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Jim Carrey1 Golden Globe nominations were unveiled lately. "Man on the Moon" received a mention in two categories: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture[1] - Musical or Comedy for Jim Carrey and Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for the movie itself.

Jim Carrey, born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada in 1962. He found his calling[2] at an early age, performing in front of classmates in elementary school-- and making them laugh. At age 15 he began performing at Yuk Yuk's, a famous Toronto comedy[3] club, and continued performing in clubs all over Canada until age 19, when he packed his bags and moved to Los Angeles. Soon after becoming a regular at Mitzi Shore's Comedy Store, he was put on tour by comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who had caught his act and was impressed[4] by the young talent. Jim Carrey2 Carrey is a rubber-faced comedian. His work on the sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990-94) made him a cult comedy figure. Carrey's crowd-pleasing style mixed juvenile slapstick with manic improvisation. By the late 1990's he became one of Hollywood's most popular (and best-paid) stars.

Jim Carrey3 Some trivia:

He doesn't have a high school diploma. He left high school in the 9th grade, because his family was in hard economic times.

His original[5] family name - Carré - is French.

He currently lives in Brentwood, California.

 



 

注释:

1.motion picture
电影、影片。我们平时说到电影的时候总用到另外的两个词"movie / film ",其实这两个词也正是我们口语中用得较多的。

2.calling
职业。同样这个词跟我们平时用得最多的表达方式又不一样,说到职业,我们会想到work / job / carrer / profession 等几个,但这个词的用法其实大体上和上面提到的那几个是没有什么区别的。例如:What calling does he follow? (他是从事什么职业的?)

3.comedy
喜剧。有人爱看喜剧,也有人喜欢悲剧(tragedy)。

4.impress
压、印。形象点来说这个词可以表达"使铭记、使感动"的意思。看过一场电影给你留下很深的印象--The film impressed me a lot.(这场电影给我留下了深刻的印象。)


 



 

Jim Carrey4最近金球奖提名已经浮出水面。"月球上的人"获得两项提名:金·凯利获最佳电影表演男演员奖--包括音乐剧以及喜剧;同时还获得最佳影片奖项提名。

金·凯利于1962年生于加拿大的安大略洲纽马科特市。在他还小的时候他就知道了自己的职业,小学的时候他就经常在同学面前表演,逗得他们哈哈大笑。在他15岁的时候他开始在多伦多的一家名叫"约克约克"的滑稽剧俱乐部里面表演节目。他一直随着俱乐部在国内表演,19岁那年他收拾起行李去了洛城。很快他就成为米茨海滨喜剧店的正式成员之一。由于受到他天才的表演的吸引,喜剧演员罗迪·丹吉费尔德带领他开始了巡回演出。凯利是一个有着一张橡皮脸的喜剧演员。他在情节简单的"生活色彩"一剧中的表演使他成为了一个倍受崇拜的喜剧人物。他深受大众喜爱的表演风格是在青少年式的闹剧中,夹杂着狂热的即兴表演。到90年代末他成为了好莱坞最受欢迎(片酬最高)的影星。

琐事:

他没有受过高等教育,由于家庭经济危机在读九年纪的时候他就退了学。因为家里在经济上比较拮据。

他的原姓是Carré,法国名字。

现今住在加洲的布瑞特伍德。

 

Write to him : (你可以通过下面的地址写信给他)

Jim Carrey
United Talent Agency
9560 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

OR

Jim Carrey
P.O. Box 5593
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

 




5.original
最初的、原来的。这个词可以表达的意思很多,像河水的源头(the original of the river.);优秀的作品会被广为流传,翻译成各种语言的形式,它的原版也就被称之为(the original.);此句中提到的original name 就是原名的意思。另外说到一个人具有独创精神,或是观点很新颖,都可以用到这个词,例如:An original composer.(有独创性的作曲家。)