美国国家公共电台 NPR Carl And Rob Reiner Leave Hand And Footprints In Concrete

 

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

And now on to some Hollywood history. Carl and Rob Reiner, father and son, became the first father and son to leave their hand and footprints in front of Hollywood's famous Chinese Theater. NPR arts correspondent Mandalit del Barco reports.

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MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE¹: Outside the Chinese Theater, cheering fans, family and longtime friends, including Norman Lear and Billy Crystal, who noted² that Carl Reiner began on TV in the 1950s on Sid Caesar's "Your Show Of Shows." His hits include "The 2000-Year-Old Man" sketch³ with Mel Brooks⁴ and "The Dick Van Dyke⁵ Show."

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BILLY CRYSTAL: And I realized that Carl was also a prophet. In 1966, on film, he screamed the Russians are coming. The Russians are coming.

(LAUGHTER)

DEL BARCO: On TV in the 1970s, Rob Reiner played the son-in-law nicknamed Meathead on "All In The Family." He also directed movie classics such as "When Harry⁶ Met Sally," "The Princess Bride" and "This Is Spinal⁷ Tap."

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CRYSTAL: The two of them are geniuses. Ladies and gentlemen, Carl Reiner and Rob Reiner.

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DEL BARCO: The two Reiners walked up to the mic together. Carl spoke⁸ first.

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CARL REINER: I've known this guy...

(LAUGHTER)

C. REINER: ...for almost all of his life.

(LAUGHTER)

C. REINER: I didn't know him in vitro, but I knew him...

ROB REINER: You knew. You knew. You felt. My father was my idol⁹. I looked up to him. He stood for everything I wanted to be in life. And I think we should not only put our hands and our feet in the cement, but I think we should put our bald heads.

(LAUGHTER)

R. REINER: All right. Let's do this.

C. REINER: OK.

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DEL BARCO: Father and son Reiner lean their bald heads down but only put their hands and feet in the cement slab¹⁰, like movie stars before them. They posed for pictures and gave each other a long smooch. Inside the theater, they talked about being immortalized.

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R. REINER: It's good to be in cement and still be alive.

C. REINER: Being with your son and being lauded¹¹ as we were - it's something that I will remember for the rest of my - I think I have about 70 more years to go. No. What am I - 95?

R. REINER: You're 95, Pop.

C. REINER: I'm going to go till 99.

R. REINER: All right.

C. REINER: OK.

R. REINER: All right. Four more years.

DEL BARCO: In the meantime, Carl and Rob Reiner remain ardent¹² liberals, now on social media.

C. REINER: You know, I can't go to sleep unless I tweet about Trump¹³.

R. REINER: Something about how Trump is destroying America.

DEL BARCO: The Reiners also have new books and movies coming out. Now you can step all over them on Hollywood Boulevard. Mandalit del Barco, NPR News.

SIMON: And tomorrow, on WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY, Lulu Garcia-Navarro will be serenaded by the alluring¹⁴ Jaime Camil of the TV show "Jane The Virgin¹⁵."

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

4 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 dyke   

n.堤，水坝，排水沟

参考例句：

• If one sheep leap over the dyke,all the rest will follow.一只羊跳过沟，其余的羊也跟着跳。
• One ant-hole may cause the collapse of a thousand-li dyke.千里长堤，溃于蚁穴。

6 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

10 slab   

n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上

参考例句：

• This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
• The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。

11 lauded   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
• The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句

12 ardent   

adj.热情的，热烈的，强烈的，烈性的

参考例句：

• He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.他是本地足球队的热情支持者。
• Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。

13 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

14 alluring   

adj.吸引人的，迷人的

参考例句：

• The life in a big city is alluring for the young people. 大都市的生活对年轻人颇具诱惑力。
• Lisette's large red mouth broke into a most alluring smile. 莉莎特的鲜红的大嘴露出了一副极为诱人的微笑。

15 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。