1、Unit 17 Laughter,Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January 1955. As1 was the tradition in those times，many families did not own their own TV.However，Rowans Grandfather Edward owned a chain of cinemas and Rowan often would see the latest films here.His family didnt get a television until he was
2、12 years of age.,It was at this time when John Cleese was making his presence known to the viewers in comedies such as Monty Pythons Flying Circus which became one of Rowans favorite comedy acts.By the early 1970s he was able to recite by heart many pieces from these shows.However，this did not make
3、him unique as many other children in his age were fond of2 Monty Python.,What did set him apart from his classmates was his fascination(魔力) with nonverbal comedy(哑剧).4One of his favorite films was Monsieur Hulots Holiday starring the French comedian Jacques Tati.Soon Rowan also knew every one of his
4、 physical comic tactics. What was even more amazing was the fact that Rowan could imitate physical comedians like Jacques Tati very well.His appearance added to3 the hilarity,(欢闹) at which Rowan would mimic(模仿)In his early teens, his eyes bulged，ears stuck out and his lips and nose seemed to go on f
5、orever.His appearance earned him nicknames from classmates such as Dopie，Zoonie，Moonman，Green Man，and Gruman.This didnt affect Rowan in a negative sense(负面影响)In fact，this encouraged him and he often used his looks to pull funny faces in front of classmates for laughter.,佳句仿写 1众所周知，台湾是中国的一部分。 _ 2我们班大部分同学都喜欢流行音乐。 _ 3大雨增添了我们的困难。 _ 翻译佳句 4翻译画线句子。 _,As is known to us all，Taiwan is part of China.,Most of our classmates are fond of pop music.,The heavy rain added to our difficulty.,真正让他与他的同学截然不同的是他在哑剧方面的魅力。,
