Lenny Henry Returns to Comedy

Lenny Henry 回歸喜劇舞台


Introduction

Lenny Henry is doing a comedy tour. He wants to talk about racism.

Lenny Henry 正在進行一場喜劇巡演,他想探討關於種族主義的話題。

Main Body

Lenny talks about racism in the UK. He saw these problems many years ago. He sees the same problems today.

Lenny 探討英國的種族主義問題。他在許多年前就發現了這些問題,而今天依然看到同樣的情況。

In the past, Lenny told jokes about himself. He did this because other comedians did it. Later, he went to university. He studied how Black people appear on TV.

過去,Lenny 常開自己的玩笑。他這樣做是因為其他喜劇演員也這麼做。後來,他進入大學就讀,研究黑人在電視上的形象。

Lenny stopped touring for sixteen years because he was tired. Now he is older. He feels he can be more honest on stage.

Lenny 因為疲憊而停止巡演了十六年。現在他年長了,覺得在舞台上可以更加坦誠。

Conclusion

Lenny is visiting many cities in the UK. The tour ends on November 3.

Lenny 正在巡訪英國許多城市,巡演將於 11 月 3 日結束。

Vocabulary Learning

Time Travel: Now vs. Then

Look at how the story changes from the past to today. This is the secret to A2 speaking.

The Old Way (Past)

  • He saw problems.
  • He told jokes.
  • He studied at university.
  • He stopped touring.

The New Way (Present)

  • He is doing a tour.
  • He wants to talk.
  • He sees problems.
  • He feels honest.

Quick Shift Rule Past Action → Add -ed (stopped, studied) Careful! Some words change completely: see → saw, tell → told.

Key Connection "Many years ago" → Past Tense "Now" → Present Tense

Vocabulary Learning

tour (n.)
A journey to different places to perform or visit
Example:The singer is going on a tour of Europe.
racism (n.)
The belief that different people are better or worse because of their skin color
Example:We must work together to stop racism in the world.
comedian (n.)
A person whose job is to make people laugh
Example:The comedian told a very funny story on stage.
honest (adj.)
Telling the truth and not lying
Example:Please be honest and tell me what happened.
appear (v.)
To be seen or to be present in a place
Example:Many famous actors appear in this movie.
Practice A2 words in a crossword