》。今天我们将讲述查尔斯·舒尔茨的故事，他是报纸连载漫画《花生漫画》的作者。这个漫画他画了五十多年。世界百万人都喜爱《花生漫画》，2000年2月，查尔斯·舒尔茨去世时，他们非常伤心。去世时，他77岁。而创作查理·布朗和他的狗狗史努比的这位艺术家在此一个月前因健康问题退休了。最新一期的《花生漫画》于1月3日刊登在75个国家的2600家报纸上。查尔斯·舒尔茨画了50年的《花生漫画》。该漫画于1950年首次刊登在7家美国报纸上。那时，漫画的主题都是孩子和动物。他们现在仍是。人们喜欢这些角色，因为他们展现出所有人类的缺点和优点。例如，查理·布朗经常把事弄得一团糟，但他还是尽自己所能，从不放弃尝试。
查尔斯·舒尔茨不让其他人画《花生漫画》。但是当他们的创作者去世时，查理·布朗和朋友们的故事并没有完全消失。报社刊登了早期的《花生漫画》—《Classic Peanuts》。根据《花生漫画》改编的节目仍在电影和音乐剧中上演。例如，卡通动画《查理·布朗的圣诞节》在1965年登上电视。在这部动画中，查理·布朗要为一个特别的圣诞项目选一棵圣诞树。由于对圣诞节感到愧疚，他选了一个小树。但是其他孩子嘲笑了他，他们说查理·布朗再次把事情弄得一团糟。然后在准备节目的时候，其中一个孩子说出了圣诞节真实的意义。其他孩子认为，或许他们可以装扮一下查理·布朗的圣诞树。以下是来自《查理·布朗的圣诞节》的一些由 Vince Guaraldi创作的爵士乐。
其他孩子经常为难查理·布朗。他遭遇了很多失败和拒绝—就像是现实生活中人们的经历一样。他的棒球队总是输。他继续尝试踢球，但是从未取得成功。他的朋友露西总是把球拿走。但是他还是认为总有一天，她会让他踢球的。查理·布朗有一只名为史努比的狗狗，史努比甚至比查理更受欢迎。史努比是一个有趣的角色。他睡在狗窝的房顶上。史努比总是想写一本伟大的美国小说。但他总是写完第一句就没有后文了。他一遍又一遍地写到：“这是个漆黑的、风雨交加的夜晚”。史努比梦想着自己是搜寻红男爵的飞行员，红男爵是一战中著名的德国战斗机飞行员。《花生漫画》中还有其他让人难忘的角色。露西对每个人都不信任，她总是看起来很生气。施罗德弹奏着一个小小的玩具钢琴。每年他都会庆祝作曲家路德维希·冯·贝多芬的生辰。莱纳斯总是带着一个毯子才有安全感。派伯敏特·佩蒂是个体育能手。她非常喜欢查理·布朗，也是唯一一个叫他“查克”的人。查尔斯·舒尔茨说他在一些角色中看到了自己。他从查理·布朗不断的错误中，从史努比的幽默中，从露西愤怒中以及莱纳斯的不安全感中认识到了自己。《花生漫画》中的一些场景改编自舒尔茨自己的生活经历。
1967年，《花生漫画》被搬上音乐剧。《你是个好人,查理·布朗》在纽约首演。之后成为了美国演出场数最多的音乐剧。1999年，新的作品在纽约百老汇上演。百老汇版音乐剧中的演员们唱了一首歌《Happiness》。查尔斯·舒尔茨将欢乐带给了数百万人。1922年，他在明尼苏达州明尼阿波里斯市出生。他的父亲是为男士修理头发的理发师。查尔斯五岁的时候，他的老师告诉他：“查尔斯，你将成为一名艺术家。”但他有时做不好作业。高中，他体育不好。他害怕约女孩出去。他所在的高中拒绝刊登一些他希望出版的图画。
17岁的时候，查尔斯开始学习艺术。通过邮件的方式，他向明尼苏达艺术学校求学。这是他唯一接受过的艺术教育。然后二战发生了。查尔斯在美国军中服役两年。在此期间，他非常喜欢一刊关于士兵的连环画《威利和乔》。漫画家比尔·莫尔丁是该漫画作者。每年美国纪念先烈的节日里，查尔斯·舒尔茨都会借史努比怀念比尔·莫尔丁。战后，舒尔茨在一所艺术学校教书。他爱上了另一位员工。她是一位留着红头发的年轻女士。但这位红头发的女士和别人结婚了。舒尔茨表示他认为她选择别人是因为她的母亲认为查尔斯·舒尔茨不可能成功。这位女士的拒绝一定是查尔斯·舒尔茨的伤痛。而多年后，他将这段失败的爱情改编成了《花生漫画》中一个有趣的场景。这位红头发的女士变成了一个红发的小女孩，查理·布朗很喜欢她。与往事相符，这个女孩并不关心查理·布朗。但是他从未停止认为她是如此美好。
1947年，明尼苏达州圣保罗的一家报社开始刊登查尔斯·舒尔茨创作绘画的漫画《小家伙》。讲的是一个名为查理·布朗的圆脸小男孩的故事。这家报社每周刊登一幅画。但报社拒绝了舒尔茨每天连载的愿望。因此他开始为媒体公司联合图画公司创作连载漫画。每天公司将漫画卖给全国的各家报社。这家媒体公司将漫画更名为《花生漫画》。多年来，舒尔茨画了约18000篇连环画。他独自创作，这一点对一个连环画艺术家而言很不寻常。多数人都会找人帮忙画画。查尔斯·舒尔茨还给《花生漫画》的电视和电影作品编写故事。根据《花生漫画》改编的动画节目有50多部。查尔斯·舒尔茨的连环画创造了一整个行业。有玩具、视频、衣服和贺卡。美国以及亚洲的很多公园都有《花生漫画》中的角色。
2002年，一家新博物馆在加利福尼亚州圣罗莎开幕。该博物馆是为了纪念《花生漫画》创作者的生平和作品。查尔斯·舒尔茨在去世前同意了建博物馆的这个想法。这家博物馆为人们提供了一个欣赏他的漫画原稿以及了解他作品的地方。博物馆还展出了其他艺术家为纪念《花生漫画》而做的作品。博物馆的位置距离查尔斯·舒尔茨创作漫画的地方很近。博物馆中的一块区域重建了查尔斯·舒尔茨画画的房间。另一个区域展出了他童年的物品以及他所收获的奖项。他的妻子珍说她希望博物馆所展出的不仅是他的作品，还有他的生活。舒尔茨太太表示她希望参观者能够有一种参与到了他的日常生活之中的感觉。
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