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外刊精选|六人行不再完整:《老友记》钱德勒扮演者去世
当地时间10月28日下午,美国知名演员马修·派瑞在家中去世,死因疑为溺亡。马修演过的最著名角色,无疑是《老友记》中的钱德勒·宾。钱德勒幽默、体贴,常以出其不意的冷笑话逗乐大家,而他的笑声和幽默常常只是为了掩盖孤独。现实中的马修和钱德勒有不少相似之处,他在去年出版的个人传记中,对自己常年的孤独和药物成瘾问题进行了坦诚倾诉。马修在钱德勒身上打上了哪些个人印记?他为什么能坦诚分享自己的药物成瘾经历?
Matthew Perry, Star of 'Friends,' Is Dead at 54
By Alex Traub and Matt Stevens
Matthew Perry, who gained sitcom superstardom as Chandler Bing on the show "Friends," becoming a model of the ability to tease your pals as an expression of love, has died. He was 54.
Several news outlets reported that Mr. Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles.
"Friends" ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004. Other "Friends" characters generated humor through their goofiness or haplessness; Chandler cracked jokes. That speech pattern — the sarcastic rhetorical question asked in a tone of mock disbelief — was typical of Chandler.
Mr. Perry himself brought this bit to the show, and it became a familiar way for Americans to talk — proof of the status of "Friends" as one of the most popular shows in sitcom history.
Mr. Perry, like his co-stars, eventually earned $1 million per episode. He was rich, famous and handsome. But behind the scenes of "Friends," his substance abuse was already an issue.
In a single interview, he spoke again and again about the idea that his confessional stories might help fellow addicts. "Whenever I bumped into something that I didn't really want to share," he said, "I would think of the people that I would be helping, and it would keep me going."
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1.superstardom英 [ˈsuːpəstɑːdəm] 美 ['sjuːpərstɑːrdəm] n. __________________
2.tease英 [tiːz] 美 [tiːz] v. _______________________________
3.generate英 [ˈdʒenəreɪt] 美 [ˈdʒenəreɪt] v._______________________________
4.goofiness英 [ˈguːfinəs] 美 [ˈguːfinəs] n._______________________________
5.haplessness英 [hæplisnis] 美 [hæplisnis] n. _______________________________
6.superstar n. ___________________