例句-1:As soon as I saw Charley, I had a flashback to that day at the swimming pool when I was only seven. By accident, I fell into the deep end and Charley jumped in and saved my life.
例句-2:Maybe I shouldn't, but I admit I love slapstick comedy: it's stupid, but I laugh my head off at those silly people falling all over each other and breaking things.
我们再学一个电影界从舞台表演中借用来的习惯用语: ham actor。Ham actor这个习惯用语可能来自从前剧团里担任小角色的演员是用火腿上的肥肉来擦去脸上的油彩化妆的,因为火腿肥肉价格便宜,只有那些挑大梁的头牌演员才有资格使用比较贵的冷霜来卸妆。于是人们用ham actor来指二流演员了,而且还时常省略actor,只用ham一个词。这样的演员往往表演过分夸张、矫揉造作。Ham也可以当动词。我们要听的例子里用了两次ham,一次是动词。
例句-3:I can't stand watching this actor. He is the worst ham I can think of. He hams up his part so much that he couldn't act naturally like a real person.