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高中英語(yǔ)必修四第三單元高中英語(yǔ)必修四第三單元高中英語(yǔ)必修四第三單元高中英語(yǔ)必修四第三單元一、課文原文AMASTEROFNONVERBALHUMOURAsVictorHugooncesaid,"Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface",anduptonownobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.HebrightenedthelivesofAmericansandBritishthroughtwoworldwarsandthehardyearsinbetween.Hemadepeoplelaughatatimewhentheyfeltdepressed,sotheycouldfeelmorecontentwiththeirlives.NotthatCharlie'sownlifewaseasy!Hewasborninapoorfamilyin1889.Hisparentswerebothpoormusichallperformers.YoumayfinditastonishingthatCharliewastaughttosingassoonashecouldspeakanddanceassoonashecouldwalk.Suchtrainingwascommoninactingfamiliesatthistime,especiallywhenthefamilyincomewasoftenuncertain.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff,soCharliespenthischildhoodlookingafterhissickmotherandhisbrother.Byhisteens,Charliehad,throughhishumour,becomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.Hecouldmimeandactthefooldoingordinaryeverydaytasks.Noonewaseverboredwatchinghim-hissubtle1actingmadeeverythingentertaining.Astimewentby,hebeganmakingfilms.Hegrewmoreandmorepopularashischarmingcharacter,thelittletramp,becameknownthroughouttheworld.Thetramp,apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhat.Hewalkedaroundstillycarryingawalkingstick.Thischaracterwasasocialfailurebutwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomealldifficulties.Hewastheunderdogwhowaskindevenwhenotherswereunkindtohim.Howdidthelittletrampmakeasadsituationentertaining?Hereisanexamplefromoneofhismostfamousfilms,TheGoldRush.Itisthemid-nineteenthcenturyandgoldhasjustbeendiscoveredinCalifornia.Likesomanyothers,thelittletrampandhisfriendhaverushedthereinsearchofgold,butwithoutsuccess.Insteadtheyarehidinginasmallhutontheedgeofamountainduringasnowstormwithnothingtoeat.Theyaresohungrythattheytryboilingapairofleathershoesfortheirdinner.Charliefirstpicksoutthelacesandeatsthemasiftheywerespaghetti.Thenhecutsofftheleathertopoftheshoeasifitwerethefineststeak.Finallyhetriescuttingandchewingthebottomoftheshoe.Heeatseachmouthfulwithgreatenjoyment.Theactingissoconvincingthatitmakesyoubelievethatitisoneofthebestmealshehasevertasted!2CharlieChaplinwrote,directedandproducedthefilmshestarredin.In1972hewasgivenaspecialOscarforhisoutstandingworkinfilms.HelivedinEnglandandtheUSAbutspenthislastyearsinSwitzerland,wherehewasburiedin1977.Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocouldinspirepeoplewithgreatconfidence.二、課文翻譯默劇大師維克多·雨果曾說(shuō)：“歡笑是驅(qū)走人們臉上寒冬的太陽(yáng)。”而到現(xiàn)在為止，還沒(méi)有一個(gè)人能做的比查理·卓別林更好。他在艱苦的兩次世界大戰(zhàn)時(shí)期為美國(guó)人和英國(guó)人的生活增彩。他能夠讓喪氣的人暢懷，讓他們感覺(jué)到生活的美好。但這些不代表查理素來(lái)過(guò)著暢快的生活。他于1889年出生在一個(gè)貧窮的家庭。他的父親母親都是貧窮的樂(lè)師。小查理一會(huì)說(shuō)話就開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)聲樂(lè)，一會(huì)走路就開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)跳舞，這是十分令人感覺(jué)驚異的。這種訓(xùn)練在當(dāng)時(shí)的演藝之家是層出不窮的，特別是對(duì)收入不定的家庭。很不幸的是，查理的父親去世了，這使得家境更為窘?jīng)r，也正是因?yàn)檫@樣，查理的童年都用來(lái)陪同患病的母親和照顧他的弟弟。在青少年時(shí)，查理就以他的風(fēng)趣，成為英國(guó)最受歡迎的童星之一。他以啞劇形式演出笨拙的人的平時(shí)生活。沒(méi)有人對(duì)他的表演感覺(jué)討厭，他巧妙的表演使所有都顯得風(fēng)趣。慢慢地，他做起了電影。他以那個(gè)迷人的漂泊漢的角色在世3界上變得越來(lái)越出名。他那貧窮、無(wú)家可歸、留著兩撇小胡須的漂泊漢角色，衣著大褲子、破鞋子和一頂小圓黑禮帽。他拄著一根手杖，步履僵直。這個(gè)角色反應(yīng)了社會(huì)的失敗，但他在戰(zhàn)勝困難時(shí)展現(xiàn)的樂(lè)觀和信心贏得了人們的喜愛(ài)。他雖處于社會(huì)低層飽受人們的奚落，但他仍對(duì)人大方。那么這個(gè)漂泊漢是怎樣使原來(lái)悲慘的情況變得引人發(fā)笑呢？這里有一個(gè)從他最出名的電影《淘金記》中采納的例子。在19世紀(jì)中期，金子在加利福尼亞剛被挖掘。像其他人同樣，這個(gè)流浪漢和他的朋友一同去那里淘金，但都無(wú)獲。更為火上加油的是，他們?cè)獾奖╋L(fēng)雪，只好躲在山邊的一個(gè)小棚子里，還沒(méi)有食品。他們是這樣的餓致使于他們把一雙皮鞋煮了當(dāng)晚餐。查理先把鞋袋挑出來(lái)當(dāng)意大利面吃了。接著他把鞋的皮質(zhì)表面當(dāng)牛排切著吃。最后，他試著切下鞋底來(lái)吃。他吃地十分快樂(lè)