New Words 生词
1) Blind date: a date where the guy
and girl don't know each other
相亲：男孩和女孩不认识对方的约会
I am always so nervous before going on a blind date
- you never know what the person will be like.
在相亲之前我总是那么紧张－你从不知道那个人会是个什么样子。
2) Tube: slang for TV (usually used
in the UK)
电视机：Tube 是TV的俚语（通常用在英国）
The old one stopped working, so I had to save enough
money to buy a new tube.
旧电视机不工作了，所以我得攒够钱去买个新的。
3) Riff: a string of words or musical
notes
段子：一串词语或者音乐音符
I spent all weekend practicing my comedy riff, but when
I actually got up on stage, I was so nervous I forgot
what to say.
整个周末我都在排练我的小品段子，可当我真的上了台以后我太紧张了，忘了该说什么了。
Lesson - Robin Williams
课文－罗宾·威廉斯
Star Sign: Cancer
Born: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Date: 21st July 1952
Family: Wife Marcia Garces, 3 children: Zachery, Zelda
& Cody
星座：巨蟹座
出生地：美国，伊利诺斯州，芝加哥
生日：1952年7月21日
家庭成员：妻子：玛西娅·加希斯；三个孩子：扎凯里，塞尔达和考迪
Plenty of people think Robin Williams
is the funniest man alive, and when he launches into
one of his manic riffs, it's hard to disagree.
很多人认为罗宾·威廉斯是当今最幽默风趣的人。（当你看到）他投入到他的一个狂热段子时，想不同意都难。
The only child of a wealthy Ford Motor
executive, Williams amassed 2,000 toy soldiers in his
parents' thirty-room mansion as a kid. Trained in drama
at Juilliard, he was a mime and a stand-up comic before
starring as a loony alien in the seventies sitcom Mork
and Mindy, a role that made him a household name.
威廉斯是福特汽车一个富有的公司执行人的独苗，小时候他在父母有三十个房间的房子里积攒了2000个士兵玩具。在他出演七十年代的电视系列片《莫克和明迪》之前他在朱莉亚戏剧学院学习，是一个哑剧演员和单口喜剧演员。在《莫克和明迪》中他主演一个疯狂的外星人，该角色使他家喻户晓。
While Williams was dazzling the nation
with records, concerts, and TV appearances, his big-screen
output was under-whelming. His first leading role was
in Robert Altman's disastrous live-action Popeye, and
while he redeemed himself somewhat in a The World According
to Garp, Hollywood failed to put Williams' improvisational
gifts to good use until Good Morning Vietnam, which
earned him an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award
in 1987.
当威廉斯的唱片、音乐会和在电视上的露面让国人眼花缭乱时，他饰演的银幕形象没有获得成功。他的第一个主角是在罗伯特·阿特曼的真人片《大力水手》，遭受惨败。而当他在《盖普的世界》中多多少少挽回了自己后，直到他出演了《早安，越南》前好莱坞并没有好好利用威廉斯的即兴表演天赋。《早安，越南》使他获得了1987年的一项奥斯卡提名和一项金球奖。
But while his overall film output has
continued to be erratic, he has shown surprising range,
tackling dramatic as well as comedic roles, and turning
in stellar performances in Dead Poets Society, Awakenings,
and The Fisher King. His work as the voice of the genie
in Disney's animated Aladdin helped fuel that film's
phenomenal, cross-generational success.
不过随着他继续扮演五花八门的电影形象，他显出了惊人宽广的戏路。他即可以演戏剧角色，也可以演喜剧角色，并在《死亡诗社》、《睡人》和《渔王》中有出色的表演。他在迪斯尼动画片《阿拉丁》中为鬼怪配的音是该片深受几代观众的喜爱，获得巨大成功的一个因素。
After divorcing his first wife, Williams
married his son's former nanny. He let her produce Mrs
Doubtfire, and she let him ham it up, and the result
was a commercial blockbuster that further cemented his
standing as Hollywood's most popular funnyman.
和第一个妻子离婚了以后，威廉斯娶了儿子原来的保姆。他让她做《肥妈先生》（又译《窈窕奶爸》）的制片人，而她则让他夸张地表演，结果是一个商业巨片诞生了，进一步巩固了他作为好莱坞最受欢迎的喜剧演员的地位。
His recent string of comedy hits - The
Birdcage, Jack, Fathers' Day, and Flubber (a remake
of the classic Disney comedy The Absent Minded Professor)
- prove that he is not yet ready to relinquish his comedy
crown to Jim Carrey, a fact made even more apparent
when Entertainment Weekly named Williams the "Funniest
Man Alive."
他最近的一连串喜剧佳作－《鸟笼》、《家有杰克》、《不可能的拍档》以及《飞天法宝》（又译《乌龙博士》，是迪士尼的经典喜剧电影《飞天万能车》的改编版）－表明了他还没有准备将他的喜剧桂冠交给吉姆·凯瑞。当《娱乐周刊》将威廉斯称为“当今最幽默风趣的人”时，这一事实更为明朗。
Williams achieved a pinnacle in his
career by winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for
his restrained performance as a South Boston therapist
in Gus Van Sant's 1997 Good Will Hunting.
威廉斯在格斯·凡·桑特1997年的《心灵捕手》中扮演南波士顿的一个心理医生，获得了奥斯卡最佳男配角，到达了事业的顶峰。
Previous to going to Juilliard Acting
Academy in New York, Robin studied political science.
After Juilliard, Robin played in nightclubs across the
US.
在罗宾去纽约朱莉亚戏剧学院以前，他学习政治学。从朱莉亚学院毕业后，罗宾在全美夜总会表演。
Robin has made over 10 feature films,
with these movies grossing well over $150 million dollars.
He has been nominated for two Academy awards (Good Morning
Vietnam and Dead Poets Society), has won several Golden
Globe awards and three Grammy's for the audio recordings
of "Jumanji", "Good Morning Vietnam"
and "Live at the Met".
罗宾已经拍摄了十多部电影，片酬总额超过了一亿五千万美元。他得过两次学院奖（《早安，越南》与《死亡诗社》）、几次金球奖并因录制《勇敢人的游戏》、《早安，越南》以及《Live
at the Met》获三次格莱美奖。
Dialogue -对话
Colin: Why are you crying, Edna?
Edna: I'm not crying - I'm laughing.
Colin: But I can see tears running down your face.
Edna: I just saw a movie that was so funny it made me
cry.
Colin: That must have been a really funny movie.
Edna: It was about a guy who dresses up like a woman
to get a job!
Colin: I think I have seen that movie.
Edna: Did you think it was funny?
Colin: I thought that it was funny in a strange way
- but not in a way that made me laugh!
Edna: I laughed so hard that my sides hurt and I had
to stop the movie!
科林：你为什么在哭，埃德娜？
埃德娜：我不是在哭－我在笑。
科林：可我看到眼泪在你的脸上流下来。
埃德娜：我刚刚看了一部电影，太逗了，弄得我都流泪了。
科林：那肯定是一部很有趣的电影。
埃德娜：它说的是一个男的男扮女装去找工作！
科林：我觉得我看过这部片子。
埃德娜：你觉得它好笑吗？
科林：我觉得它好笑是因为它怪怪的－而不是因为它逗我发笑的方式！
埃德娜：我笑得太狠了，肋骨都疼了，不得不把电影停了下来。
NEW
WORDS 新单词
1) Puppy: soft person
脆弱的人：意志软弱的人
I knew that breaking up with my boyfriend would be hard
because he is a puppy.
我知道和我的男朋友分手会很难，因为他是个脆弱的人。
2) Ivories: teeth
牙齿
Make sure you go to the dentist at least every six months
or your ivories will all fall out.
确保你至少每六个月就去牙医那，要不然你的牙齿就会全部掉光。
3) Spinach: slang for US dollars (because
it is green)
绿钞票：美元的俚语（因为它是绿的）
You can never have too much spinach, but money is not
the most important thing in life.
有多少钱都不为多，不过钱不是生活中最重要的东西。
4) Turnoff: person or thing that bores
or disgusts somebody
讨厌，恶心：使人厌烦或反感的人或事物
His dandruff was such a huge turnoff that I could not
even look at him.
他的头皮屑可真让人恶心，我甚至连看他一眼都受不了。
Dialogue-对话：
Tina: I suppose that you heard that
I broke up with my boyfriend?
Jessie: I did hear that. I have to say that you are
better off without him.
Tina: You never liked him, Jessie. Can you tell me why?
Jessie: I thought his face, clothes and personality
were all real turnoffs.
Tina: I understand what you mean, but I did like him.
Jessie: What did you like about him?
Tina: His parents are rich, so he always had loads of
spinach.
Jessie: That's the worst reason to fall in love!
Tina: I never said that I loved him! I just liked hanging
out with him.
蒂娜：我想你听说我和我的男朋友分手了？
杰西：我确实听说了。我要说你不和他在一起的好。
蒂娜：你从来都不喜欢他，杰西。你能不能告诉我为什么？
杰西：我觉得他的脸、衣服和性格统统让人很讨厌。
蒂娜：我知道你什么意思，不过我以前确实喜欢他。
杰西：你喜欢他的什么？
蒂娜：他父母是有钱人，所以他总有大把大把的绿票子。
杰西：这是坠入爱河最糟糕的理由！
蒂娜：我从没说过我爱他！我只是喜欢和他出去玩而已。
New Words 生词
1) Oldies: your parents
老爸老妈：你的父母
My oldies were really cool and let me stay out at parties
all night.
我的老爸老妈真棒，让我整夜参加派对。
2) Attorney: another word for lawyer
代理人，律师：律师的另一个词
Most people think that attorneys have no heart and that
they just care about money.
大多数人觉得律师没有心肠，他们只关心钱。
3) Peanuts: a very small amount of money
杯水车薪：很少的钱
My first job was delivering newspapers as a kid, but
it paid peanuts.
我小的时候第一份工作是送报纸，只有杯水车薪。
4) Mission: Building or settlement where
the work of a mission is done, especially among poor
people
贫民教区：布道的建筑物或场所，尤指贫民居住区的地方
The doctor works at the mission.
那医生在贫民教区工作。
Lesson: 课文
The Story of Hollywood
好莱坞的故事
When Spanish explorers first entered
the area now known as Hollywood, Native Americans were
living in the canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Before long, the Indians had been moved to missions
and the land which Hollywood now occupies was divided
in two by the Spanish Government.
当西班牙探险家开始进入现在大家知道的好莱坞地区时，土著美国人正住在圣塔莫尼卡山的峡谷里。不久，印第安人被强迫搬进贫民教区里，而好莱坞现在占据的地方被西班牙政府一分为二。
By the 1870s, an agricultural community
flourished in the area and crops ranging from hay and
grain to subtropical bananas and pineapples were thriving.
In 1886, H. H. Wilcox bought some land that his wife
then christened "Hollywood."
到十九世纪七十年代的时候一个农业团体使得这个地方繁荣起来。各种各样的农作物，从干草与谷类到亚热带的香蕉与菠萝在此茁壮成长，一派欣欣向荣的景象。在1886年，H·H·维尔科斯买了一些土地，随后他的妻子将这块地命名为“好莱坞”。
Within a few years, Wilcox had devised
a grid plan for his new community, paved Prospect Avenue
(now Hollywood Boulevard) for his main street and was
selling large residential lots to wealthy Midwesterners
looking to build homes so they could "winter in
California."
在几年的时间里，维尔科斯为他的新社区想出了一个网状方案。他铺了前景大街（现在的好莱坞大道）作为他的主要街道，然后把大片大片的住宅区卖给富有的中西部人。那些人正在寻找地方起房子，以便冬天的时候在加利福尼亚度过。
In 1911, the Nestor Company opened Hollywood's
first film studio in an old tavern on the corner of
Sunset and Gower. Not long thereafter Cecil B. DeMille
and D. W. Griffith began making movies in the area -
drawn to the community for its open space and moderate
climate.
在1911年，Nestor公司在日落大道与高尔街拐角处的一家老酒馆开了第一个电影拍摄场。随后不久，塞西·B·德米尔与D·W·格里菲斯受到这个社区的开放空间与温和气候的吸引开始在此地拍摄电影。
Banks, restaurants, clubs and movie
palaces sprang up, catering to the demands of the burgeoning
film industry. The needs of this thriving new industry
created radical changes in the community causing a clash
between older and newer residents.
银行、餐馆、俱乐部和电影院如雨后春笋般冒了出来，迎合了电影工业萌芽的需要。这种欣欣向荣的新产业的需求造成了社区内部发生了巨大的变化，导致新老居民发生了冲突。
Acres of agricultural land south of
what-is-now Hollywood Boulevard were subdivided and
developed as housing for the enormous numbers of workers
that movie-making required.
现在的好莱坞大道南边的大片耕地被进一步细分，发展成为大批电影工人居住的地方，这是拍摄电影所必需的。
Hollywood has been anything but static,
however, and after a few decades as the capital of film
glamour, the neighborhood changed again. Although much
of the studio work remained in Hollywood, many stars
moved to Beverly Hills, and the elegant shops and restaurants
left with them. In the 1960s, music recording studios
and offices began moving to Hollywood - an offshoot
of the nightclubs further west on Sunset Boulevard.
好莱坞从没有平静过。不过，作为电影魅力的中心几十年后，这片住宅区再次发生变化。尽管很多拍摄工作仍保留在好莱坞，不过很多明星已搬去贝佛利山庄，而且昂贵的商店与餐馆也和他们一起离开。在二十世纪六十年代，音乐录音棚和办公室开始搬到好莱坞－成为日落大道继续向西发展的一条夜总会分支。
Other businesses, however, continued
to migrate to different parts of the city. Hollywood
today is a diverse, vital, and active community striving
to preserve the elegant buildings from its past. Most
of the movie industry remains in the area, although
the neighborhood's outward appearance has changed.
不过，其它的商业继续向该城的各个地方迁移。今天的好莱坞是一个多元化、重要的以及活跃的住宅区。这个住宅区正在努力保存过去遗留下来的豪华建筑。尽管该住宅区的外表已经发生了变化，电影工业的大部分还保留在这个地方。
In 1985, the Hollywood Boulevard commercial
and entertainment district was officially listed in
the National Register of Historic Places protecting
the neighborhood's important buildings and seeing to
it that the significance of Hollywood's past would always
be a part of its future.
在1985年，好莱坞大道商业与娱乐区被正式列入“国家史迹名录”，以保护住宅区内重要的建筑，让人们记住好莱坞过去的重要意义将永远是其将来的一个部分。
Dialogue
Jeff: Thousands of young people travel
to Hollywood every year.
Joan: What is so good about Hollywood?
Jeff: They go there to see if they can be discovered
as the next superstar.
Joan: Do they make it?
Jeff: A few get their big break, but most end up working
as waiters!
Joan: That's not really my idea of bejing successful.
Jeff: I suppose we can say that Hollywood really breaks
people's hearts.
Joan: Not everyone can be famous.
Jeff: I know! I am one of them!
杰夫：每年有成千上万的年轻人去好莱坞。
琼：好莱坞有什么好的？
杰夫：他们去那里看看他们是否会被发现，成为下一个超级明星。
琼：他们的目的达到了吗？
杰夫：一小部分有了很大的转变，不过大多数最后以做服务员而告终！
琼：我觉得这算不上成功。
杰夫：我想我们可以这么说，好莱坞真伤人心。
琼：不是每个人都能出名的。
杰夫：我知道！我就是他们中的一个。
REVIEW QUIZ
1) Where was Robin Williams born and
what star sign is he?
a) New York, Gemini;
b) London, Aquarius;
c) Chicago, Cancer;
d) He was born in Chicago but he does not have a star
sign.
2) After divorcing his first wife, Robin
Williams married his son's former?
a) Nanny;
b) Tutor;
c) Dentist;
d) Girlfriend.
3) What are your Ivories?
a) Ears;
b) Hands;
c) Teeth;
d) Eyes.
4) What is an Attorney?
a) A man with a big mouth;
b) A person who is hated by society;
c) A person who will steal your last dollar;
d) A lawyer.
5) Who were the first people to entered
the area now known as Hollywood?
a) Native Americans;
b) Superstars;
c) Spanish explorers;
d) Movie directors.
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Answers: 1.c 2.a 3.c 4.d 5.a
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