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必修4 Unit 3 1． A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR ------ Victor Hugo once said, Laughter is the sun that drives winter ----the human face, ----- up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and British ------ two world wars and the hard years ------ ------. He made people laugh at a time ------ they felt depressed, -------they could feel more content with their lives. ----- ------- Charlies own life was easy! He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall performers. You may find it astonishing ----- Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak ------ dance as soon as he could walk. ------ training was common in acting families at this time, ------- when the family income was often uncertain. ----------- his father died, leaving the family even worse off,------ Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. ------- his teens, Charlie had, ------- his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him -his subtle acting made everything entertaining. ------ time went by, he began making films. He grew more and more popular ----- his charming character, the little tramp, became known ------- the world. The tramp, a poor, homeless man ------ a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. He walked around stilly carrying a walking stick. This character was a social failure ------- was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even ------ others were unkind to him. How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining? Here is an example -----one of his most famous films, The Gold Rush. It is the mid-nineteenth century ---- gold has just been discovered in California. ------so many others, the little tramp and his friend have