偶像励志英语演讲 44:让父母为你骄傲(4)

 　　I am, however, an expert in pretending to be an expert in various areas, so just randomly¹ like everything else in this speech. I am or I was an expert in kissing on stage and on screen. How did I prepare for this? Well most of my preparation for this was took place in my school or rather behind my suburban² high school in New Jersery one is obliged to do great deal of kissing in my line of work. Air kissing, kissing up and of course actual kissing. Much like hookers, actors have to do it with people we may not like or even know. We may have to do it with friends, which, believe it or not is particularly awkward, for people of my generation, it's awkward.

　　然而，我却是个善于在很多领域假装成专家的专家。所以就像这篇演讲稍后随便提到的其他事情一样，我是或者我曾是在舞台或银幕上接吻的专家。我是怎么准备接吻的？很多准备工作是在新泽西州郊区的高中或者在学校后面的某个角落完成的。我工作的过程中有大量的亲吻戏，飞吻，回吻等，当然这些都是真实的吻。因为演员的工作有时和妓女差不多，不得不和不喜欢甚至不认识的人接吻。我们有时不得不亲吻自己的朋友，不管你信不信，这样很尴尬，对我们这代人来说，这确实是件很尴尬的事情。

　　My other areas of faux expertise³, river rafting, miming⁴ the effects of radiation poisoning, knowing which shoes go with which bag, coffee plantationing, Turkish, Polish, German, French, Italian, that Iowa-Italian from The Bridges of Madison County, bit of the Bronx, Aramaic, Yiddish, Irish clog⁵ dancing, cooking, singing, riding hourses, knitting, playing the violin, and simulating steamy sexual encounters. These are some of the areas in which I have pretended quite proficiently⁶ to be successful, or the other way around. As have many women here, I'm sure.

　　我还擅长在其他领域假装，如溪流泛舟、解决核辐射外泄、时装搭配、咖啡种植、模仿土耳其口音、波兰口音、德国口音、法国口音、意大利口音、《麦迪逊之桥》里面的爱荷华式意大利口音、一些布朗克斯语、阿拉姆语、意第绪语、爱尔兰木屐舞、烹饪、唱歌、骑马、编织、拉小提琴、模仿暧昧的性接触等等。这是一些我假装熟练并且取得成功的领域。我确信，在场的很多女性也和我一样在某些领域很擅长假装。

1 randomly   

adv.随便地，未加计划地

参考例句：

• Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内，分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
• Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句

2 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

3 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

4 miming   

v.指手画脚地表演，用哑剧的形式表演( mime的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The actor was miming the movements of a bird. 这位演员正在摹拟一只鸟的动作。 来自互联网
• Enneagram in Miming. A Silence Theatre production. 无声模式制作，用默剧手法介绍九型人格。 来自互联网

5 clog   

vt.塞满，阻塞；n.[常pl.]木屐

参考例句：

• In cotton and wool processing,short length fibers may clog sewers.在棉毛生产中，短纤维可能堵塞下水管道。
• These streets often clog during the rush hour.这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。

6 proficiently   

ad.熟练地

参考例句：

• Language Skills: Ability to write and speak English proficiently. 语言要求：有良好的英语读写能力。
• Although not a diplomat, he can proficiently use diplomatic terms. 他虽然不是外交官，却能熟练地使用外交辞令。