The dictator he presents to the world conceals the father figure who tells a lad off for calling him "Alex" but still admires his spirit and sees life as rich in comedy.

他对外的暴君形象掩盖了他父亲般慈爱的形象。 他会责备那个叫他“艾利克斯”的小伙子，但仍赞赏他的精神并乐对生活。

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In a comedy called “The Winder”, staged in 1714, one character protested that “I have been drinking Claret and Champaign and Burgundy and other French wines, Sir, but I love my country for all that.”

在1714年上演的名为“The Winder”的喜剧中，一个角色抗议道：“尽管我喝过波尔多、香槟、勃艮第和其他法国葡萄酒，但是先生，我依然爱我的祖国。”

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But as to the middle comedy which came next, observe what it was, and again, for what object the new comedy was introduced, which gradually sunk down into a mere mimic artifice.

至于随后出现的中间时代的喜剧，观察它是什么，再看这一新的喜剧是因什么目的被引进的，它渐渐地流为一种仅仅插科打诨的技巧。

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Not only is postmodern comedy radically different in tone, but it makes no sense for most of the characters in a serious comedy like "Lost in Yonkers" to be frothing at the mouth with one-liners.

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Sure, serious, tiny, angsty films are great, but in a best-case scenario, an appreciation for comedy bleeds into the rest of voting, and the academy nominates Bill Murray for a performance where he doesn't just stand around looking sullen.

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Krasinski is winning as the straight, clean-cut young athlete -- he's the only one who doesn't seem to be acting in quotation marks, and he's got a talent for physical comedy -- but when it comes to the crunch, when he should be wrestling with his conscience or fighting for his woman, the Bullet's simply not there.

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