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slide on…在……上滑行, bump into…不期而遇；偶然碰见；邂逅, round a corner在拐角处，在近处, fall down…摔倒，掉进, in the road在路面上, see other people’s bad luck看别人倒霉（遭到不幸）, at times时不时；经常地, feel content with…对……感到满意, be worse off情况更坏; 处境更糟; 经济情况更不好, astonish… with…以……方式令人吃惊, inspire deep feelings in sb. for…因为……激发人内心深处的感情, play a character扮演一个角色, be born in poverty出生穷困, become famous for因为……而出名, use a particular form of acting用独特的表演方式, entertaining silent movie令人愉快的无声影片, a charming character令人愉快的角色，有趣的角色, be well known throughout the world世界闻名, play a poor and homeless person扮演一个贫困而无家可归的人, carry a walking stick拄着拐杖, a social failure社会生活中的失败者, be  loved by…被……爱戴（热爱）, overcome difficulties克服困难, be unkind to …对……不友好, make…entertaining使……令人愉快, a sad situation悲哀的境况, a boiled shoe一只煮沸的鞋, make… funny使……滑稽可笑, use nonverbal humour不用语言表达的幽默, in the middle of the nineteenth century在十九世纪中叶, in search of…搜寻，寻找, pan for gold用淘金盘淘金, wash sand洗沙（以便得到金子）, in a pan of water在淘金盘中, expect to do sth.期待做某事, pick up…得到，淘到, be fortunate enough足够幸运, be caught in a snowstorm遭遇到暴风雪,  on the edge of…在……的边缘, in a small wooden house在一座小木屋, have nothing to eat没有可吃的东西, so… that…如此……以至于……, boil a pair of leather shoes煮一双皮鞋, sit down at the table坐在桌边, pick out…挑选，选出, cut off…切下；割下；砍下, treat… as if…像……一样对待, eat every mouthful with enjoyment快乐地享受每一口, make it seem as if…使它显得（好象）……, direct a movie执导一部影片, star in在……中担任主角, give… a special Oscar授予……奥斯卡特别奖, one’s lifetime某人的一生 outstanding work杰出的工作, live one’s life in…在……度过一生,