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1、美国名人喜剧女演员露西尔鲍尔1.ucilleBallplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:26repeatByMarioRitter2005-3-26(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisisMaryTillotson.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishProgramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellaboutthemuch-lovedperformerLucilleBall.Herfamoustelevisionseries,ILoveLucy/wasfirstbroadcas

2、tinnineteen-fifty-one.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:TheILoveLucyshowwasahugesuccess.ItwasthemostpopulartelevisionshowoftheNineteen-fifties.ThekindoftelevisionprogramMizzBallhelpeddevelopiscalledasituationcomedy.Sometelevisionexpertsgivehercreditforinventingthiskindofseries.Today,someofthemostpopulartelevisionprog

3、ramsinAmericaaresituationcomedies.VOICETWO:OnereasonforthegreatpopularityofILoveLucymayhavebeenitsreal-lifeconnectionwithMizzBallsfamily.Ontheshow,shewasLucy,thewifeofRickyRicardo,aCubanmusician.RickywasplayedbybandleaderDesiArnaz,whowasLucilleBallshusbandinreallife.Theshowcombinedissuescommontothel

4、ifeofmarriedpeoplelivinginthecitywithmusicalperformancesandcomictheater.Often,ashowwouldincludeapartwithMisterArnazactingseriouslywhileMizzBalladdedafunnyelement.Inthefollowingpiece,MisterArnaztriestosingnormallyandMizzBalladdsthecomedy:(MUSIC)VOICEONE:AlsoontheILoveLucyshowwereVivianVanceandWilliam

5、Frawley.MizzVanceplayedEthelMertzandMisterFrawleyplayedEthelshusband,FredMertz.Ontheshow,theMertzeswerefriendsoftheRicardosandownedthebuildinginwhichtheyalllived.FredMertzlovedbaseball,whichwasAmericasmostpopularsportatthetime.ILoveLucy/oftenshowedFredMertzintenselywatchingbaseballorsomeothersportli

6、keboxingwhileEtheladdedherownfunnycomments:(COMMENTS)VOICETWO:Awell-knownstoryabouttheILoveLucyShowconcernsthebirthoftheArnazsson,DesiJunior.OfficialsofthebroadcastingcompanywonderedwhattodowhenMizzBallbecamepregnantinnineteen-fifty-two.MizzBallexplainsthatherhusband,Desizcameupwithasolution:(COMMEN

7、TS)VOICEONE:MizzBallspregnancywasmadepartoftheshow.Infact,criticssaytheshowinwhichLucyRicardotellsRickythatsheispregnantisoneofthebest.Init,LucygoestotheentertainmentplacewhereRickysbandisplayingtotellhimthattheyaregoingtohaveababy.RickysuddenlyunderstandsthatheisgoingtobeafatherafterLucysecretlyreq

8、ueststhesong,WerehavingaBaby:(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MizzBallgavebirthtohersecondchildonthesamedaythatLucyRicardogavebirth.Infact,DesiJuniorsbirthdatewasplannedtohappenonthesamedayasthebroadcast.TheshowinwhichLucygavebirthwasoneofthemostpopulartelevisionprogramseverbroadcastinAmerica.(Infact,thestoryisthatD

9、esiJuniorsbirthreplacedreportsaboutDwightEisenhowersfirstpresidentialceremonyonthefrontpagesofAmericasnewspapers.)OPT(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThesuccessoftheILoveLucyshowdidnotcomeearlyinLucilleBallslife,oreasily.Instead,itwastheresultofyearsofhardwork.MizzBallwasbornnearJamestownzNewYork,innineteen-eleven.S

10、hetriedtogetintoshowbusinessatanearlyage.Earlyon,shewenttothesameactingschoolasthefamousactressBetteDavis.However,sheleftwhenshewastoldthatshedidnothaveenoughactingability.IntheearlyNineteen-ThirtieszshemovedtoHollywood.Sheappearedinanumberofmovies,butwasnotwellknown.VOICEONE:Innineteen-forty,shemet

11、theleaderofamusicalgroupwhohadbeenborninCuba.HisfullnamewasDesiderioAlbertoArnazdeAchatheThird.Theyworkedtogetherinamovieandmarriedsoonaftertheymet.Forthenexttenyears,sheappearedinmoviesandonradio.Hetravelledalotwithhisband.InNineteen-Fifty,thebroadcastingcompany,CBS,decidedtomakeatelevisionprogramb

12、asedontheradioshow,MyFavoriteHusband.LucilleBallwasthestaroftheradioshow.ShewantedMisterArnaztoplaythepartofherhusbandonthetelevisionshow.CBSrejectedtheidea.But,sherefusedtogiveup.SheandDesitravelledaroundthecountryperforminginashowtogethertoprovethattheywoulddowellontelevision.Theirshowwasasuccess.

13、CBSofferedthembothjobs.VOICETWO:MizzBallhadanotherdemand.Shewantedhershowtobeaproductionofthebestquality.Earlytelevisionpictureswerenotofgoodquality.MizzBallwantedherprogramtobefilmed,whichwouldimprovethepicture,andthenbroadcastlater.Yetshewantedpeopletowatchtheprogramasitwasbeingfilmedsothesoundoft

14、heirreactionscouldbecaptured.MizzBallalsowantedtofilmtheshowsinHollywood.CBSdidnotwanttheextracosts.So,MizzBallandMisterArnazagreedtoworkforlesspay.Inexchange,CBSletthemowntheprogram.Thatagreementmadethemownersofwhatwouldbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulprogramsontelevision.VOICEONE:Duringthefifties,Mizz

15、BallwonalmosteveryhonortherewasfortelevisionactorsincludingseveralEmmyAwards.Yet,eventhemostpopularperformerscouldnotescapethepoliticalrealitiesofthetime.ConservativelawmakersaccusedLucilleBallofbeingacommunist.TheFederalBureauofInvestigationkeptasecretrecordofinformationabouther,justasitdidaboutman

16、yHollywoodactorsatthattime.VOICETWO:MisterArnazsupervisedtheircompany,DesiluProductions.Thecompanyproducedsixteendifferenttelevisionprogramsandranthreeproductioncenters,calledstudios.InNineteen-Sixty,LucilleBallandMisterArnazlegallyendedtheirmarriage.MisterArnazsoldhispartofthecompanytohisex-wife.MizzBallbecamethefirstwomantoheadamajorproductioncompany.Itwasoneofthebi