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Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London. His father was an entertainer and although not one of the big names, he was doing very well. His mother Hannah was also an entertainer. A wonderful mimic, she had a sweet, charming voice. While they were by no means rich, the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living. Unfortunately the happy life didn' t last long. Father' s alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his marriage. Finally it ended in divorce, but Hannah was indomitable. Without her, Charlie Chaplin would have become just one more child lost in the poverty of Victorian London. Somehow she not only managed to keep Charlie and his brother Syney clean and warm, clothed and fed but she conjured little treats for them. She would sit at the window watching the passersby and guess at their characters from the way they looked and behaved, spinning tales to delight Charlie and Syney. Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life. |
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1889 nián 4 yuè 16 rì zhā lǐ zhuō bié lín chū shēng yú lún dūn. tā fù qīn shì yí gè yǎn yuán, suī rán bú shì shén me dà rén wù, dàn yě biǎo xiàn bù sú. tā mǔ qīn hā nà shi yī wèi chū sè de xǐ jù yǎn yuán, sǎng yīn tián měi dòng rén. suī rán tán bù shàng fù yù, kě xì yuàn de gōng zuò bì jìng néng shǐ zhuō bié lín yī jiā guò shàng ān yì de shēng huó. rán ér, xìng fú de shēng huó bìng bù cháng jiǔ, fù qīn duì jiǔ de shì hào huǎn màn dì dàn què háo wú yí wèn dì pò huài zhe tā de hūn yīn shēng huó. zhè zhuāng hūn yīn zuì zhōng yǐ lí hūn ér xuān gào jié shù, dàn hā nà shì bú huì qīng yì rèn shū de. méi yǒu mǔ qīn, zhā lǐ zhuō bié lín chōng qí liàng yě zhǐ shì wéi duō lì yà shí qī lún dūn chéng lǐ yòu yī wèi qióng kùn liáo dǎo de ér tóng. tā bù jǐn xiǎng fāng shè fǎ ràng zhā lǐ hé dì di xī ní chī bǎo chuān nuǎn, bǎo chí gān jìng zhěng jié, ér qiě dòng zú nǎo jīn biàn huàn fāng fǎ, ràng tā men guò de huān lè yú kuài. tā yǒu shí zhàn zài chuāng biān, zhù shì xíng rén, tōng guò xíng rén de wài biǎo hé jǔ zhǐ cāi cè tā men de xìng gé, jì ér fǎng zào gù shì, dòu zhā lǐ hé xī ní lè. zhā lǐ jì chéng le mǔ qīn de zhè diǎn, ér zhè yě zhèng shì tā yī shēng yòng zhī bù jìn de cái fù. |