脱口秀英文|《经济学人》双语：埃及脱口秀演员在美国讲笑话？
原文标题：
and exile
Too funny by half
Run out of Egypt for his jokes, is still laugh
喜剧与流亡
过于搞笑
由于讲笑话，巴塞姆·尤瑟夫被埃及当局驱逐出境，但他仍在讲笑话
in the dark
A of in has an – stand-up comic
黑暗中的笑声
一位阿拉伯政治讽刺先锋已成为一名讲英语的脱口秀演员
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AS , an , onto the stage at the Royal Hall in on March 9th, of the his .
3月9日脱口秀英文，当埃及喜剧演员巴塞姆·尤瑟夫走上伦敦皇家节日音乐厅的舞台时，观众们纷纷拍摄他的入场。
No that they had been told to put their away. “You guys just don’t to ,” Mr . “It’s of like you we don’t get visas here.”
尽管观众们已经被反复告知要把手机收起来。尤瑟夫责备道：“你们就是不听指示。就是因为像你们这样的人脱口秀英文，我们才拿不到签证。”
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The with . For many of the at his show, Mr is an icon.
这场演出的观众大多是埃及人，他们爆发出阵阵笑声。对于他的许多观众来说，尤瑟夫是一个偶像。
He was one of the first in the Arab world to host a – show on .
他是阿拉伯世界第一批在电视上主持政治讽刺节目的人之一。
A ago, his -night slot, of would round to watch him; the of Cairo fell .
十年前，在周五的晚间时段，埃及家庭里的几代人会围在电视屏幕前观看他的节目；开罗一时万人空巷。
Here, in a in , were . Mr , known for his -in-cheek , was in .
而在伦敦这个著名的礼堂里，情况有所不同。以半开玩笑的阿拉伯幽默而闻名的尤瑟夫，几乎完全用英语表演。
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His in began in 2011, the Arab . a heart , Mr began in his room and it to .
他的喜剧生涯始于2011年的阿拉伯之春。尤瑟夫原本是一名心脏外科医生一年一度喜剧大赛，他开始在自己的洗衣房里拍摄政治讽刺视频并将其上传到油管上。
He was funny— funny. A big him up and his show, “The ”.
他很有趣——危险地有趣。一家大型电视网络抢先签下了他，并播出了他的节目《The 》。
At its peak it had 30m and 40m each week, more than a third of Egypt’s .
在节目的巅峰时期，每周有3000万至4000万观众收看，超过了埃及总人口的三分之一。
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In 2013 Abdel- al-Sisi came to power in a coup. The did not , when the jokes were on him.
2013年，阿卜杜勒-法塔赫·塞西通过政变上台。这位军事独裁者并不认为讽刺是件搞笑的事，特别是当搞笑的对象是他本人时。
Mr ’s was from the ; he death . he fled, his way to .
尤瑟夫的节目在广播中被禁；他还收到了死亡威胁。最终，他逃离了埃及，前往美国。
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He did not know what he would do next, he says now. “The ” had been a of those brief years of .
他说，那时候他不知道接下来要做什么。《The 》是那短暂的革命岁月的产物。
A of the show made in exile would be a pale of the . In the end he on a .
在流亡中制作的节目版本将是原版的苍白复制品。最终，他决定进行彻底的改变。
Four years ago, he set out to an – stand-up .
4年前，他开始成为一名讲英语的单口喜剧演员。
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,
医生，医生
It wasn’t easy. A new came with new , and at its own pace.
这并不容易。新的语言有着新的文化素材脱口秀吐槽大会，且有着自己的节奏。
“I that the hard way,” Mr . “There were when I did [on stage] I ’t find that .” But he has now his craft.
尤瑟夫回忆道：“我是通过一点点摸索才学会的，有些晚间时段，我在舞台上表现得很糟糕，因为我找不到那种节奏感。”但他现在已经掌握了这门技艺。
The in his new show, “Adam”—now bound for New York after a tour—is a of those years.
他新节目《亚当》中那些精心观察到的材料——在欧洲巡演后即将前往纽约时——是那些辛苦岁月的结晶。
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the of its , “Adam” from Mr ’s -era in two main ways.
除了表达方式的语言外，尤瑟夫的《亚当》与革命时期喜剧节目的不同点主要体现在2个方面。
The first is its . When he began in 2011, he hoped his jokes would serve as a to fear in times.
第一个不同点是它的目的。当2011年他开始讲段子时，他希望他的段子能在紧张时期成为人们缓解恐惧的解药。
Now his aim is to the of the Arab in the West ( jabs at along the way).
现在他的目标是阐明阿拉伯侨民在西方的人生经历（顺便对典型的埃及行为进行友好的调侃）。
“In we are a newer group of , to or ,” he . “It’s that we tell our , of just to each other.”
他解释说：“与亚裔或拉丁裔美国人相比，我们是一个相对较新的移民群体，重要的不仅仅是彼此交流，我们还需要讲述我们自己的故事。”
The is his newly style.
第二个不同点是他现在的表达方式很直接。
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For all that, one thing the same: Mr ’s life in is still bound by , of a kind from the old in Egypt.
尽管如此，有一件事仍然保持不变：尤瑟夫在美国的生活仍然受到限制，尽管这种限制与曾在埃及时的限制不同。
To that point the show, he tells the story of an – woman who was at an for the word (“God ”) on the phone a plane.
为了说明这一点，他在节目中讲述了一位说阿拉伯语的女士的故事，她因登机前在电话中说了句“”（“上帝保佑”）就被拘留在了机场。
In , he to the non– in the room, means “it’s never going to ” (the Arabs in the at this ).
他向现场不会说阿拉伯语的观众解释道，在实际生活中，的意思是“永远不会发生”（观众席里的阿拉伯人听到这个解释后都心领神会地笑了）。
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Along with some of his own, this made Mr that, to some , he would still have to his own in the “free world”.
除了自己的一些经历外，这个奇闻逸事使尤瑟夫意识到，在某种程度上，他仍然需要在“自由世界”中保持自我约束。
The only place he does not have to do this is on stage. Will he ever such ? There is hope, he says. But with a : “.”
唯一不需要这样做的地方是舞台。他到底能否摆脱这些束缚？他说有希望，但有一个前提：“上帝保佑。”
（恭喜读完，本篇英语词汇量716左右，有删减）
原文出自：2023年4月1日《The 》版块。
精读笔记来源于：自由英语之路
本文翻译整理: Irene
本文编辑校对: Irene
仅供个人英语学习交流使用。
【补充资料】（来自于网络）
是一位埃及喜剧演员、作家、制片人、外科医生、媒体评论家和电视主持人。他主持了一档名为《El-》（The Show）的讽刺新闻节目，2011年开始，2014年禁播。他的节目在埃及受到了广泛的关注，但也因为批评政府而引起了争议。他被称为是美国喜剧演员Jon 的埃及版。
【重点句子】（3个）
A of the show made in exile would be a pale of the . In the end he on a .
在流亡中制作的节目版本将是原版的苍白复制品。最终，他决定进行彻底的改变。
The first is its . When he began in 2011, he hoped his jokes would serve as a to fear in times.
第一个不同点是它的目的。当2011年他开始讲段子时脱口秀英文|《经济学人》双语：埃及脱口秀演员在美国讲笑话？，他希望他的段子能在紧张时期成为人们缓解恐惧的解药。
Along with some of his own, this made Mr that, to some , he would still have to his own in the “free world”.
除了自己的一些经历外，这个奇闻逸事使尤塞夫意识到，在某种程度上，他仍然需要在“自由世界”中保持自我约束。
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