The Adventures of Maruko 櫻桃小丸子的青春冒險旅程 Take a look back at Momoko Sakura’s iconic series. 來回顧一下櫻桃子最具代表性的的系列節目。
Chibi Maruko-chan, one of the most popular animated series in Japanese history, portrays the adventures of a nine-year-old girl named Maruko. Maruko is cute and friendly towards everyone, although she is also a little bit lazy. She is very curious about the world and loves spending time with her grandfather. Fans enjoy the show because they get to see the world through her eyes. The series was created by the talented manga artist, Momoko Sakura. Sakura grew up in a small, peaceful town in Japan during the 1970s and used her childhood memories as inspiration for the show. In addition to her animation work, Sakura also had an impact on Japanese music. She liked to put songs from new artists in the episodes so her fans could discover them. Sakura even wrote the words to “Odoru Ponpokorin,” a pop song that reached the top of the Oricon Singles Charts. When Sakura died from cancer in 2018, millions of fans around the world were shocked and sad. Many left thoughtful messages on social media, expressing their gratitude to Sakura for bringing joy to their childhood years with her enjoyable cartoon.
1. iconic a. 代表性的，指標性的 One of the most iconic landmarks in the world is the Statue of Liberty. 世上最具代表性的地標之一是自由女神像。
2. portray vt. 描繪，描寫 The movie portrayed the war between the Greeks and Trojans. 這部電影描寫的是希臘人與特洛伊人之間的戰爭。
3. talented a. 有天賦的，有才能的 A lack of talented people made it hard for the team to carry out their project. 缺乏有才能的人使該小組難以執行他們的專案計畫。
4. inspiration n. 靈感 The songwriter got a lot of inspiration from being in love. 該作曲家從戀愛中獲得許多靈感。
5. have an impact on... 對……產生影響／衝擊 impact n. 影響，衝擊 Violent TV shows might have a negative impact on kids. 暴力電視節目也許會對小朋友產生負面影響。
6. thoughtful a. 體貼的，關心的 It is thoughtful of sb to V 某人很體貼的（做）…… It was thoughtful of our neighbors to watch our house for us while we were away on vacation. 我們外出度假時，鄰居幫我們看家真體貼。
7. express / show one’s gratitude (to sb) （對某人）表達感謝 gratitude n. 感激，謝意 We sent Patty a gift to express our gratitude for her hard work. 我們送給派蒂一份禮物對她的辛勞表達感謝。
8. enjoyable a. 令人愉快的；有趣的 Mindy had an enjoyable day at the mall yesterday. 敏蒂昨天在購物中心裡度過了愉快的一天。
fan 的相關用法 本文中的名詞 fan 表「……迷／粉絲，（某事物或人的）狂熱愛好者」，相關片語為 be a fan of...（喜歡……；是……的迷）。另外，有一個相關詞彙為 fan mail，表「崇拜者的來信」。例：
Rick is a big fan of that baseball team and never misses any of their games. （瑞克是那支棒球隊的忠實球迷，他從未錯過他們的任何一場比賽。）
The famous rock band receives a lot of fan mail. （那個知名搖滾樂團收到許多粉絲的來信。）
