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hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ，yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ，tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ，hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ，suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。

Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.

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给大伙儿说段相声吧！

gěi dàhuǒr shuō duàn xiàngsheng ba ！

Let's do some cross-talk for everyone!

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相声呢，必须得是说、学、逗、唱样样来。

xiàngsheng ne ，bìxū děi shì shuō 、xué 、dòu 、chàng yàngyàng lái 。

For cross-talk, you have to possess the four skills, a quick tongue for reciting poetry, jokes and tongue twisters, the ability to mimic the sounds of beasts, different characters and languages, the ability to make people laugh and the ability to compose comic poems and songs off the cuff.

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相声好啊！

xiàngsheng hǎo a ！

Cross-talk sounds good!

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相声还没说完，你跑什么呀？

xiàngsheng hái méi shuōwán ，nǐ pǎo shénme ya ？

The cross-talk section isn't over, where are you running off to?

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我们也有啊，你去郭德纲的相声剧场看看，要互动有互动，要气氛有气氛。影射、嘲讽、双关这些幽默手法要多少有多少。

wǒmen yě yǒu a ，nǐ qù Guō Dégāng de xiàngsheng jùchǎng kàn kan ，yào hùdòng yǒu hùdòng ，yào qìfēn yǒu qìfēn 。yǐngshè 、cháofěng 、shuāngguān zhèxiē yōumò shǒufǎ yào duōshao yǒu duōshao 。

We have those, too. Go see Guo Degang's cross-talk. He's got both interaction and the presence you want. Insinuation, ridicule and dual meaning; he uses all the humor devices you could want.

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唉，相声什么的多老套，都快淘汰了，和观众的互动还有现场气氛还是人家老美做得好。

ài ，xiàngsheng shénme de duō lǎotào ，dōu kuài táotài le ，hé guānzhòng de hùdòng háiyǒu xiànchǎng qìfēn háishì rénjiā lǎo Měi zuò de hǎo 。

Agh, cross-talk and stuff are so outdated; they're dying out. I think the Americans do it better in terms of audience interaction and stage presence.

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不过对于有些美式脱口秀里的笑点，我估计大多数中国人都会没感觉，甚至接受不了。还是相声和小品更适合中国人。

bùguò duìyú yǒuxiē měishì tuōkǒuxiù lǐ de xiàodiǎn ，wǒ gūjì dàduōshù Zhōngguórén dōu huì méi gǎnjué ，shènzhì jiēshòubuliǎo 。háishì xiàngsheng hé xiǎopǐn gèng shìhé Zhōngguórén 。

But I would guess that most Chinese people wouldn't understand the punchlines on American talk shows or even find them offensive. I think cross-talk and skits are more suitable to Chinese audiences.

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我知道，说是单口相声，实际上和中国的相声没半毛钱关系。

wǒ zhīdào ，shuō shì dānkǒuxiàngsheng ，shíjìshang hé Zhōngguó de xiàngsheng méi bànmáoqián guānxi 。

I know that. Although it's called solo stand-up comedy, it's actually completely unrelated to Chinese cross-talk.

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我在看黄西的单口相声。

wǒ zài kàn Huángxī de dānkǒuxiàngsheng 。

I'm watching Joe Wang's solo stand-up comedy.

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