BBC Learning English - Foreign Comedians in the UK 在英国的外国喜剧演员

　　Jean: But there is something he doesn’t like.

　　Helen: That’s right, he doesn’t like slapstick.

　　Jean: Slapstick, 就是那种演员乱跑乱闹，装傻充愣、乱扔东西带故意摔跤的那种滑稽剧。

　　Helen: You see a lot of slapstick in the old Charlie Chaplin films.

　　Jean: 卓别林的电影里经常会出现这样的滑稽场面。

　　Helen: Understanding of language and culture are essential in connecting the comedian and the audience.

　　Jean: 每年的 8 月和 9 月，全欧洲的很多喜剧表演者都会来到爱丁堡文化节上，参加表演在整个文化节 2000 多个场次的演出。

　　Helen: So, can foreigners make British people laugh?

　　Jean: Henning 是一位德国的喜剧表演家，他就认为英国的观众可是不容易伺候。

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　　My name is Henning and I’m the German comedy ambassador. It’s not the easiest of jobs. Sometimes it’s quite interesting; on the one hand, everybody wants you to fail, and then, in case you don’t fail, they question your Germanic background.

　　Helen: Henning introduced himself as the German comedy ambassador.

　　Jean: 大使 ambassador, comedy ambassador 喜剧大使。

　　Helen: It’s not the easiest of jobs.

　　Jean: Henning 他承认作为一名外国的喜剧表演家，要想把英国观众逗笑是很难的。

　　Helen: He says people want you to fail.

　　Jean: 人们期待他会失败。

　　Helen: And if you don’t fail, then people question your German background.

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