美国名人 喜剧演员 马克思兄弟.docx

美国名人喜剧演员马克思兄弟TheMarxBrothersMadeAmericans1.aughDuringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s.playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:33repeatByShelleyGollust2009-7-18VOICEONE:mMaryTillotson.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOP1.EINAMERICA.TodaywetellabouttheMarxBrothers.Theymademanyfunnymoviesinthenineteenthirtiesandnineteenfortiesthatarestillpopulartoday.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:TherewerefiveMarxBrothers.ThemostfamouswereJuliusz1.eonardandAdolph.TheywereTheMarxBrothersborninNewYorkCitybetweeneighteeneighty-sixandeighteenninety.Theirfathermadeclothing.Theirmotherwantedthemtobecomeperformers.Julius,1.eonardandAdolphstartedperformingwhentheywerechildren.Alongwiththeirtwobrothers,theyperformedinstageshowscalledvaudevilleinNewYork.Theysangsongs,dancedandtoldjokes.Juliusz1.eonardandAdolphMarxbeganmakingfunnymoviesinnineteentwenty-nine.Theychangedtheirfirstnames.JuliusbecameGroucho.1.eonardbecameChico.AdolphbecameHarpo.Anotherbrother,Herbert,appearedinthefirstfiveMarxBrothersmovies.HewascalledZeppo.Hedidnotplayafunnymanliketheotherthree.Heplayedagood-lookingyoungman.VOICETWO:GrouchoMarxlookedfunny.Hehadlargeblackeyebrowsandahairymustache.Buttheywerepaintedonhisface.Hespokeveryquickly.Andhewalkedinafunnyway.Heplayedpeoplewithfunnynames,likeRufusT.Firefly.OtisB.Driftwood.AndDoctorHugoZ.Hackenbush.Grouchowasnotaverynicepersoninthemovies.Heofteninsultedormadefunofrichorimportantpeople.Hemadefunofdoctors,collegeofficials,operasingers,diplomatsandgovernmentofficials.Heeveninsultedhisson,playedinthisexamplebyZeppo.ZEPPO:"Dad,letmecongratulateyou.mproudtobeyourson."GROUCHO:"Myboy,youtookthewordsrightoutofmymouth.mashamedtobeyourfather.dhavehorsewhippedyouifIhadahorse.Youmaygonow.1.eaveyournameandaddressforthegirloutsideandifanythingturnsup,we'llgetintouchwithyou.Whereareyougoing?"ZEPPO:"Well,youjusttoldmetogo."GROUCHO:"Sothat'swhattheytaughtyouincollege.JustwhenItellyoutogo,youleaveme.Youknowyoucan'tleaveaschoolroomwithoutraisingyourhand,nomatterwhereyou'regoing."TheMarxBrothersZEPPO:"Anythingfurther,father?"GROUCHO:"Anythingfurther,father?Thatcan'tberight.Isn'tit"anythingfather,further"?Theidea!ImarriedyourmotherbecauseIwantedchildren.Imaginemydisappointmentwhenyouarrived!"VOICEONE:ChicoMarxtalkedasifhewasborninItaly.HespokeEnglishthatwasnotcorrect.Manyotherfunnymenspokeasthoughtheycamefromothercountries.TheyweremakingfunofthemselvesandotherimmigrantswhodidnotspeakEnglishwell.Chicoalsomadefunnyjokesaboutwordsandexpressionsthatsoundalikebuthavedifferentmeanings.Forexample,inonemovieawomansingswithaveryhighfalsettovoice.Shesays"Ihaveafalsettovoice."Chicothensays"Well,mylaststudenthadafalsesetofteeth."Chicoalsowasknownforperformingwhatwascalledthecomedyoftheabsurd.Hetalkedaboutthingsthatweresountrueorunreasonablethattheywerefunny.Hereisanexample.ChicoissupposedtospyonsomeonecalledRufusT.Firefly.ChicoreportshisprogresstothemanwhoaskedhimtospyonFirefly.To"shadow"someoneistosecretlyfollowthatperson.CHICO:"Well,yourememberyougaveusapictureofthismanandsaidfollowhim?"MAN:"Oh,yes."CHICO:"Well,wegetonthejobrightaway.Andinonehour,evenlessthanonehour,welosethefix.That'sprettygoodwork,eh?"MAN:"Iwantafull,detailedreportofyourinvestigation."CHICO:"Allright.Itellyou.MondaywewatchFirefly'shouse.Buthenocomeout.Hewasn'thome.Tuesdaywegototheballgame,buthefoolus.Henoshowup.Wednesday,hegototheballgame,butwefoolhim.Wenoshowup.Thursdaywasadouble-header,nobodyshowup.Fridayitrainedallday.Therewasnoballgame.Sowestayedhome.Welistenedtoitovertheradio".MAN:"Thenyoudidn'tshadowFirefly!"CHICO:"Oh,sure,weshadowFirefly.Weshadowhimallday."MAN:"Whatdaywasthat?"CHICO:"ItwasShadowday(Saturday)!That'ssomejoke,eh,Boss!"Chicoalsoplayedthepianoinafunnyway.ChicodidtomusicwhathedidtotheEnglishlanguage.Hemadefunofit.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:HarpoMarxhadcurlyyellowhair;butitwasnotreallyhishair.Itwasfalsehair,calledawig.Heneversaidawordinanyofthemovies.Instead,heactedoutwhathewantedtosay.Hecouldmakepeoplelaughwithoutsayingaword.Peoplealwaysknewwhathewasthinking.Hemadefunnysoundswithhornsandwhistlestoexpresshisthoughtsandfeelings.Inonemovie,akindpolicemantriestogivehimsomeadvicetostayawayfrombadpeople.AsthepolicemanshakesHarpo'shand,youcanhearpiecesofsilverthatHarpohasstolenfalloutofhisclothes.PO1.ICEMAN:"Youbettercomewithme,youngfellow."GROUCHO:"Don'ttakehimaway,officer."PO1.ICEMAN:"Allright.lllethimgothistime.ButIwanttogiveyousomeadvice.You'rerunningaroundwiththewrongkindofpeople.Whydon'tyougohome?"CHICO:"Hegotnohome."PO1.ICEMAN:"Gohomeforafewnights.Stayhome.Don'tyouknowyourpooroldmothersitsthere,nightafternight,waitingtohearyourstepsonthestairs?"CHICO:"Hegotnostairs.',PO1.ICEMAN:"Icanseealittlelightburninginthewindow."GROUCHO:"Noyoucan't.Thegascompanyturneditoff."PO1.ICEMAN:"Now,whatmtellingyouisforyourowngood.Andifyoulistentome,youcan'tgowrong."Asyoumighthaveguessedfromhisname,HarpoMarxwasfamousforplayingthemusicalinstrumentcalledtheharp.Hemadebeautifulmusiclikethisontheharpinseveralmovies.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MarxBrothersMoviesThethreeMarxBrothers-Groucho,ChicoandHarpo-madefourteenmoviestogether.Themoviesmadefunofofficialsinmanyareasofsociety,likecolleges,hospitalsorthegovernment.TheMarxBrothersmademostoftheirmoviesduringthenineteenthirties.ThiswasduringthegreateconomicDepression.ManyAmericanshadnojobsandnotmuchhope.Manypeoplewenttothemoviestotrytoforgettheirtroubles.TheMarxBrothersthoughtpeoplemightliketoseefunnythingshappentorichandimportantpeople.VOICETWO:TheMarxBrothers'firsttwomovieswere"TheCocoanuts"and"AnimalCrackers."ThesewerebasedonearliershowsthattheystarredinonBroadwayinNewYorkCity.Someoftheirmostfamousmoviesare"HorseFeathers/'"DuckSoup/'and"ANightattheOpera."In"HorseFeathers,"theMarxBrothersmakefunofcolleges.GrouchoisaprofessorandthepresidentofHuxleyCollege.Hewantstoimprovethecollegebyhavingasuccessfulfootballteam.Here,hetalkstoothercollegeofficials.GROUCHO:"NowIsaytoyougentlementhatthiscollegeisafailure.Thetroubleis,we,reneglectingfootballforeducation."CO1.1.EGEOFFICIA1.S:"Exactly,theprofessorisright.'1GROUCHO:"Oh,mright,amI?Well,mnotright.mwrong.Ijustsaidthattotestyou.NowIknowwheremat.mdealingwithacoupleofsnakes.WhatImeanttosaywasthatthereistoomuchfootballandnotenougheducation."CO1.1.EGEOFFICIA1.S:"That'swhatIthink."GROUCHO:"Ohyoudo,doyou?Well,you'rewrongagain.Iftherewasasnakehere,dapologize.Wherewouldthiscollegebewithoutfootball?Havewegotastadium?"CO1.1.EGEOFFICIA1.S:"Yes."GROUCHO:"Havewegotacollege?"CO1.1.EGEOFFICIA1.S:"Yes."GROUCHO:"Well,wecan'tsupportboth.Tomorrowwestarttearingdownthecollege."CO1.1.EGEOFFICIA1.S:"Butzprofessor,wherewillthestudentssleep?"GROUCHO:"Wheretheyalwayssleep-intheclassroom!"VOICEONE:Somecriticssay"DuckSoup,"isoneofthegreatestcomediesevermade.GrouchoistheleaderofacountrycalledFreedonia.Hedeclareswaronanearbycountry.Themoviemakesfunofwar,diplomatsanddictators.Othercriticssay"ANightattheOpera/'istheirfinestfilm.Grouchotriestogetarichwomantoinvestinanoperacompany.Themoviehasmanyfunnyparts.Oneofthemostfamousiswhenfifteenpeoplearecrowdedintoaverysmallroomonapassengership.VOICETWO:ExpertssaytheMarxBrothersmovieswereextremelypopularorseveralreasons.Thebrothershadbeenperformingtogethersincetheywerechildren.Theysharedasenseofwhatwasfunny.Inaddition,theyalllovedmusic.Mostoftheirmoviesincludemusic.Whenasongbeginsintheirmovies,everythingelsestops.WhenHarpoplayshisharp,hisfaceshowshowmuchheloveswhatheisplaying.Then,whenthemusicisover,theMarxBrothersimmediatelystartbeingfunnyagain.TheMarxBrothers'movieswerelikevaudevilleshows.Theycontainedsomethingforeveryone.Therewascomedy,speeches,musicandsongs.OftenGrouchosangafunnysong.Hereisanexample,called"Hello,IMustbeGoing."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:TheMarxBrothersperformedtogetherandthenseparatelyformorethanseventyyearsuntilthelastonediedinthelatenineteenseventies.TheircomedyinfluencedmanyotherpresentdaycomediansincludingWoodyAllenandRobinWilliams.CriticshavecalledtheMarxBrothersthemostinfluentialcomedyteamofthetwentiethcentury.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyCatyWeaver.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmMaryTillotson.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOP1.EINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.