(单词翻译:单击)
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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 prolific career spanned seven decades, and touched virtually every entertainment genre, from television to Broadway theater. Amna Nawaz takes a look back at his accomplished 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 poker game. That's right.
AMNA NAWAZ: There, he met Mel Brooks, 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 license?
AMNA NAWAZ: Reiner created, produced and acted in one of the most celebrated comedies in television history, "The Dick Van Dyke 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 Harry Met Sally." Carl Reiner's wife, Estelle, had this infamous cameo:
ESTELLE REINER, Actress: I'll have what she's having.
AMNA NAWAZ: Reiner was actively at work well into his years on sitcoms, in movies like the "Ocean's 11" franchise and on Twitter, where he would share his musings, movie reviews, and political views, right up until yesterday evening about President Trump. Back in 2016, Reiner spoke 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.
重点解析
1.in the middle of 正忙于
He was always in the middle of a business transaction.
他总是忙着做生意。
2.get through 度过；熬过
It is hard to see how people will get through the winter.
难以想象人们将怎样熬过这个冬天。
3.sought out 寻找
They sought out a shady spot where they might sit down and rest.
他们找到一块阴凉地方可以坐下休息。
4.sharp-witted 机敏的
She was sharp-witted and no fool.
她头脑精明，决不是傻瓜。
5.straight man 捧哏的配角
A BBC comedian asked his straight man to read the day's news.
一位BBC电台的喜剧演员请他的捧哏搭档读今天的新闻。
参考译文
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。
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