虎父无犬子:贾簦•斯密斯茁壮成长

 If you love Justin Biber, then you would know Never Say Never. If your favorite star is Will Smith, then you would know The Pursuit of Happiness. And if you know them all, you also would know Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith and the friend of Biber.

 

Jaden came to be known through costarring with his father in The Pursuit of Happiness. The crew was busy finding the right one to play as Will’s son just before acting¹. Then one day, Jaden just said to his father” Let me have a try.” During the audition², his father was surprised to find little Jaden had already remembered the line.

 

His audition convinced all with comments like “he inherits a lot from his father”. Well, it’s not that easy for him to win the role though he learned the line by heart during his parent’s conversation. Will said Jaden needed to do more for his team would never give him the privilege. Actually he did take 6 screen tests before settling down.

 

The son and father’s acting portrays³ a moving American Dream and encourages more to fight in plight⁴. Jaden got more after that movie. Especially The Karate⁵ Kid in 2010 in which he got the chance to costar with Jacky Chan, the famous Kung Fu star all over the world.

 

He practiced martial⁶ arts at the age of 3 and kept learning after that. In spite the early learning, he received intensive training before acting. “I love this for it helps build my muscles.” Jaden said so and even showed his eight- pack abdominals. Jacky Chan praised him for doing all the actions without stunts⁷ and predicated him to be the next action star in 5 years.

 

Besides acting, he also did dabble⁸ singing. He sang together with Biber for the theme song Never Say Never. But he declared he would track his parents’ route to grow into a big star. At the same time, his father has a way to guide him. He is always telling his son to be more diligent⁹ and never allows him to use stunts. Would he be a super star under father’s guidance? Let’s wait and see.

 

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

3 portrays   

v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

5 karate   

n.空手道(日本的一种徒手武术)

参考例句：

• Alice's boyfriend knew a little karate.艾丽斯的男朋友懂一点儿空手道。
• The black belt is the highest level in karate.黑腰带级是空手道的最高级别。

6 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

7 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 dabble   

v.涉足，浅赏

参考例句：

• They dabble in the stock market.他们少量投资于股市。
• Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.绝不要插手你不了解的事物。

9 diligent   

adj.勤勉的，勤奋的

参考例句：

• He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
• She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。