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1、ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情1.CharlieChaplinCharlieChaplinwasbornonApril16,1889inLondon.Hisfatherwasanentertainerandalthoughnotoneofthebignames.Hewasdoingverywell.HismotherHannahwasalsoanentertainer,awonderfulmimic.Shehadasweet,charmingvoice.Whiletheywerenotrich,themusichallprovidedthe
2、Chaplinswithacomfortableliving.Unfortunately,happylifedidn'tlastlong.Father'salcoholismwasslowly,butsurelydestroyinghismarriage.Finallyitendedindivorce,butHannahwasstrong.Withouther,CharlieChaplinwouldhavebecomejustonemorechildlostinthepovertyofVictorianLondon.Somehowshemanagedtokeep
3、CharlieandhisbrotherSydneyclean,warmandclothed.Shewouldsitatthewindowwatchingthepassers-byandguesstheircharactersfromthewaytheylookedandbehaved,makingupstoriestodelightCharlieandSydney.Charlietookinherskillsandwentonusingthemallhislife.Charliehadalwaysbelieved,evenintheworsttimes,tha
4、twassomethingspeciallockedawayinsidehim.Hetookhiscourageandwenttoseeoneofthetoptheatricalagents.Withnoexperienceatall,hewasbeingofferedthelittlepartofBilly——thepageboyinanewproductionofSherlockHolmesopenedonJuly27,1903attheenormousPavilionTheatre.Charlieseemedtochangeovernight.Itwasa
5、sifhehadfoundthethinghewasmeanttodo.In1910,whenkarnosetoffonitsyearlyAmericantour,oneofthebestpantomineartistshadeverseenhim.TheyhadreachedPhiladelphiawhenatelegramarrivedandCharliewasofferedthechancetoreplaceastarinthekeystonefilmcompany.CinemawasborninthesameyearasCharliethoughtpeo
6、plestillbelieveditwasapassingfad,andwouldneverreplaceliveshows.Hewaskepthangingaboutforseveralweeksandheusedthetimetowatchandtolearn.Hewasdeterminedtomasterthisnewmedium.Itofferedhimthechanceofmoneyandsuccess—anditwouldsethimfreefromthenoisesofliveaudience.Charlie'sfirstfilm,showninF
7、ebruary1914wascalled“Makingaliving”.Thoughitdidn'tsatisfyCharlie,thepubliclikedit.Afterthathehadmadetenfilmsandhehadlearnedalot.Thepubliclovedhimanddistributorsweredemandingmoreandmore.Chaplinfilms.Inanincrediblyshorttime,Charliehadbecomeaveryimportantmanismotionpicture…2.AboutJokesW
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