罗温·艾金森：“憨豆先生”戏里戏外不一样的人生

◎供稿：雷哲为

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, and writer. He is famous around the world for his1)characterMr. Bean.He was listed in the top 50 funniest people ever by a group of comedians. Atkinson shot to fame in Britain in the late 1970s. Throughout the 1980s he starred in one of Britain’s most successful comedies, Black Adder. Mr. Bean brought him worldwide fame and2)acclaim.

罗温·艾金森是一名英国喜剧演员、作家。他因“憨豆先生”一角而风靡全球。有喜剧演员将他列在了史上最搞笑50人之首。20世纪70年代末，艾金森在英国一举成名。80年代，他主演了英国最成功的情景喜剧《黑爵士》。自此，憨豆先生声名大噪，赞美之声不断。

Atkinson was born in the north of England in 1955. He went to very good schools and graduated with a3)Bachelor’sdegree in Electrical Engineering. While studying for a Master’s degree at Oxford University,he fell in love with acting and comedy and joined an amateur theatre company.He took his comedy sketches to the Edinburgh Festival in 1976 and performed on the street.

1955年，艾金森出生于英格兰北部。他曾就读于一流学府，并获得了电力工程专业学士学位。在牛津大学读研期间，他喜欢上了喜剧表演，并进入了业余表演公司。在1976年的“爱丁堡艺术节”上，艾金森表演了幽默短剧，并在街头进行表演。

1) character ['kærəktə(r)] n.人物，个性，品质

2) acclaim [ə'kleɪm] n./v.喝彩，欢呼，赞同

3) bachelor ['bætʃələ(r)] n.学士

After university, Atkinson got a lucky break and made a oneoff comedy show for a British TV company. He quickly went on to appear in the hit comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News. This made him one of Britain’s most popular comedians. From 1993, he starred in the4)incrediblysuccessful Black Adder series, which he also co-wrote.

毕业之后，艾金森得到了幸运的眷顾，为一家英国电视公司制作喜剧。并迅速出现在了《恶搞九点新闻》的幽默短剧中。从此，他成为英国最为知名的喜剧演员之一。从1993年开始，他主演了《黑爵士》系列，并取得成功，也参与了该剧剧本的创作。

Mr. Bean came along on New Year’s Day, 1990. It was originally just a one-off show. The character was a hit and Atkinson made more episodes throughout the 1990s. It was5)eventuallymade into a movie which made Atkinson an international star. His visual comedy style has earned him the nickname “the man with the rubber face”.

1990年新年，憨豆先生再次出现。原本这仅仅是一次喜剧表演。但该角色取得了成功，20世纪90年代，艾金森又拍摄了多部续集。最终，该剧被制作成为电影，艾金森从此成为国际影星。他的视觉喜剧风格让他获得了“带着橡皮脸的男人”的昵称。

4) incredibly [ɪn'kredəbli] adv.极其，难以置信地

5) eventually [ɪ'ventʃuəli] adv.最后，终于

重点讲解

1.a group of 一群

例句：A group of zebras started up by a shot.

一声枪响把一群斑马惊得四散奔逃。

2.comedy show 喜剧表演

例句：She has got some free tickets to the comedy show.

她有这场喜剧表演的一些免费入场券。

3.comedy sketch 喜剧短剧

例句：Adults was carrying banners, singing and shouting behind him, celebrating the New Year, the German women in the New Year to the family theme improvisation comedy sketch.

成年人则手持彩旗，跟在后面呐喊唱歌，欢庆新年，德国的妇女在新年里要即兴表演家庭题材的喜剧小品。

4.fall in love with 喜欢上

例句：He tells me that he falls in love with me.

现在，他告诉我他爱上了我。