Tom Cruise 畅谈其新片《谍中谍3 》

Tom Cruise is back in theatres in Mission Impossible 3, which opens today. Cruise, it seems, is always in the headlines, but he may be about the only one who doesn't read those tabloid¹ stories. He recently sat down with our entertainment contributor People Magazine editor-at-large Jess Cagle, to talk about his new movie, his family, and why he tunes² out the rest of the world.

Tom: You live your life, and be a good person, and work hard, and, and do the best you can, and basically that's, that's what I'm doing with my life and. As, you know, ever since you start with actors, you know, the rumors³ in this and that , I could,I can literally⁴ predict what people are going to say, because I have been through it for 25 years. OK? And it's, it's, it is something that, that's a world you live in, for me, I don't even pay attention to it. It, it's like, whatever. It's not even a blip on the radar⁵ screen for me, you know, I'm just, and I'm going. You know, that's what I am doing.

Tell me when you get the signal!!
What are you doing?

Cagle: And what Cruise is doing these days is Mission Impossible 3, the latest adventure thrill ride in the franchise⁶, that has already taken in over $1 billion dollars at the box office.

Tom: Well, you know, I didn't, I never looked to try to top myself, I don't know how to do that. I, I really look for what is it, what is it that interests me. Er, I wanted that personal er, side of Ethan and that's why it took me so long to, to make the next one because if, if I, I don't feel like that I can, if it doesn't get, I don't know how's to explain it, the way you go, I want to do this, you know, I am interested in this, I 'm excited by this.

(Ooh, Yeah, yeah)

Tom: I get excited about everything on the movie sets. I really, it's, it's like, er, I feel like a little kid every time I, I get on a movie set, I, I love it. So that's what I'm looking for. What is that buzz? What is that story? You know, and how far, how far can we push the story? How far can we push those scenes?

Cagle: The story in this one is, it's, I don't know exactly what the ri(ght), what the right word is, but, the story in this one is more straightforward⁷. Not quite as intricate as, as the first two movies. Was that on purpose?

Tom: Yeah. It, it absolutely was. I never wanted er, to confuse the audience.

Cagle: Because frankly⁸, I was confused. Not really, but, but I might buy it to see twice for the first one.

Tom: No, but he, yeah, I know, so it confused some people. Er, Mission 1. And er, and at the times of Mission 2, there was a small percentage of the audience. But, really, it is a love story, once we flashed out what will keep, what is about the relationship, would, would a spy goes through? who is Ethan as, as a man. Where is his life like outside the IMF? Can he have a life outside the IMF? And as just right for great drama and conflict.

Cagle: Let's talk about your other project, Suri. (Yes) You said that you knew right away that that was her name, when you saw it in a baby book. Why was it perfect?

Tom: I don't know, it just sounded perfect, I liked the name "Suri", how it came off, er, had a lyrical quality and er, when you see her, you see she is Suri.

Cagle: You also managed to get out of the house, get to the hospital, get back to the house with the baby, while there was a ton of media waiting outside, and they never knew, please tell me how you did that.

Tom: Do you think I'm gonna let anybody mess with my girls?

Cagle: right... It took careful planning, didn't it?

Tom: Do you think I'll let anybody mess with my girls?

Cagle: Right, I got it. Um, what was the, what was the first thing you did when you got Suri home?

Tom: Ah, you know, we just, we were just in lock down, you know, we were still in there, just enjoying, enjoying her, you know, just, just enjoying her.

Cagle: Did you, ah, does it make you laugh, that Brook⁹ Shields was down the hall? She said she found it sort of perfectly¹⁰ ironic¹¹.

Tom: Yeah, that was wonderful, and I, I, you know, we sent her a gift. I'm really happy for her, really happy for her.

Cagle: What did you send her? Can you say?

Tom: We sent her a basket. You know, we sent her a basket.

Cagle: And how did Connor and Isabella feel about, about Suri?

Tom: Pumped, pumped, she is beautiful.

Cagle: And Katie's Parents? Are they, are they in L.A. now? Did they, when did they come in to meet her?

Tom: They'll be coming in, they'll be coming in next couple of days and everybody is, you know what, we, we're just keeping it really quiet and everybody switches to organize it, everybody is coming in, we're having a great, great family, er, family time, and we are really looking forward to that.

Cagle: While you're having to be on the road, are you, is, is a camera-phone being used a lot?

Tom: Oh, yeah, we have, we've got the Blackberries. But, it's, it's unfortunate, it's only been a couple of days, both, both trips, you know, we are blackberrying and calling each other back and forth¹², and, er, you know, you just er, you can't imagine how much , how much I miss them.

For the Early Show, Jess Cagle in New York.

1 tabloid   

adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘

参考例句：

• He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
• He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。

2 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

6 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

7 straightforward   

adj.正直的，坦率的；易懂的，简单的

参考例句：

• A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
• I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。

8 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

9 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

10 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

11 ironic   

adj.讽刺的，有讽刺意味的，出乎意料的

参考例句：

• That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
• People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。

12 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。