Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin - A Tramp’s Life Charlie Chaplin, whose father had died of acute alcoholism, became a star playing an inebriate for laughs. He indulged in the carnal pleasures of a life spent on the road, but disdained alcohol and approached his craft with a puritanical work ethic, spending much of his time carefully observing human behaviour. With The Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin created the most recognizable character in history. With the life he led, Chaplin created one of the greatest rags-to-riches stories ever told. Few have experienced such extremes in adulation and revulsion. Chaplin said he decided on the costume on the way to the wardrobe department. He wanted contrast: small hat, big shoes, baggy pants, tight jacket. He wrote how the costume conjured the character: “By the time I walked out of the stage, he was fully born.” In the mid-1930s, when the United States maintained an official hands-off policy toward Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin began a comedy about Hitler called The Great Dictator. The two shared eerie similarities. Adolf Hitler and Charlie Chaplin were born four days apart in April 1889. Both worked themselves up from poverty to achieve positions of autocratic power. Some have speculated the century's most evil man affected a toothbrush moustache to emulate the century's most beloved clown. The Great Dictator premiered in October of 1940, more than a year before Pearl Harbor. It became the biggest hit of Chaplin's career and the catalyst for the most politically active period of his life. He later became a supporter of Joseph Stalin, even praising the dictator's bloody purges and he was eventually banned from America. Twenty years after he left, CharlieChaplin returned to America on business — this trip, organized by his distributor to enhance the marketability of his films. Chaplin would be honored first by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and then in Hollywood at the Academy Awards. Charlie Chaplin: “Words seem so futile, so feeble. I can only say that thank you for the honor of inviting me here, and, oh you're wonderful, sweet people.Thank you.”  acute[əˈkjuːt]adj. 严重的，[医] 急性的；敏锐的；激烈的；尖声的 inebriate[ɪnˈiːbrɪeɪt; iˈni:briət] n. 酒鬼，醉鬼 vt. 灌醉 indulge[ɪnˈdʌldʒ] v.（使）沉溺于；放纵 vt. 纵容 carnal[ˈkɑːnl; ˈkɑːrnl] adj. 肉体的；**的 disdain[dɪsˈdeɪn] vt. 鄙视；蔑视；鄙弃 n. 蔑视 puritanical[ˌpjʊrɪˈtænɪkl] adj. 清教徒式的；道德极严格的；极端拘谨的 ethic[ˈeθɪk] n. 伦理；道德规范 tramp[træmp] n. 流浪汉；沉重的脚步声；长途步行；徒步旅行 v. 重步行走，踏，踩 recognizable[ˈrekəɡnaɪzəbl] adj. 容易认出的；易于识别的（《背诵营1》第40课学过recognize） adulation[ˌædjuˈleɪʃn] n. 奉承；谄媚（《背诵营1》第99课学过） revulsion[rɪˈvʌlʃn]n. 剧变；厌恶；强烈反感 baggy[ˈbæɡi]adj. 袋状的，膨胀的；宽松而下垂的 conjure[ˈkʌndʒə(r)] v. 念咒召唤；用魔法变出 hands-off[ˌhændz ˈɒf; ˌhændz ˈɔːf] adj. 不干涉的；不插手的 eerie[ˈɪəri; ˈɪri] adj. 怪异的；神秘的；恐怖的 autocratic[ˌɔːtəˈkrætɪk] adj. 专制的；独裁的，专横的 emulate [ˈemjuleɪt] vt. 效仿；努力赶上；同……竞争 purge[pɜːdʒ; pɜːrdʒ] v. 清除，清洗（组织中的异己分子）；净化（心灵、风气等）；涤荡（污秽） n.（对异己的）清洗，清除，排除 distributor[dɪˈstrɪbjətə(r)] n. 经销商；分销商 futile[ˈfjuːtaɪl] adj. 徒然的；徒劳的；无效的 feeble[ˈfiːbl] adj. 微弱的，无力的；虚弱的；薄弱的  acute alcoholism 急性酒精中毒 indulge in sth. 沉溺于某事里 carnal pleasure 肉体的欢愉 work ethic 职业道德 The Little Tramp 小流浪汉（卓别林塑造的经典角色，也叫The Tramp） rags-to-riches story 白手起家的故事 hands-off policy 不干涉政策 toothbrush moustache（理成方形的）牙刷形胡子 be banned from… 被禁止……  查理·卓别林：一个流浪汉的一生 查理·卓别林，一个父亲死于急性酒精中毒的人，却因为扮演一个醉汉来博取观众的笑声，而成为了明星。他沉溺于肉体的欢愉之中，一生漂泊不定，但对喝酒嗤之以鼻，并以严苛的职业道德来对待自己的演技，花费大量时间仔细观察人们的举手投足。 查理·卓别林凭借“小流浪汉”，塑造了历史上辨识度最高的人物。他用自己的一生，创造出了有史以来最伟大的白手起家的故事之一。很少有人经受过如此极度的追捧和厌恶。 卓别林说他在去服装部的路上选定了这套服装。他想要强烈的反差：小帽子、大鞋子、宽松的裤子、紧身的夹克。他写过这套服装是如何召唤出这个角色的：“当我走出戏剧舞台时，他就已经完全成型了。” 20世纪30年代中期，当美国对阿道夫·希特勒保持官方的不干涉政策时，查理·卓别林开拍了一部关于希特勒的喜剧电影《大独裁者》。这两个人有着怪异到可怕的相似之处。1889年4月，阿道夫·希特勒和查理·卓别林相隔四天出生。两人都努力摆脱贫困，取得了独裁力量的地位。有人猜测，这个世纪最邪恶的人，做作地用牙刷形胡子来模仿这个世纪最受人喜爱的小丑。《大独裁者》于1940年10月首映，比珍珠港事件早了一年多。这部电影成为了卓别林职业生涯中最伟大的电影，也是他一生中政治最活跃时期的催化剂。后来，卓别林成了约瑟夫·斯大林的支持者，甚至赞扬了独裁者的血腥清洗，导致自己最终被美国驱逐出境。 在离开二十年之后，查理·卓别林因公返回美国。这次行程，由他的发行商组织，旨在提高卓别林电影的市场性。卓别林将首先到林肯中心电影协会，然后在好莱坞的奥斯卡颁奖典礼上分别接受荣誉。 卓别林：“言语似乎显得苍白无力。我只能说，谢谢大家邀请我来这里。哦，你们真是太棒了、太好了。谢谢大家。”