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Reference for Teaching 一、异域风情 1.Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16,1889 in London.His father was an entertainer and although not one of the big names.He was doing very well.His mother Hannah was also an entertainer,a wonderful mimic.She had a sweet,charming voice.While they were not rich,the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living. Unfortunately,happy life didnt last long.Fathers alcoholism was slowly,but surely destroying his marriage.Finally it ended in divorce,but Hannah was strong.Without her,Charlie Chaplin would have become just one more child lost in the poverty of Victorian London.Somehow she managed to keep Charlie and his brother Sydney clean,warm and clothed.She would sit at the window watching the passers-by and guess their characters from the way they looked and behaved,making up stories to delight Charlie and Sydney.Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life. Charlie had always believed,even in the worst times,that was something special locked away inside him.He took his courage and went to see one of the top theatrical agents.With no experience at all,he was being offered the little part of Billy棗the pageboy in a new production of Sherlock Holmes opened on July 27,1903 at the enormous Pavilion Theatre.Charlie seemed to change overnight.It was as if he had found the thing he was meant to do. In 1910,when karno set off on its yearly American tour,one of the best pantomine artists had ever seen him.They had reached Philadelphia when a telegram arrived and Charlie was offered the chance to replace a star in the keystone film company. Cinema was born in the same year as Charlie thought people still believed it was a passing fad,and would never replace live shows.He was kept hanging about for several weeks and he used the time to watch and to learn.He was determined to master this new medium.It offered him the chance of money and success梐nd it would set him free from the noises of live audience. Ch