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Unit 3
第三單元
A Taste of English Humour
英語幽默
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A Master of Nonverbal Humor
無聲的幽默大師
As Victor Hugo once said, "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face",
維克多·雨果曾經(jīng)說過：“笑容就如取走人們臉上的冬天的陽光?！?/div>
and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
關(guān)于這一點(diǎn)，直到今天也沒有人能比查理·卓別林做得更好。
He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between.
在兩次世界大戰(zhàn)以及之間的艱苦歲月里，他給英國和美國人民打來了快樂。
He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.
在人們感到沮喪的時(shí)候，卓別林使他們開懷大笑，于是人們對(duì)自己的生活感到比較滿意。
Not that Charlie's own life was easy!
然而卓別林自己的生活并不容易。
He was born in a poor family in 1889.
他生于1889年，出身貧寒。
His parents were both poor music hall performers.
他的父母都是雜耍戲院里貧窮的演員。
You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.
你可能會(huì)感到驚訝，查理剛能說話時(shí)大人就教他如何唱歌，他剛能走時(shí)大人就教他跳舞。
Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain.
這樣的訓(xùn)練在當(dāng)時(shí)的演員家庭中是很普遍的，尤其是在家庭收入經(jīng)常不穩(wěn)定的時(shí)候。
Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off,
不幸的是他的父親去世了，整個(gè)家庭狀況更糟了。
so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
所以卓別林在童年時(shí)候就要照顧生病的母親和弟弟。
By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England.
在十多歲的時(shí)候，憑借著自己的幽默，查理在英國已經(jīng)成為最受歡迎的童星之一。
He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks.
他能夠不說話而僅靠動(dòng)作來模仿傻子做日常的任務(wù)。
No one was ever bored watching him - his subtle acting made everything entertaining.
看他的表演沒有人會(huì)感到無聊——他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。
As time went by, he began making films.
隨著時(shí)間的推移，他開始拍電影。
He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world.
他塑造的可愛的“小流浪漢”角色開始聞名于世，而他自己也越來越受歡迎。
The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat.
這個(gè)窮苦的無家可歸的小流浪漢，留著小胡子，穿著大褲子，破鞋子，頭頂著黑色的小圓帽。
