新视野大学英语读写教程第四册第四单元B篇原文和翻译篇一：新视野大学英语读写教程第四册第二单元A篇原文和翻译unit2CharlieChaplinHewasborninapoorareaofsouthLondon.Heworehismothersoldredstockingscutdownforanklesocks.Hismotherwastemporarilydeclaredmad.DickensmighthavecreatedCharlieChaplinschildhood.ButonlyCharleChaplincouldhavecreatedthegreatcomiccharacteroftheTramp,thelittlemaninragswhogavehiscreatorpermanentfame.Othercountries—France,Italy,Spain,evenJapanandKorea—haveprovidedmoreapplause(andprofit)whereChaplinisconcernedthanthelandofhisbirth.ChaplinquitBritainforgoodin1913whenhejourneyedtoAmericawithagroupofperformerstodohiscomedyactonthestagewheretalentscoutsrecruitedhimtoworkforMackSennett,thekingofHollywoodcomedyfilms.Sadtosay,manyEnglishpeopleinthe1920sand1930sthoughtChaplinsTrampabit,well,crude.Certainlymiddle-classaudiencesdid;theworking-classaudiencesweremorelikelytoclapforacharacterwhorevoltedagainstauthority,usinghiswickedlittlecanetotripitup,oraimingtheheelofhisbootforawell-placedkickatitsbroadrear.Allthesame,ChaplinscomicbeggardidntseemallthatEnglishorevenworkingclass.Englishtrampsdidntsporttinymoustaches,hugepantsortailcoats:EuropeanleadersandItalianwaitersworethingslikethat.Thenagain,theTrampsquickeyeforaprettygirlhadacoarsewayaboutitthatwasconsidered,well,notquitenicebyEnglishaudiences—thatshowforeignersbehaved,wasntit?Butforoverhalfofhisscreencareer,ChaplinhadnoscreenvoicetoconfirmhisBritishnationality.Indeed,itwasaheadacheforChaplinwhenhecouldnolongerresistthetalkingmoviesandhadtofindtherightvoiceforhisTramp.Hepostponedthatdayaslongaspossible:inModernTimesin1936,thefirstfilminwhichhewasheardasasingingwaiter,hemadeupanonsenselanguagewhichsoundedlikenoknownnationality.HelatersaidheimaginedtheTramptobeacollege-educatedgentlemanwhodcomedownintheworld.Butifhedbeenabletospeakwithaneducatedaccentinthoseearlyshortcomedymovies,itsdoubtfulifhewouldhaveachievedworldfame.AndtheEnglishwouldhavebeensuretofinditodd.NoonewascertainwhetherChaplindiditonpurposebutthishelpedtobringabouthishugesuccess.Hewasanimmenselytalentedman,determinedtoadegreeunusualevenintheranksofHollywoodstars.Hishugefamegavehimthefreedom—and,moreimportantly,themoney—tobehisownmaster.Healreadyhadtheurgetoexploreandextendatalenthediscoveredinhimselfashewentalong.Itcantbeme.Isthatpossible?Howextraordinary,ishowhegreetedthefirstsightofhimselfastheTramponthescreen.Butthatshockrousedhisimagination.Chaplindidnthavehisjokeswrittenintoascriptinadvance;hewasthekindofcomicwhousedhisphysicalsensestoinventhisartashewentalong.felessobjectsespeciallyhelpedChaplinmakecontactwithhimselfasanartist.Heturnedthemintootherkindsofobjects.Thus,abrokenalarmclockinthemovieThePawnbrokerbecameasickpatientundergoingsurgery;bootswereboiledinhisfilmTheGoldRushandtheirsoleseatenwithsaltandpepperlikeprimecutsoffish(thenailsbeingremovedlikefishbones).Thisphysicaltransformation,plustheskillwithwhichheexecuteditagainandagain,aresurelythesecretsofChaplinsgreatcomedy.Healsohadadeepneedtobeloved—andacorrespondingfearofbeingbetrayed.Thetwowerehardtocombineandsometimes—asinhisearlymarriages—thecollisionbetweenthemresultedindisaster.Yeteventhispainfully-boughtself-knowledgefounditswayintohiscomiccreations.TheTrampneverloseshisfaithintheflowergirlwhollbewaitingtowalkintothesunsetwithhim;whiletheothersideofChaplinmakesMonsieurVerdoux,theFr...
