【英语时差8,16】Dream Job – Actor 梦想职业-演员 （2）

It’s jumping in with both feet, you have to be very brave, and youhave to try and do something that you think will make you stand out,and also show your range and it’s a really difficult thing to get right. If an actor wants to get some work, then he or she must have an agent. And here is Barry Burnett, agent to some very well known TV stars in the UK. What could he do for someone new to the business? First of all I would make sure that you have the right photographs. Photographs are very important tools of the trade. I mean if a part comes up, if I receive a part that I think you would be right for, and I've got the right photograph, I'll send it off and hopefully persuade the casting director to meet you for this particular part. Dan Stevens is one of the lucky ones who has been getting quite a lot of job offers. But it’s never easy. Finding¹ the jobs are hard. You have to read scripts² and immerse³ yourself in these projects and roles. You go along into meeting and you have to communicate a passion for that piece, and a real understanding of that role and you leave the room you have to completely forget about it. Otherwise it’ll eat you up, because more often than not, you don't get the job, and that’s something you’ll have to live with as well, is living with pretty regular rejection⁴. I’m delighted that it was the number one job, because it’s my number one job, I can’t think of anything else I want to do. I suppose at its best you're an entertainer, a storyteller, a magician⁵ in some ways and it's really really exciting. But at its worst it's frustrating⁶ and disappointing and there can be some really hard times – but the highs are very high and the lows are very low.

1 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

2 scripts   

剧本( script的名词复数 )； 文字； 笔迹； （一种语言的）字母系统

参考例句：

• Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts. 许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
• The scripts had a rather tired plot. 这部陈旧的剧本的情节是非常俗套的。

3 immerse   

v.使沉浸在，使深陷于；使浸没在

参考例句：

• Immerse the cloth in the dye for twenty minutes.把布浸在染料里20分钟。
• Don't immerse yourself in the infliction too long.不要长时间沉浸在痛苦经历中。

4 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

5 magician   

n.魔术师，变戏法的人，术士

参考例句：

• With a wave of his hand,the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手一挥兔子便不见了。
• The magician transformed the man into a rabbit.魔术师把那个人变成了兔子。

6 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》