(
课件网) Unit 1 Laughter is good for you 你是个喜欢笑的人吗?你知道憨豆先生吗?世界上有很多幽默大师给我们带来了笑声,憨豆先生就是其中的一位。 Mr Bean You must have seen this man somewhere—funny-looking,always in a jacket and a red tie.He seldom talks but always acts humorously.Who is he?He is the well-known Mr Bean,who is very popular with most people all over the world and he always makes us laugh by means of his funny body language. Mr Bean is the main character in the British comedy1 television series of the same name.It was written by Rowan Atkinson,Robin Driscoll,Richard Curtis and Ben Elton.The first episode2 was shown on 1st January,1990.During its five-year run,the series gained a large audience throughout the world.People are most amused by the antics3 of Mr Bean—a child in a grown man’s body. Mr Bean often seems short of worldly4 experience.The program usually shows his attempts to complete what would normally be considered simple tasks,such as going swimming or taking an exam.But he is not quite clever in dealing with the problems presented to him each time.The humor largely comes from his original solutions to any problem and his total disregard5 for others when he is solving it. The role of Mr Bean is played by Rowan Atkinson—an Oxford University graduate.Atkinson is considered to be a great comedian in the style of Charlie Chaplin.People are impressed by his humor. If you enjoy Mr Bean,please enjoy his show—Mr Bean! 译文 憨豆先生 你一定在某个地方见过这个人———滑稽的模样,总是穿着一件夹克,戴着一条红领带。他不大说话,但是举止却总是很幽默。他是谁?他是著名的憨豆先生,受到全世界大多数人的欢迎。他总是通过滑稽的肢体语言使我们发笑。 憨豆先生是英国同名喜剧电视连续剧的主要人物。这部电视剧是由罗温·艾金森、罗宾·德里斯科尔、理查德·柯蒂斯和本·埃尔顿写的。第一集是在1990年1月1日播放的。在五年的运作期间,这部电视剧吸引了全世界的很多观众。最使人们觉得好笑的是憨豆先生古怪滑稽的动作———一个成年人身体里的孩子。 憨豆先生看上去经常像是缺乏社会经验。节目通常是展示他试图完成一些通常被认为是非常简单的任务,如游泳或者参加考试。但是每次处理呈现在他面前的问题时,他都表现得很不聪明。这种幽默很大程度上来自于他最开始解决任何问题的方式,还有他解决问题时,完全忽视别人的这些做法。 憨豆先生这个角色由罗温·艾金森———一位牛津大学的毕业生扮演。艾金森被认为是卓别林式风格的伟大喜剧家。人们对他的幽默印象很深刻。 如果你喜欢憨豆先生,请欣赏他的表———《憨豆先生》! 词海拾贝 1.comedy[?k?m?dI] n.喜剧 2.episode[?epIs??d] n.(电视连续剧的)集 3.antics[??ntIks] n.古怪滑稽的动作 4.worldly[?w??ldlI] adj. 善于处世的 5.disregard[dIsrI?g??d] n.不尊重;忽视 难句剖析 He is the well-known Mr Bean,who is very popular with most people all over the world and he always makes us laugh by means of his funny body language. 句意:他是著名的憨豆先生,受到了全世界大多数人的欢迎。他总是通过滑稽的肢体语言使我们发笑。 剖析:本句是由and连接的并列复合句。第一个分句中含有who引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰Mr Bean; 第二个分句中含有“make+宾语+宾语补足语”结 ... ...
