一、课文原文及逐段翻译
TEXT 2 The Contemporary Chaplin 当代卓别林
第1段原文：Rowan Atkinson is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. In Britain, Mr Atkinson is mostly famous for many successful TV shows but internationally we know him best as the awkward, clumsy, but always amusing Mr Bean. If you think that Rowan Atkinson is anything like his famous creation, then you are in for a surprise. On the contrary, he is nothing like Mr Bean.
译文：罗温•艾金森，英国喜剧演员、编剧。艾金森先生在英国的名气主要源于他参演了很多著名影视剧。但在国际上，我们所熟悉的他是那个尴尬、笨拙，总能把人逗乐的憨豆先生。如果你认为罗温•艾金森和他扮演的憨豆先生角色一样，那你一定会感到惊讶。相反，他本人实际上一点也不像憨豆先生。
第2段原文：Rowan was born on 6 January, 1955. He grew up on a farm with his parents and three older brothers. His father was very strict and did not believe in the value of television.
译文：罗温出生于1955年1月6日，随父母在农场长大，家中有三个哥哥。他的父亲非常严厉，不相信电视的价值。
第3段原文：Rowan had a very successful academic career. At the age of 13, he was awarded a scholarship to a boarding school. Later, he studied at Newcastle University where he attained the highest marks in his year. At Oxford, he obtained his master’s degree in electrical engineering. This may explain why he loves fast cars, of which he has many.
译文：罗温的学生生涯非常成功。他13岁就获得了一所寄宿学校的奖学金，之后就读于纽卡斯尔大学，并以专业第一名的优异成绩毕业。随后，他又取得牛津大学电机工程硕士学位。这也许是他为什么那么喜欢跑车，而且收藏了很多跑车的原因吧。
第4段原文：When Rowan was young, he had a stutter and to make his speech clearer, he began to speak very carefully. This may be why some of his characters have unusual ways of speaking.
译文：罗温小时候有口吃的毛病，为了讲话更清楚，他说话格外仔细。这也是他所塑造的一些角色讲话方式与众不同的原因。
第5段原文：As early as primary school, Rowan had already shown a talent for acting, but it was only later at university that he decided to become an actor. A key event occurred one day in 1976 when he was playing around and pulling a face in the mirror. “I discovered my face,” he said later.
译文：早在小学时，罗温就表现出了表演天赋，但直到大学毕业，他才决定当一名演员。1976 年的一天发生了一件关键的事情，闲玩之中他对着镜子做鬼脸。后来他说，“那天，我发现了自己的另一副面孔。”
第6段原文：John Lloyd, who worked as a producer for BBC Television, says that one rarely meets someone with such genius, and that when he worked with Atkinson he became convinced that Rowan would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin.
译文：英国广播公司电视台的制片人约翰•劳埃德说，遇到这样的天才很难得，与罗温的合作使他相信罗温会比查理•卓别林更出名。
二、重点单词
screenwriter 名词
英文释义 someone who writes the story for a film or TV programme
课文原句 “Rowan Atkinson is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter.”
mostly 副词
英文释义 mainly; in most cases
课文原句 “In Britain, Mr Atkinson is mostly famous for many successful TV shows...”
clumsy 形容词
英文释义 moving in an awkward way and tending to drop or break things
课文原句 “...the awkward, clumsy, but always amusing Mr Bean.”
点拨：三个形容词并列，前两个贬义、最后一个褒义，靠 but 一转，人物立刻立体。
amusing 形容词
英文释义 funny and making you smile or laugh
课文原句 “...but always amusing Mr Bean.”
creation 名词
英文释义 something that someone has made or invented, especially a character or work of art
课文原句 “...anything like his famous creation...”
点拨：此处特指“他塑造出来的角色”，不是抽象的“创造”。
contrary 名词 / 形容词
英文释义 (on the contrary) used to say that the opposite of what has just been said is true
课文原句 “On the contrary, he is nothing like Mr Bean.”
strict 形容词
英文释义 demanding that rules are obeyed exactly
课文原句 “His father was very strict...”
scholarship 名词
英文释义 money given to a student to help pay for their education, usually because of ability
课文原句 “...he was awarded a scholarship to a boarding school.”
boarding school 名词短语
英文释义 a school where students live during the school term
课文原句 “...a scholarship to a boarding school.”
attain 动词
英文释义 to succeed in achieving something after a lot of effort
课文原句 “...where he attained the highest marks in his year.”
obtain 动词
英文释义 to get something, especially by making an effort
课文原句 “...he obtained his master’s degree in electrical engineering.”
点拨：attain / obtain / achieve 三个“取得”常考辨析，课文里同时出现前两个。
electrical engineering 名词短语
英文释义 the branch of engineering concerned with electricity and electrical devices
课文原句 “...his master’s degree in electrical engineering.”
stutter 名词 / 动词
英文释义 a speech problem in which someone repeats the first sound of a word
课文原句 “When Rowan was young, he had a stutter...”
pull a face 短语
英文释义 to make an ugly or funny expression
课文原句 “...pulling a face in the mirror.”
genius 名词
英文释义 a very high level of intelligence or ability; a person who has it
课文原句 “...one rarely meets someone with such genius...”
convinced 形容词
英文释义 completely certain about something
课文原句 “...he became convinced that Rowan would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin.”
rarely 副词
英文释义 almost never
课文原句 “...one rarely meets someone with such genius...”
点拨：含否定意义，放句首时句子要部分倒装（Rarely does one meet...），写作提分点。
三、一词多义和熟词生义
creation 常见义是“创造、创作（行为）”，课文中指“创造出来的角色/作品”。原句 “his famous creation”。
like 常见义是动词“喜欢”，课文中是介词“像”。原句 “anything like his famous creation” 与 “he is nothing like Mr Bean”，anything like / nothing like 是固定强调搭配。
believe in 常见译作“信任、信仰”，课文中是“相信……的价值/存在意义”。原句 “did not believe in the value of television”。
in for 常见义是“报名参加”，be in for a surprise 是“即将大吃一惊”。原句 “you are in for a surprise”。
year 常见义是“年”，课文中 in his year 指“他那一届同年级学生”。原句 “the highest marks in his year”。
face 常见义是“脸”，课文中 I discovered my face 是双关——既指那张能做鬼脸的脸，也指“发现了自己的喜剧面孔/身份”。
careful 常见义是“小心的”，课文中 speak very carefully 指“一字一字说得格外仔细”，源于口吃，后来成了角色特色。
rarely 常见义是“很少”，作为否定副词与 seldom / hardly / never 同族，句首倒装必考。原句 “one rarely meets someone with such genius”。
producer 常见义是“生产者、制造商”，课文中是“（电视节目）制片人”。原句 “who worked as a producer for BBC Television”。
key 常见义是“钥匙、答案”，课文中是形容词“关键的”。原句 “A key event occurred...”。
四、重点词块
动词 + 名词 / 介词搭配
be famous for sth（以……闻名）
know sb best as...（最以……的身份认识某人）
be in for a surprise（即将大吃一惊）
grow up on a farm（在农场长大）
believe in the value of sth（相信……的价值）
be awarded a scholarship（获得奖学金）
attain the highest marks（取得最高分）
obtain a master’s degree（取得硕士学位）
have a stutter（有口吃）
show a talent for acting（显出表演天赋）
decide to become an actor（决定当演员）
pull a face（做鬼脸）
become convinced that...（逐渐确信……）
play around（闲玩、胡闹）。
固定搭配 / 句式
on the contrary（恰恰相反）
be nothing like...（一点也不像）
at the age of 13（13岁时）
as early as primary school（早在小学时）
it was only later... that...（直到后来才……：强调句）
This may explain why...（这也许解释了为什么……）
This may be why...（这也许就是……的原因）
more famous than...（比……更出名）。
语篇衔接
but（转折，全文出现三次，是反差结构的骨架）
On the contrary（明确否定上文预期）
Later / At Oxford（时间推进）
When Rowan was young（转入童年）
As early as...（提前时间）
A key event occurred...（引出转折点）
says that... and that...（并列宾语从句）。
五、长难句拆解
【原句】In Britain, Mr Atkinson is mostly famous for many successful TV shows but internationally we know him best as the awkward, clumsy, but always amusing Mr Bean.
【主干】Mr Atkinson is famous for TV shows but we know him best as Mr Bean.
【分层】In Britain 与 internationally 两个地点状语形成对照；be famous for 与 know sb as 两种“出名”表达并用；the awkward, clumsy, but always amusing 三个形容词并列前置修饰 Mr Bean。
【翻译】在英国，艾金森先生主要以多部成功剧集成名；但在国际上，人们最熟悉的却是那个尴尬、笨拙却总能逗人发笑的憨豆先生。
【考点】并列句 + 转折；famous for / known as 辨析；多重前置形容词的语序与逗号。
【原句】If you think that Rowan Atkinson is anything like his famous creation, then you are in for a surprise. On the contrary, he is nothing like Mr Bean.
【主干】If you think that..., then you are in for a surprise.
【分层】If 条件从句内嵌 that 宾语从句；anything like 用于条件/疑问句表“有点像”；主句 be in for a surprise；On the contrary 承接，nothing like 是完全否定。
【翻译】如果你以为罗温•艾金森和他塑造的那个角色有几分相似，那你可要吃惊了。恰恰相反，他本人一点也不像憨豆先生。
【考点】if + that 宾从；anything like / nothing like 的肯定—否定对照；on the contrary 只用于否定前一说法，不能换成 however。
【原句】Later, he studied at Newcastle University where he attained the highest marks in his year. At Oxford, he obtained his master’s degree in electrical engineering. This may explain why he loves fast cars, of which he has many.
【主干】he studied... / he obtained... / This may explain why...
【分层】where 引导非限制性定语从句修饰 Newcastle University；This 指代上文“电机工程硕士”；why 引导宾语从句；of which he has many 是“介词 + 关系代词”引导的非限制性定从，which 指代 fast cars。
【翻译】后来他就读纽卡斯尔大学，并以年级第一的成绩毕业；在牛津又取得电机工程硕士学位。这也许能解释他为什么那么爱跑车，而且拥有很多辆。
【考点】where 定从；explain why 宾从；of which 引导的“部分 + 数量”定从（many of which / of which he has many），是高中语法填空高频。
【原句】When Rowan was young, he had a stutter and to make his speech clearer, he began to speak very carefully. This may be why some of his characters have unusual ways of speaking.
【主干】he had a stutter and he began to speak... / This may be why...
【分层】When 时间状语从句；to make his speech clearer 不定式作目的状语，内含 make + 宾语 + 形容词比较级；why 引导表语从句。
【翻译】罗温小时候有口吃，为了让话说得更清楚，他开始说得格外仔细。这也许就是他塑造的某些角色说话方式与众不同的原因。
【考点】不定式表目的；make sth + adj 比较级；This may be why... 表语从句（与上句 explain why 宾语从句对照记）。
【原句】As early as primary school, Rowan had already shown a talent for acting, but it was only later at university that he decided to become an actor.
【主干】Rowan had shown a talent..., but it was... that he decided...
【分层】As early as... 时间状语 + 过去完成时 had shown；but 后是 it was... that... 强调句型，强调时间状语 only later at university；去掉 it was / that 后句子仍完整（he decided to become an actor only later at university）。
【翻译】早在小学时罗温就已显出表演天赋，但直到大学快毕业时，他才决定要当演员。
【考点】强调句 It is/was + 被强调部分 + that...；as early as + 过去完成时；show a talent for doing。
【原句】A key event occurred one day in 1976 when he was playing around and pulling a face in the mirror.
【主干】A key event occurred.
【分层】one day in 1976 时间状语；when 引导定语从句修饰 one day in 1976（不是时间状语从句！）；playing around 与 pulling a face 并列，共用 was。
【翻译】1976年的一天发生了一件关键的事：那天他正对着镜子胡闹、做鬼脸。
【考点】when 引导定从 vs 时间状从的判别；过去进行时 + 并列现在分词。
【原句】John Lloyd, who worked as a producer for BBC Television, says that one rarely meets someone with such genius, and that when he worked with Atkinson he became convinced that Rowan would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin.
【主干】John Lloyd says that..., and that...
【分层】who 引导非限制性定从，把主谓隔开；says 后接两个并列 that 宾从（第二个 that 不可省）；第二个宾从内嵌 when 时间状从与 convinced 后的 that 宾从；would 是过去视角下的“将来”。
【翻译】BBC 制片人约翰•劳埃德说，这样的天才难得一遇；与艾金森共事的经历让他确信，罗温会比查理•卓别林更出名。
【考点】主谓分隔的非限制性定从；并列宾语从句第二个 that 必须保留；多层从句嵌套；过去将来时 would。
六、语法点清单（定语从句、名词性从句与强调句）
定语从句：where he attained...（修饰大学）、of which he has many（介词 + which）、who worked as a producer（非限制性）、when he was playing around...（修饰 one day in 1976）。
宾语从句：think that...、explain why...、says that... and that...、became convinced that...。
表语从句：This may be why some of his characters have unusual ways of speaking。
强调句：it was only later at university that he decided to become an actor。
状语从句：If you think that...（条件）、When Rowan was young（时间）、when he worked with Atkinson（时间）。
非谓语 / 不定式：to make his speech clearer（目的）、to become an actor（宾语）、playing around / pulling a face（并列现在分词）。
时态：一般过去时叙事为主，had shown 过去完成时表“更早”，would be 过去将来时表“当时的预言”。
否定副词：rarely，句首倒装形式 Rarely does one meet... 需掌握。
归拢后可以看出：定语从句（含介词 + which）+ why/that 名词性从句 + 强调句是这篇课文的三大语法主线，也是人物传记类阅读最常考的三类。
七、逻辑链
反差立论（第1段）：先给身份（actor, comedian and screenwriter），再区分“英国人眼中的他”（successful TV shows）与“国际观众眼中的他”（Mr Bean），最后用 If you think... in for a surprise / On the contrary / nothing like 三连否定把全文主旨钉死：本人与角色截然相反。这一句是全篇的总纲，后面每一段都在举证。
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出身（第2段）：1955年生、农场、三个哥哥、严厉且“不相信电视价值”的父亲。最讽刺的一笔在这里：一个后来靠电视红遍全球的人，成长于否定电视的家庭。严父与农场也解释了角色之外的克制与秩序感。
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学业（第3段）：13岁奖学金 → 纽卡斯尔年级第一 → 牛津电机工程硕士。三连学历把“笨拙的憨豆”彻底推翻，并与第1段的 nothing like 呼应。随后用 This may explain why... 把学历与“爱收藏跑车”轻轻一接，人物从符号变回有癖好的真人。
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缺陷转优势（第4段）：童年口吃 → 为说清楚而格外仔细 → This may be why 角色说话方式奇特。与上一段构成同一手法的双联句：先摆事实，再用 This may (explain / be) why... 回推成因。这是本文最值得仿写的论证结构。
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转折点（第5段）：As early as primary school 已有天赋，但用强调句 it was only later at university that... 把“决定当演员”推后，形成时间张力；1976年对镜做鬼脸、一句 “I discovered my face” 作为关键事件收束——幽默的起点不是舞台，是镜子前的自我发现。
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权威佐证（第6段）：借 BBC 制片人之口，用 such genius 与 more famous than Charlie Chaplin 给出最高评价，正好回扣标题 The Contemporary Chaplin（当代卓别林）。全文由“预期 → 推翻 → 举证 → 定评”四步走完，是标准的人物评论文结构。
八、写作迁移（仿写与输出）
模板一：This may explain why... / This may be why...（由事实推原因）
课文句：This may explain why he loves fast cars, of which he has many. / This may be why some of his characters have unusual ways of speaking.
仿写：She kept a diary for ten years; this may explain why her writing feels so precise.（她记了十年日记，这也许就是她文字如此准确的原因。）——人物分析、读后续写心理描写的万能过渡句。
模板二：It was only... that...（强调“直到……才”）
课文句：It was only later at university that he decided to become an actor.
仿写：It was only after the failure that I realised how much preparation mattered.（直到那次失败之后，我才明白准备有多重要。）——记叙文升华段的高分句式。
模板三：on the contrary / nothing like（推翻预期）
课文句：On the contrary, he is nothing like Mr Bean.
仿写：The task looked simple; on the contrary, it turned out to be nothing like what we had imagined.（这任务看着简单，恰恰相反，它和我们想的完全不一样。）——用于反差式开头或转折。
模板四：Sb is mostly famous for..., but we know him/her best as...（人物定位）
课文句：In Britain, Mr Atkinson is mostly famous for many successful TV shows but internationally we know him best as... Mr Bean.
仿写：The writer is mostly famous for his novels, but readers know him best as a patient letter-writer to young students.（这位作家主要以小说闻名，但读者最熟悉的是他给年轻学生耐心回信的样子。）——人物介绍、推荐类作文的开头。
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