Reflecting Lao She’s humorous story

1. Strange-flavored coffee

When Lao She was teaching at Qilu University in Shandong Province, a professor often visited his home to chat. Lao She liked to tell some little jokes after tea and dinner, making his friends burst into laughter.

One day, a certain professor came to his house for a chat again. Lao She picked it up and told a little joke. The professor just laughed out loud and mistakenly put the salt into the coffee cup as sugar. When he realized it, he didn't want to throw away the waste, so he had to put sugar in the salty coffee again. As a result, Lao She's humor turned a perfectly good cup of coffee into a coffee cup. It has become a cup of coffee with a strange taste, whether it is salty or not, whether it is sweet or not.

2. Inexplicable laughter by the lake

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lu Zhiwei, the president of Yanjing University, invited Lao She to give a lecture at the school. The auditorium was full of teachers and students, and the seats were packed.

After President Lao She Jinglu gave a brief introduction to the attendees, he said slowly: "Back then, I applied for Yanda University, but I failed to get admitted. Maybe the professors hadn't discovered me at that time. What a genius!"

These opening remarks made the whole audience burst into laughter.

3. The noose is indeed a bit tight around the neck

In the early 1950s, a literary and art unit held a literary and art lecture at the Youth Palace on East Chang'an Street. Once, Lao She was invited to give the lecture. When Lao She talked about the problems of certain translated works, he gave Julius Fuchik's "Report from the Gallows" as an example.

He said: "At present, some translators like to use foreign grammar in their translations, which makes it difficult for readers to read." He then cited someone who translated the title of Fuchik's novel into "Report when the Noose is Around the Neck" ”, he made a vivid gesture and said: “It’s really a bit round the neck”, and the whole audience burst into laughter, which lasted for a long time.

Extended information

Lao She, whose original name was Shu Qingchun, also named Sheyu, because Lao She was born at the beginning of spring in the lunar calendar, his parents named him "Qingchun", which means to celebrate the coming of spring and a bright future. . After going to school, he changed his name to Shu Sheyu, which means "giving up oneself", that is, "forgetting oneself".

He is a modern Chinese novelist, writer, language master, and people's artist. He is the first writer in New China to win the title of "people's artist". His representative works include "Camel Xiangzi", "Four Generations Under One Roof" and the play "Teahouse".

Lao She always worked selflessly throughout his life. He is a well-deserved "model worker" in the literary and art circles. In 1966, due to the vicious attacks and persecution during the Cultural Revolution, Lao She was forced to commit suicide in Beijing's Taiping Lake.

Most of Lao She's works are based on citizens' life. He is good at depicting the life and destiny of the urban poor, especially the conservative and backward middle- and lower-class citizens who are soaked in feudal patriarchal concepts, in the midst of national conflicts and class struggles, and under the impact of new historical trends. The ambivalence of confusion, hesitation, loneliness, and the ridiculous behavior of being in a dilemma and at a loss.

He likes to reflect common social conflicts through ordinary scenes, and his brushstrokes often extend to the exploration of the national spirit or the reflection on the destiny of the nation, allowing people to taste the severity and heaviness of life through lightness and humor.

In the history of modern literature, Lao She's name is always closely associated with themes about citizens and Beijing.

As a master, the social reality he reflects may not be broad enough, but within the scope he depicts, he combines history and reality, from the natural scenery of the four seasons, the social atmosphere of different eras, Customs and habits, as well as the joys, sorrows, joys and subtle mentalities of various people of the three religions and nine streams are all combined and condensed into a vivid, vivid and lively world, forming a complete and full world with a "Beijing flavor". This is Lao She's special contribution in the history of modern literature. ?

Another characteristic of Lao She’s works is that they express a clear anti-imperialist and patriotic theme.

Lao She’s works often directly expose the crimes of imperialist aggression and describe from different aspects the various harms caused to the Chinese people by their economic, cultural, religious penetration and racial discrimination. He expressed the national awakening and commended the national integrity, while criticizing the foreign slaves who were groveling in the face of these invasions and infiltrations and working as a collaborator. 1960 was the 60th anniversary of the Boxer Uprising, so he wrote the drama "The Fist of God", which reproduced the heroic scene of Beijing residents fighting against the Eight-Power Allied Forces.

Lao She's "Teahouse" and "Longxugou" established the unique style of the Beijing People's Art Theater and founded the Beijing People's Art Theater acting school.

"Longxugou" is the foundation work for the establishment of the drama school of Beijing People's Art Theater. The script establishes a realistic and vivid foundation for the performance, emphasizing the creation of a distinctive image from life.

This has played a fundamental and key role in the development of my country's drama industry and the Beijing People's Art Theatre. On this basis, the style of the Beijing People's Art Theater was gradually formed and was adopted by the director and director of the Beijing People's Art Theater. Actors inherited it and still use it today.

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