George Carlin介绍.docxVIP

一次和朋友们一起去酒吧喝酒看球赛。一位老兄提议大家做个很简单的游戏。就是无论在谁说话时，都要在句子最后加上“in bed”两个字。结果不管你说什么，都会引起哄堂大笑。比方说你想去厕所，那就是“I want go to the bathroom － in bed”。说一个女孩很棒，就是“Shes fantastic － in bed” 。这句性质就变了。乔治卡林就是这种语言游戏的大师。George Carlin是美国比较著名的滑稽大师。曾两次获得格莱美奖。他对英语语言的用法还很有见地。他当年表演时说到著名的“七个脏词”甚至把辩论牵扯到最高法院。因为涉及到言论自由这一最基本的人权问题。笔者就常喜欢在美国电视的Comedy频道欣赏他的表演。可惜他已于五年前因心脏病突然辞世。下面是他的一段关于人生的评论。因为涉及到很多美国人对于年龄的常用说法，在欣赏幽默中学习英语，也算是一种”Artful way of inspiring“吧。George Carlins Views on AgingDo you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when were kids? If youre less than 10 years old,youre so excited about aging that you think in fractions.How old are you? Im four and a half! Youre never thirty-six and a half. Youre four and a half, going on five! Thats the keyYou get into your teens, now they cant hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.How old are you? Im gonna be 16! You could be 13, but hey, youre gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life .. . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. Theres no fun now, youre Just a sour-dumpling. Whats wrong? Whats changed?You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then youre PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, its all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didnt think you would!So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.Youve built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that its a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesnt end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; I Was JUST 92.Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. Im 100 and a half!May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!HOW TO STAY YOUNGThrow out nonessential nu