麥兜的故事

McDull is a male pig who can be distinguished by a birthmark on his right eye. He has a heart of gold， but he isn't very smart and ordinary in every way; nevertheless， he has many dreams. However， every time he tries， he fails; he is disappointed， but tries again， exploring other dreams. In this way he creates his own colourful world. He lives his life simply and naturally. He is not perfect， but his attitude towards life， namely of never giving up， makes him a popular character.

The name McDull actually has a story itself. When Mrs Mak was going to give birth to McDull， she saw a magical plastic basin(pronounced roughly as \"dull\" in Cantonese) flying over her head. Believing it a sign from the gods， she named her son as \"Dull\".

麥兜是一只右眼上有個胎記的小豬。他有一顆金子般的心，但他不是很聰明，什么方面都平平無奇;盡管如此，他也有自己的夢想。每一次他嘗試著達成自己的理想，他都會失敗;他會感到失望，但依舊進取，追逐著自己其它的夢。他就是這樣創(chuàng)造了自己的一片天地。他單純而簡單的生活，以及雖不完美，卻積極向上的生活態(tài)度，和永不放棄的精神，使得他受到了大眾的歡迎。

麥兜名字的由來有一個故事。麥太臨盆去醫(yī)院準備生麥兜的時候，她看到了一只神奇的塑料盆(粵語中叫做“膠兜”)從她頭頂飛過。麥太認為這是老天爺傳遞的異象，暗暗許愿并決定給兒子取名麥兜。

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麥兜系列主要人物中英文名對照:

麥兜 McDull

麥嘜 McMug

麥太 Mrs. Mak Tam Yuk Lin (麥譚玉蓮)

麥炳 Mak Bing