PBS高端访谈:怀念美国喜剧泰斗卡尔·雷纳

JUDY WOODRUFF: And beloved comedy writer, actor, and director Carl Reiner died last night of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, California. Reiner's prolific¹ career spanned seven decades, and touched virtually every entertainment genre², from television to Broadway theater. Amna Nawaz takes a look back at his accomplished³ life.

CARL REINER, Actor: Mel, let him slice his own baloney, huh?

AMNA NAWAZ: From the start, Carl Reiner was a television comedy pioneer, first appearing in 1950 as the sharp-witted straight man on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows."

CARL REINER: Well, look, honey, we're right in the middle of a poker⁴ game. That's right.

AMNA NAWAZ: There, he met Mel Brooks⁵, with whom he created comedy classics, like this bit about a 2,000-year-old man.

CARL REINER: Is that true, sir?

MEL BROOKS, Actor: Yes. You want to see my drivers license⁶?

AMNA NAWAZ: Reiner created, produced and acted in one of the most celebrated⁷ comedies in television history, "The Dick Van Dyke⁸ Show." And in the 1970s, he saw success on the big screen, directing films including "Oh, God!" and "The Jerk" with Steve Martin. Film was a family affair. His son Rob directed films like "When Harry⁹ Met Sally." Carl Reiner's wife, Estelle, had this infamous¹⁰ cameo:

ESTELLE REINER, Actress: I'll have what she's having.

AMNA NAWAZ: Reiner was actively¹¹ at work well into his years on sitcoms¹², in movies like the "Ocean's 11" franchise¹³ and on Twitter, where he would share his musings, movie reviews, and political views, right up until yesterday evening about President Trump¹⁴. Back in 2016, Reiner spoke¹⁵ with the "NewsHour" about how his love of comedy was born and how it stuck with him.

CARL REINER: My influences in comedy started because my parents loved comedy. My parents always sought out comedies. The Marx Brothers were their favorites. Those people who have a sense of humor get through life more comfortably than those who don't.

AMNA NAWAZ: Carl Reiner was 98 years old.

朱迪·伍德乐夫：昨晚，受人爱戴的喜剧作家、演员和导演卡尔·雷纳在加州比弗利山庄的家中与世长辞。雷纳纵横演艺圈70年，留下了很多的作品，几乎涉及了所有的娱乐类型，从电视到百老汇剧院。接下来由阿姆纳·纳瓦兹来回顾他一生的成就。

演员卡尔·雷纳：梅尔，让他自食其果吧？

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：从一开始，卡尔·雷纳就是电视喜剧的先驱，1950年他在席德·凯撒出演的喜剧《你的演出的演出》中首次以头脑精明的捧哏配角登场。

卡尔·雷纳：好吧，听着，亲爱的，我们正在打扑克呢。是的。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：在那里，他遇到了梅尔·布鲁克斯，和他一起创作喜剧经典之作，比如剧情动画电影《两千岁老人》。

卡尔·雷纳：是真的吗，先生？

梅尔·布鲁克斯：是。你想看我的驾照吗？

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：雷纳还曾出现在他创作的电视史上最著名的喜剧《迪克·范·戴克秀》中。20世纪70年代，他大获成功，很多电影作品都被搬上大荧屏，其中包括《噢！上帝》和与史蒂夫·马丁合作的《The Jerk》。他的家庭成员也参与了电影事业。他的儿子罗伯执导了电影《当哈利遇到莎莉》，卡尔·雷纳的妻子埃斯特尔曾在这个电影客串过，之后就成了她声名狼藉的表演桥段：

女演员埃斯特尔·雷纳：给我来份和她一样的。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：雷纳在他的情景喜剧生涯中一直很活跃，比如在《十一罗汉》系列电影里，在推特上，他会分享自己的想法和电影评论，昨晚还在分享自己对特朗普总统的政治观点。早在2016年，雷纳就接受了《新闻一小时》的采访，讲述了他对喜剧的这份热爱是如何诞生的，以及这份热爱是如何伴随着他的。

卡尔·雷纳：我对喜剧的影响始于我父母喜欢喜剧。我父母总是喜欢看喜剧。他们最喜欢的喜剧演员是Marx兄弟。那些有幽默感的人比那些没有幽默感的人生活得更舒适。

阿姆纳·纳瓦兹：卡尔·雷纳享年98岁。

1 prolific   

adj.丰富的，大量的；多产的，富有创造力的

参考例句：

• She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
• The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。

2 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

3 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

4 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

5 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》

6 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

7 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

8 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。

9 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。

10 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

11 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

12 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

13 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

14 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。

15 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。