He spent the early 80s living in south London bedsits, flat broke and lonely, working on his craft as a comedian.

他在上世纪80年代早期都住在南伦敦的一室卧房中，身无分文而孤独地研究作为一个喜剧演员的技巧。

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My forty-second birthday had made a lonely visit the week before, and I was once again by myself in the flat.

上星期我独自度过了四十二岁生日，和往年一样自个儿待在公寓里。

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He lives alone in the flat but he never feels lonely.

他孤身一人住公寓，但是从来不感到寂寞。

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But instead of rethinking the shape of the drama to suit the format, the director, Jean-Jacques Annaud, has taken a small, simplistic plot, filled a couple of lonely roles with flat performers, and marooned them in the midst of a spectacle that is not so much a movie as a demonstration.

NEWYORKER: Wings of Courage