摘要： What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words. 滑稽演员与喜剧演员.共间点在于说话玩弄词藻. 句中what引导的从句为主语从句....in common 表示“和--有共同之处 的意思. OUt of common 则表示“异乎寻常,不平常 的意思. They have a lot in common. 他们有许多共同之处. I haven't a thing in common with my father. 我与父亲格格不入. He had noticed nothing out of common. 他没有发现异乎寻常的事.
Clowns(小丑)also make people laugh．They often act alone or as a pair and make a different kind of fun．Clowns often don't use any words at all．It is their clothes, make-up and the way they walk that makes people laugh．Some people think clowns are only funny for children．Actually they can help people forget their problems, at least for a short moment．
Another type of people whose job is to make people laugh are comedians(喜剧演员)．They often work alone or as a pair．Unlike clowns, comedians' clothes are usually not very strange．Although body language and their face are important in their shows, they do not use the make-up that clowns use．Comedians may act out a situation during their shows．We call that a sketch(短剧)，but usually, their shows don't look like comedies(喜剧)．What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words．Comedians make people laugh, but also think about life．At one moment in a show, you can hear the audience laughing loudly．A few minutes later everybody is quiet, listening and thinking about the comedians' words．
Typical for China is the crosstalk(相声)show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play．A crosstalk show has two speakers making many jokes and funny conversations．They may also dress up a little or act out small sketches in front of the laughing audience．Comedians of all times and many countries have a long tradition of this type of comedy．
Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false．
(1)
Clowns are only funny for children．
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(2)
During the show of the comedians, you can hear the audience laughing loudly all the time．
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(3)
Comedians play with words as the players in a comedy do．
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(4)
In a crosstalk show, the speakers never dress up．
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(5)
The underlined word“typical”in the last paragraph means“典型的”．
