世界名人简介 第122期:北野武

 　　The multi-talented Kitano Takeshi, a.k.a. Beat Takeshi, is a Japanese comedian¹, actor, TV presenter², author, poet, painter, video game designer, award-winning film director and academic. He is one of the few Japanese entertainers to be famous around the world. His highly unique style and creative genius have kept him at the forefront of film and television for decades.

　　日本人北野武天赋异禀，他身兼喜剧演员、演员、电视节目主持人、作家、诗人、画家、电子游戏设计师、获奖电影导演以及学者，他也被人们称之为“彼得武”。他也是少数世界知名的日本艺人。数十年以来，他独特的表现形式，极具创造力的才能让他一直活跃于荧屏。

　　Kitano’s career is so varied³ it’s difficult to know where to begin. In his native Japan, he is best known as a TV host and comedian. Switch on Japanese TV and you’re likely to see Takeshi in one of his many zany roles. He started in comedy in the 1970s as half of the manzai comic duo Two Beats. Their TV debut⁴ made them both household names.

　　北野武涉猎范围多种多样，让我们不知从何说起。在日本当地，他是位著名的电视节目主持人，喜剧演员。打开日本电视机，我们很可能看到北野武的滑稽表演。20世纪70年代，他组成相声搭档“Two Beats”，并从此进入喜剧之路。电视首秀让他们家喻户晓。

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　　Takeshi decided⁵ to go it alone in the 1980s and his resume greatly broadened. In 1983, he appeared in the movie ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’ and became world famous. He starred in and directed ‘Violent Cop’ in 1989, which was the beginning of his career as a filmmaker. His 1997 ‘HANA-BI’ established his international status as one of Japan's top directors.

　　北野武于80年代决定单飞，事业涉猎范围扩宽。1983年，他参演《圣诞快乐，劳伦斯先生》，并凭借此片引得世界瞩目。1989年，他导演并主演影片《凶暴的男人》，从此开启电影制作人事业。1997年电影《花火》让他作为日本顶级导演蜚声国际影坛。

　　Kitano won the prestigious⁶ Silver Lion award at the Vienna Film Festival for 2003’s ‘Zatoichi’. Since April 2005, he has been a professor at Tokyo’s National University of Fine Arts and Music. He continues to paint, write, be funny, and make movies. There’s no telling in which direction his career will move next.

　　2003年威尼斯威尼斯电影节，他凭借《座头市》获得银狮奖。自2005年4月起，就任东京艺术大学教授。他的绘画、写作、搞笑以及电影之路依然继续。他的事业将向何处发展无人知晓。

　　1.film director 电影导演

　　例句：In 1952 she wed⁷ film director Roger Vadim.

　　1952年她嫁给了电影导演罗杰·瓦丹。

　　2.switch on 开启

　　例句：She emptied both their mugs and switched on the electric kettle.

　　她倒空了他们俩的杯子，然后打开了电水壶。

　　3.continue to 继续

　　例句：We hope to continue to have her close support and friendship.

　　我们希望她能继续大力支持，并能与她维持亲密友谊。

　　4.video game 电子游戏

　　例句：He likes to play video game.

　　他喜欢玩电子游戏。

1 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

2 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

3 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

4 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

7 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。