A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny, famous for his parsimony.

有个经典例子出自以吝啬著称的剧演员·尼。

The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.

剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。

The comedian’s act drew a large crowd.

那个剧演员的表演吸引了一大批观众。

The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.

剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。

He started out as a standup comedian in Liverpool.

在利物浦出道时是一个单口剧演员。

The comedian was very good indeed. He had the audience rolling in the aisles.

个剧演员真棒，把观众逗得捧腹大笑。

A stand-up comedian performed a coarse imitation of the President.

滑稽说笑的剧演员粗劣地模仿总。

The comedian's performance was the pits!

剧演员的表演糟透了。

In one trial, a white, goateed, middle-aged man came up as most resembling the young black comedian Chris Tucker — and onlookers exclaimed, "You know, I can see that."

在一次尝试中，一位白皮肤、山羊胡子的中年男子的对比结果竟然是年轻的黑人剧演员里斯·塔。旁观者们惊呼：“你知道么，我觉得你们挺像的。”