时差N小时 谈谈喜剧

Mike: Amanda, I'm dying to see that new Jim Carrey film that came out on Friday. I hear it's one of his best performances ever.

迈克：阿曼达，我真想去看电影，金·凯利新拍的电影周五就上映了。我听说那是他演艺生涯最精彩的一次表演。

Amanda: Mike, you know I'm not a fan of slapstick. If I were, I'd watch Tom and Jerry cartoons instead. Can we go see something else, like a nice romantic comedy or even a thriller¹?

阿曼达：迈克，你知道我对喜剧不感冒。如果我喜欢，我宁愿看卡通片汤姆猫和杰瑞鼠。要不我们去看其他电影，比如浪漫喜剧或者惊悚片？

Mike: Jim Carrey is hilarious²! He's one of the most talented comedians³ alive today. Gosh Amanda, where's your sense of humor?

迈克：金·凯利太搞笑了！他是我这辈子见过的最有天赋的喜剧演员。哎呀，阿曼达，你的幽默感哪去了？

Amanda: I honestly can't stand his manic acting⁴ and the silly faces he makes. I'd rather stay at home and watch sitcoms⁵ on TV, or I could just pop in a DVD from my "Friends" box set.

阿曼达：说实话，我不能忍受他的演技和愚蠢的表情。我宁愿呆在家里看电视，或者我会去看爆笑的《老友记》。

Mike: Oh, can I come over to your place? We can watch it together. "Friends" is one of my favorite shows, too. I've seen nearly every episode from all ten seasons. I think it's the best show ever aired.

迈克：哦，那我能来你的住处吗？我们可以一起看。《老友记》也是我最喜爱的一部电视剧。我已经把十季全部看完了。我觉得那是播出的最棒的电视剧。

Amanda: Me too! My favorite character is Chandler—his one-liners always make me crack up. Actually, now that I think about it, you remind me of him sometimes.

阿曼达：我也是！我最喜欢的角色是钱德勒——他的俏皮话总让人忍俊不禁。事实上，我想起来了，有时你会让我会想到他。

Mike: Funny, I was about to say you remind me of Monica from "Friends"—you're a neat freak just like her, and you love cooking!

迈克：真有趣，我正要说你让我想起《老友记》里的莫妮卡——你和她一样干事井井有条，而且都喜欢做饭！

1 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

2 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

3 comedians   

n.喜剧演员，丑角( comedian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The voice was rich, lordly, Harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians'imitations. 声音浑厚、威严，俨然是哈佛出身的气派，就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。 来自辞典例句
• He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。 来自辞典例句

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 sitcoms   

n.情景喜剧( sitcom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This is the stuff most stadard TV sitcoms are made of. 这是大多数标注的电视幽默剧所采用的题材。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In most countries, prime-time Monday night television is dominated by sitcoms. 在大多数国家，周一晚上的电视黄金时段都由连续剧所占据。 来自互联网