英语 entertainment.ppt

The Simpsons(Unit Six Entertainment) Contents (Vocaburaries) 1.Introduction 2.Characters (Watch the video) 3. Effections in America 4.About the creator Vocabularies 1.Introduction The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.The series is a satirical depiction of a working class lifestyle epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition. 2.Characters Homer As the familys provider, he works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Homer embodies several American working class stereotypes: he is crude, bald, overweight, incompetent, clumsy, lazy, a heavy drinker, and ignorant; however, he is essentially a decent man and fiercely devoted to his family. Despite the suburban blue-collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable experiences. Marge Marge is the moralistic force in her family and often provides a grounding voice in the midst of her familys antics by trying to maintain order in the Simpson household. She is often portrayed as a stereotypical television mother and is often included on lists of top TV moms Bart At ten years old, Bart is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge, and the brother of Lisa and Maggie. Barts most prominent character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness and disrespect for authority. Lisa Pretty, meddlesome, and only eight years old, Lisa Simpson is the second child of Homer and Marge, younger sister of Bart and older sister of Maggie. She is known as The Reporter Girl by most bullies, but that is because of herself being highly intelligent, and always getting into other peoples business and reporting details of everything, she also plays the baritone saxophone. Lisa is one of the most prettiest girls in Springfield Elementary, but even though she is pretty, s