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在为滑雪运动员谷爱凌绘制了一套2D动画后，托尼·班克罗夫特声名鹊起，成为网络上的轰动人物。

1Animator Tony Bancroft became an Internet sensation after he drew a set of 2D animations for skier Eileen Gu， who soared to win three medals during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Bancroft wrote on his Instagram account that Gu has become an inspiration for girls all over the world to get into athletics and reach their goals. The US animator makes no attempt to conceal his excitement.

2“I was so inspired by how she took her Chinese and American roots and brought them ‘Together for a Shared Future' （the slogan of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics）. She is incredible at what she did in skiing and I love how she is an influence on the next generation of female athletes from China and the world. Like Mulan， Eileen Gu is a strong female hero，” Bancroft says.

3Bancroft's passion for bringing memorable animated films to life has created some of the best characters we are all too familiar with， including Pumbaa from The Lion King， Kronk from The Emperor's New Groove， Iago from Aladdin， Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast. And as a film director， he is best known for directing the movie Mulan.

4The US animator Tony Bancroft says he has a great love for Chinese culture.

5“I love to give back from my experiences in animation to future generations， through Chinese social media. I feel like I can give back to a generation of cultural and technology influencers who are just as interested in creating entertainment as anyone in the world. I am also fascinated to see new stories come from the Gen?Zers （千禧后一代） about their culture's past and present，” he says.

6Each style has its own unique charm. He always maintains an attitude of appreciation and learning in the collision of styles. Every artist has his own style， and blindly pursuing a certain style is the imprisonment of ideas and creativity. And he hopes to see more diverse styles of works in the making.

ReadingCheck

Choose the best answers according to the text

Vocabulary 1. What does the underlined word “conceal” in paragraph 1 mean？

A. Search. B. Express.

C. Improve. D. Hide.

Genre 2. How does the author develop the third paragraph？

A. By listing examples.

B. By answering questions.

C. By explaining factors.

D. By analyzing studies.

Inference 3. Which word can best describe Tony Bancroft's feeling about Gen?Zers？

A. Disappointed.    B. Unexpected.83CBB867-7332-40F5-A045-1CB4C01F242D

C. Interested.    D. Inspired.

Inference 4. What's Tony Bancroft's opinion on styles？

A. Styles should focus on young teenagers.

B. There should be various styles of works.

C. Teens and adults are fond of changeable styles.

D. Every artist should learn a certain style.

LanguageStudy

Ⅰ. Analyze the difficult sentence in the text

Animator Tony Bancroft became an Internet sensation after he drew a set of 2D animations for skier Eileen Gu， who soared to win three medals during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. 动画师托尼·班克罗夫特在为谷爱凌，2022年北京冬奥会上一举夺得了三枚奖牌的滑雪运动员，绘制了一套2D动画后，在互联网上名声大振。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句，句中的after he drew a set of 2D animations for skier Eileen Gu是after引導的时间状语从句;who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Eileen Gu。

Ⅱ. Memorize some text?centered chunks

a set of 一套;一副

Together for a Shared Future 一起向未来

passion for 热爱;对……的强烈爱好

be familiar with 熟悉;精通

be best known for 以……而闻名

have a great love for 热爱

give back 归还

feel like 感觉就像;想要83CBB867-7332-40F5-A045-1CB4C01F242D