Gilbert Gottfried, known for edgy jokes, dies at age 67

Gilbert Gottfried, known for edgy¹ jokes, dies at age 67

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Comedian³ Gilbert Gottfried, best known for his distinctly shrill⁴ voice, died on Tuesday after battling a long illness. He was popular for his boundary-pushing, edgy and often vulgar bits.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

Gilbert Gottfried had a sound about him.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

GILBERT GOTTFRIED: Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you can hear the sound of my voice.

(LAUGHTER)

MARTINEZ: The actor and comedian died yesterday at the age of 67, but his popularity spanned generations.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

He was 15 when he started performing at open mics in his native Brooklyn. A spot on Saturday Night Live lasted 12 weeks. But his stand-up seemed unstoppable.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING_)

GOTTFRIED: You know, I read somewhere that Hitler had a grandson who was a convicted child molester⁵. Imagine being the embarrassment⁶ to the Hitler family.

(LAUGHTER)

GOTTFRIED: Is there anything worse than being that Hitler who the other Hitlers don't talk about?

(LAUGHTER)

FADEL: He was frequently vulgar, but he also gave voice to cartoons cherished by children, like Iago, the parrot in Disney's "Aladdin"...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "ALADDIN")

GOTTFRIED: (As Iago, spitting and coughing) I can't take it anymore. If I got to choke down on one more of those moldy⁷, disgusting crackers⁸ - bam. Whack⁹.

FADEL: ...And the evil dentist in the "Fairly OddParents."

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "FAIRLY ODDPARENTS")

GOTTFRIED: (As Dr. Bender) Both I and my son have perfect teeth.

(As Wendell Bender) My comb has perfect teeth.

(As Dr. Bender) And even our dog is on its way to good oral perfection.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOG GROWLING¹⁰ AND BARKING)

MARTINEZ: Controversial jokes about tragedies such as 9/11 landed Gilbert Gottfried in trouble. He even lost the part of the Aflac duck because of tweets about the Japanese tsunami¹¹ in 2011. But Gottfried had a knack¹² for finding fun everywhere, like in maple¹³ syrup¹⁴.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

GOTTFRIED: Years ago, Canadians were walking through the forest, and they saw a tree with disgusting, brown goo dripping out of it.

(LAUGHTER)

GOTTFRIED: And they said, there's disgusting, brown goo dripping out of that tree. Let's eat it.

(LAUGHTER)

GOTTFRIED: And let's make other people eat it.

(LAUGHTER)

MARTINEZ: Variety called Gilbert Gottfried the owner of the most recognizable voice in Hollywood. His family asked fans to keep laughing as loud as possible in his honor.

(SOUNDBITE OF JUSTICE DER'S "AGE OF CONSENT")

1 edgy   

adj.不安的；易怒的

参考例句：

• She's been a bit edgy lately,waiting for the exam results.她正在等待考试结果，所以最近有些焦躁不安。
• He was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking.他紧张不安，还在一根接一根地抽着烟。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

5 molester   

参考例句：

• A nationwide manhunt for an alleged child molester is over. 一个全国搜捕骚扰儿童的行动告一段落。 来自互联网
• Did the molester penetrate the child? 这名性骚扰者插进小孩的身体了吗？ 来自互联网

6 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

7 moldy   

adj.发霉的

参考例句：

• She chucked the moldy potatoes in the dustbin.她把发霉的土豆扔进垃圾箱。
• Oranges can be kept for a long time without going moldy.橙子可以存放很长时间而不腐烂。

8 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 whack   

v.敲击，重打，瓜分；n.重击，重打，尝试，一份

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• He gave me a whack on the back to wake me up.他为把我弄醒，在我背上猛拍一下。

10 growling   

n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼

参考例句：

• We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
• The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡，聚集在一起发牢骚。

11 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

12 knack   

n.诀窍，做事情的灵巧的，便利的方法

参考例句：

• He has a knack of teaching arithmetic.他教算术有诀窍。
• Making omelettes isn't difficult,but there's a knack to it.做煎蛋饼并不难，但有窍门。

13 maple   

n.槭树，枫树，槭木

参考例句：

• Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。

14 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。