公众人物毕业演讲第423期:丹泽尔2011宾夕法尼亚大学(7)

 　　Because the 1, 001 was the light bulb Fall forward.

　　而第1001次试验他发明了电灯泡向前倒

　　Every failed experiment is one step closer to success You've got to take risks.

　　每次失败都意味着你离成功靠近了一步你必须去冒险

　　And I'm sure you've probably heard that before But I want to talk about why it is so important.

　　我想你们以前一定也听过这些但是 我想告诉你们这为什么如此重要

　　I've got three reasons, and then you can pick up your iphones First, you will fail at some point in your life.

　　我要说三个理由 然后你们就可以玩iPhone了首先 你在生命中一定会经历失败

　　Accept it. You will lose You will embarrass yourself.

　　接受这个事实吧 失败是无可避免的你会感到窘迫

　　You will suck at something. There is no doubt about it That's probably not a traditional message for a graduation ceremony.

　　你会在某件事上逊透了 这点毫无疑问也许这不是常规毕业典礼上该讲的话

　　But, hey, I'm telling you, embrace it Because it's inevitable¹.

　　但是诸位 我希望你们能接受失败因为它不可避免

　　And I should know In the acting² business, you fail all the time.

　　而且我自己知道在演艺界 失败是常事

　　Early on my career I auditioned³ for a part in a Broadway musical.

　　我刚出道时我去试镜某部百老汇音乐剧中的角色

　　Perfect role for me, I thought except for the fact that I can't sing.

　　当时我想这对我是再适合不过的角色了除了我不会唱歌

　　So I'm in the wings. I'm about to go on stage but the guy in front of me.

　　当我在后台 准备上台的时候我发现我前面表演的那个家伙

　　He singing like Pavarotti, he's just.. He's just going on, and on, and on.

　　他唱得简直就像帕瓦罗蒂他在那里唱啊唱

　　And I am just shrinking I'm getting smaller and smaller.

　　我感觉自己在变得越来越渺小越来越小

　　So they said, Oh, thank you very much. Thank you very much You'll be hearing from us.

　　评委说 谢谢 非常感谢我们会给你消息的

1 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

2 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。

3 auditioned   

vi.试听（audition的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• None of the actresses we have auditioned is suitable. 我们试听的这些女演员都不合适。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• What is that, from some script you auditioned for in the '40s? 什么玩意儿是你40年代试的那些剧本吗？ 来自电影对白