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Unit 2 A2 Tom and Jerry are two of the most popular cartoon characters in the world. The short cartoons are full of fun. They show Tom the cat trying to catch Jerry the mouse. They also have a long history. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s. Their boss, a man called Fred Quimby, told them to make funny cartoons for cinemas. Together they thought of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse. They thought it would be funny to make the mouse smart and always get the cat into trouble. The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was shown in cinemas in 1940. It was a huge success. So their boss told Hanna and Barbara to make more. Over the next seventeen years, they made plenty of Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of the cartoons are around seven minutes long. It is easy to understand the cartoons, since there is usually no speaking in them. Instead, the two animals are always running around of fighting each other. Though Tom thinks he can catch Jerry, he always fails. Hanna and Barbara made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons altogether. In almost every one, Tom gets in trouble with his owner, while Jerry laughs at him. The famous cat and mouse are still popular today, since they are funny and bring great amusement. Children from all over the world love to watch their show on television. 汤姆和杰里是世上最著名的两个卡通角色。这部短漫画是充满了乐趣。它讲述了一只汤姆猫捉一只杰里鼠的故事。说起来，它们也有悠久的历史了。 在上个世纪30年代，威廉汉纳和约瑟夫巴贝拉在美国米高梅电影制片公司共事。他们的老板，弗雷德，让他们给影院制作一些有趣的卡通片。于是他们俩想出了一个猫捉老鼠的主意。他们认为把汤姆塑造得聪明机智，常常让杰里麻烦不断是一件很有趣的事。 第一部《猫和老鼠》在1940年上映，当时便取得巨大成功。于是他们的老板让威廉汉纳和约瑟夫巴贝拉继续制作下去。在过去的17年里，他们制作了大量的《猫和老鼠》动画，其中大部分的长度在7分钟左右。 动画里的对白不多，让人一看就明白。倒是这两个主角经常是在追逐打闹之中。尽管汤姆觉得自己可以捉住杰里，但他屡战屡败。 威廉汉纳和约瑟夫巴贝拉总共制作了114集《猫和老鼠》，几几乎在每一集中， 汤姆会闯祸落在主人手里，而杰里却在一边嘲笑他。今天，著名的汤姆和杰里依然受欢迎，它们给观众带来很多乐趣和娱乐，世界各地的小朋友都喜欢在电视上看到它们。 B2 Would you like to become as cartoon artist? If yes, a good way to start is by drawing cartoon faces. Cartoon faces should be funny and interesting. We can make people’s faces look funny by exaggerating some of their features. For ex