NEW WORDS 新单词
1) Chubby（胖的，丰满的）: a little fat
The chubby dog walked slowly down the street, unable
to catch the sticks that his master had thrown.
那只胖狗在街上慢慢地走着，咬不住他主人扔出去的小棍儿。
2) Drinking like a fish（喝多了）: drinking too much beer
Excuse me, George, you had better not drive, you have
been
drinking like a fish.
对不起，乔治，你最好不要开车了，你喝得太多了。
3) Hilarious（滑稽，搞笑）: very funny
John Candy's movie, Uncle Buck, was hilarious.
约翰·坎迪的电影《巴克叔叔》非常滑稽。
4) On the set of（在电影制作过程中）: at the studio of, during
the filming of
There were many kids on the set of "Uncle Buck".
在电影《巴克叔叔》的制作过程中有很多孩子参加。
5) Built like a moose（壮得象头驼鹿，大块头）: big as a beast, large
The football player was built like a moose.
那个足球运动员壮得象头驼鹿。
6) Teddy bear（泰德熊，或者一个很壮实性感的男人）: a toy bear or a big
cute man
My husband Skip is a teddy bear of a man.
我丈夫斯基普是一个很壮实、性感的男人。
LESSON 课文
Actor: John (Franklin) Candy
Date of Birth: Born October 31, 1950
in Ontario Canada
Date of death: March 4th, 1994, in Mexico. (heart
attack)
Accent: A hilariously Canadian accent,
at times high pitched.
Famous Lines: "I'm a lean mean, fighting
machine."
Biography: The large teddy bear of a man, John
Candy, was born on Holloween, October 31st in 1950. His
birthday set a mood of excitement and fun for his entire
life. John started as a stand-up comedian in small Canadian
bars. He quickly got a job on the set of a TV show. After
becoming one of the stars of the Canadian show, he got
some work in Hollywood and New York. He often appeared
on Saturday Night Live. Later, he wrote and stared in
many movies. He always had fun on the sets of his movies.
Unfortunately some of that fun was eating too much and
drinking like a fish. John's movies included: Stripes,
Wagons East, Uncle Buck, 1941, the Blues Brothers and
many more hilarious ones!
Family: Big John has a caring wife
and two children.
Special Traits: John was about 1.87
meters tall and 300lb. Candy was a co-owner of the Toronto
Argonauts, a Canadian Football team. He was funny even
as he lay dying of a heart attack in Mexico on the set
of his last movie.
演员：约翰·（富兰克林）·坎迪
出生日期：1950年10月31日出生在加拿大安大略省
去世日期：1994年3月4日在墨西哥去世。（死于心脏病）
口音：很有趣的加拿大口音，有时音调很高。
名言：“我是一个肌肉发达的人，一个打斗机器。”
简历：这个像泰德熊一样可爱的男人，约翰·坎迪出生于万圣节，1950年10月31日。他的生日决定他的一生都充满了激动与喜悦的气氛。在一个加拿大的小酒吧里，他开始了喜剧演员的生涯。他很快就参加了一个电视剧的拍摄工作。在成为这个加拿大电视剧的明星之后，他又在好莱坞和纽约找到了一些工作。他经常出现在星期六晚上的电视直播节目中。后来，他创作并主演了许多电影。在电影的拍摄过程中他总是制作很多笑料。不幸的是在一些笑料中他吃的过多或饮酒过量。他电影包括：《条纹》、《驶向东方》、《巴克叔叔》、《1941年》、《蓝调兄弟》和其它很多滑稽的电影。
家庭：大块的约翰有一个对他关怀备至的妻子和两个孩子。
特点：约翰大约1米87高，300磅重。坎迪是一个加拿大橄榄球队——多伦多淘金者队的老板之一。在墨西哥拍摄最后一部电影时，他因心脏病突发去世，在去世前他仍然在制造笑料。
DIALOGUE 对话
Gordon: Hi, Molly, what's new?
Molly : I am trying a new diet.
Gordon: Oh, I see you are getting a little chubby.
Molly : Do you really think so?
Gordon: Of course not, you are too thin. Girls always
think that they are fat. You are beautiful.
Molly : Well, then you take my diet stuff. You are built
like a fat moose.
Gordon: You shouldn't say "fat" moose. Anyway, I am a
cute teddy bear of a man.
Molly : You mean a fat teddy bear of a man.
Gordon: You are hilarious, you should go on TV.
Molly : Really, what would I do on the TV set?
Gordon: You could get food and drinks for the stars.
Why not
practice right now. Bring me a beer, servant girl!
Molly : I would, Mr. Fat star, but you have been drinking
like a fish.
Gordon: You are so hilarious.
戈登：嘿，莫莉，你怎么样？
莫莉：我正在尝试一种新的食谱来减肥。
戈登：我看你是比以前胖了一点。
莫莉：你真这么认为？
戈登：当然不是，你太瘦了。女孩子总认为她们太胖，实际上，你很漂亮。
莫莉：这么说，还是你吃我这些减肥食品吧。你看起来象一头胖驼鹿。
戈登：你不应该说“胖”驼鹿，实际上，我是一个非常壮实性感的男人。
莫莉：你的意思是你是一个象胖胖的泰德熊一样的男人。
戈登：你可太逗了，你应该去拍电视。
莫莉：真的？可是我能在电视节目中做什么呢？
戈登：你可以为明星送吃的和饮料。为什么不现在就开始练习练习呢？给我
来罐啤酒，服务员小姐。
莫莉：我会的，我的胖明星先生。但是，我看你已经喝多了。
戈登：你可真逗。
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