棍棒喜劇元素
Charlie Chaplin was a British comedic actor whose career spanned more than 75 years.
卓別林是一位演藝生涯超過75年的英國喜劇演員。
comedic(adj.)喜劇相關的comedy(n.)喜劇comedian(n.)喜劇演員span(v.)(時間)橫跨;持續
He wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films, and he is best known for his silent films.
他創作劇本，擔任過導演、製作人、剪輯師與演員，並為自己的多數電影作曲，其中最為人所知的是他的默片作品。
compose(v.)作曲composer(n.)作曲人be known for=因…而為人所知
During the era of silent films in the early 1900’s, Chaplin’s most memorable character on screen was “The Tramp,” who was a clumsy and childlike wanderer.
1990年代初期是默片盛行的黃金時代，卓別林當時最經典的螢幕角色是《流浪漢》裡頭那笨拙、如孩童般矮小的流浪漢。
memorable(adj.)難忘的;值得紀念的character(n.)角色;人物clumsy(adj.)笨拙的-like(suff.)類似於…
His appearance is especially distinct, with his baggy pants, tight coat, bowler hat, large shoes, and small moustache.
該角色外形出眾，他穿著寬鬆的長褲、窄小緊身的禮服，戴著圓頂高帽，腳上穿著一雙大鞋子並留著一小撇鬍子。
appearance(n.)外貌;外觀;外表distinct(adj.)明顯不同的;顯然有差異的moustache(n.)嘴唇上邊的短鬚;八字鬍beard(n.)鬍鬚;絡腮鬍
Because silent films have little to no audible dialogue, the plot, narrative and emotions are all expressed visually.
由於默片的對白少之又少，因此劇情、敘事與人物情感都以視覺化的方式表現。
little to no (nothing)=幾乎沒有...;少之又少audible(adj.)聽得見的;有聲的audio(adj.)(n.)聲音相關的;音檔express(v.)表達;表露visually(adv.)視覺上的
Much of the humor found in silent films consisted of slapstick comedy, which involves exaggerated movements or mild violence, such as people falling down, getting smacked in the head, or poked in the eyes.
默片的滑稽之處多由「棍棒喜劇元素」構成，當中包括人物摔倒、擊打頭部與戳眼睛等浮誇的動作或輕度暴力。
humor(n.)幽默;滑稽consist of=由…構成或組成slapstick comedy=棍棒喜劇exaggerate(v.)誇大;誇張violence(n.)暴力
Chaplin skillfully used a variety of visuals for storytelling in his silent films.
卓別林擅於在默片中利用許多視覺元素進行敘事。
skillfully(adv.)熟練地
Although the era of silent films has long ended, Charlie Chaplin is still remembered as one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry.
儘管默片已沒落多年，但卓別林仍是電影史上最重要的人物之一，至今仍受人緬懷。
figure(n.)輪廓;外形key figure=關鍵人物