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1、Entertainment is an action, event or activity that aims to entertain, amuse and interest an audience (audience can consist of one or more people). The audience may have a passive role, as in the case of persons watching a play or opera, a television show or a movie, or active, as in the case of a vi
2、deo game. More participatory or traditional activities, or those involving relatively static presentations, such as celebrating holidays, playing games, reading, making arts and crafts or viewing works of art, are not generally considered entertainment, but rather as pastimes, for entertainment gene
3、rally requires that the supplier of the show is visible to the viewer, with the exception of video games. Entertainment can attract an audience and influence their actions and thoughts. With respect to those participating in them, active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered
4、to be recreation. Activities such as personal reading or practicing a musical instrument are considered to be hobbies or pastimes.Entertainment may also provide fun, enjoyment and laughter. The industry that provides entertainment is called the entertainment industry. There are many forms of enterta
5、inment, including cinema, theatre, sports, games and social dance. Puppets, clowns, pantomimes and cartoons tend to appeal to children, though many adults may also find them enjoyable.Animation：Animation is a form of entertainment that appeals especially to younger audiences. Animation involves the
6、display of rapid movement in any kind of artwork.Cinema and film：Movies are a major form of entertainment.Comedy：Comedy provides laughter and amusement. The audience is taken by surprise, by the parody or satire of an unexpected effect or an opposite expectations of their cultural beliefs. Slapstick
7、 film, one-liner joke, observational humor are forms of comedy which have developed since the early days of jesters and traveling minstrels.Concert：Instrumental or music concerts are major forms of entertainment.Live entertainment：Most entertainment expects or requires an audience to be passive. Suc
8、h entertainment may include watching a Hollywood film or theatrical production and other live performance such as circus, plays, musicals, farces, monologues and pantomimes provide cinematic and theatric entertainment. Some forms of entertainment, such as Art house films are more layered and require
9、 a deeper response from an audience and therefore the audience is not required to be passive.Comics contain text and drawings that convey an entertaining narrative. Several famous comics revolve around superheroes such as Superman and Batman. Marvel Comics and DC Comics are two publishers of comic b
10、ooks. Caricature is a kind of graphic entertainment, the purpose of which may vary from merely putting a smile on the viewers face, to raising social awareness, to highlighting the moral characteristics of a person being caricatured.Dance and music are forms of entertainment. Many people find involv
11、ement in social dance to be entertaining. Many people listen to music or watch musical entertainment. Live musical entertainment can include concerts and other performances, and this is often combined with dancing: ranging in formality and style from ballroom dancing through to music played by disc
12、jockeys in nightclubs/bars.Games may be played by one person for their own entertainment, or by a group of people. Games may be played for achievement or money such as gambling or bingo. Racing, chess or checkers may develop physical or mental prowess. Games may be geared for children, or may be pla
13、yed outdoors such as lawn bowling. Equipment may be necessary to play the game such as a deck of cards for card games, or a board and markers for board games such as Monopoly, or backgammon. This can include ball games, Blind mans bluff, board games, card games, childrens games, croquet, Frisbee, hi
14、de and seek, number games, paintball and video games.Magic, often called stage magic or conjuring, is a form of entertainment where a performer uses deception, psychological manipulation, sleight of hand and other forms of trickery to give the audience the illusion that they can perform supernatural
15、, paranormal or otherwise impossible things. Magic is done in a variety of media and locations: on stage, on television, in the street, and live at parties or events. Showmanship is often an essential part of magic performing, and magic is often combined with other forms of entertainment: comedy or
16、music.Sports：Sporting events are a popular form of entertainment. Watching or attending sports events is a major form of entertainment. In the US, NFL (the Super Bowl) as well as NBA games are widely viewed events.Other forms of entertainment: Circus, Lecture, Mass media, Radio, StorytellingA soap opera, sometimes called soap for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The n
