偶像励志英语演讲 第54期:让父母为你骄傲(14)

　　And because I had been on the squad¹ in high school, earnest full-throated cheerleading was my specialty² so that's what I did. But now, I feel like I know about 1/16 of what that young woman knew. Things don't seem as certain today. Now I'm 60. I have four adult children who are all facing the same challenges that you are. How it makes things tough for your family and whether being famous matters one bit, in the end, in the whole flux³ of time. I know I was invited here because of that. How famous I am. And how many awards I've won and while I am overweeningly proud of the work that, believe me, I did not do on my own. I can assure you that awards have very little bearing on my own personal happiness.
我上高中时，曾经是啦啦队的一员，擅长全情地投入、扯着嗓子为球队呐喊助威，那就是我当时所做的一切。但是现在，我感觉，比起当时年轻的时候，我懂得的只有当时的1/16。在今天来看，事情似乎都不是必然的。现在我60岁了，有四个孩子，他们都已经成年了，跟你们面临着同样的挑战。到最后，从整个时间的长河来看，名气会让你的家庭多受很多苦，而出名了又能有多么了不起呢。我知道邀请我来这里做演讲就是为了这个，为了我的名气。我已经赢得很多奖项，我为我的工作感到无比骄傲，请相信我，这些工作不只是我一个人在做。我敢肯定地说这些奖项只给我带来了很少的个人幸福感。
My own sense of well-being⁴ and purpose in the world, that comes from studying the world feelingly, with empathy in my work. It comes from staying alert and alive and involved in the lives of the people that I love and the people in the wider world who need my help.
生活在这个世界上，我的幸福感和目标来自于富有感情地研究这个世界，来自于对工作的热情与投入，来自于保持敏锐与活泼，与所爱的人保持联系，以及接触更广阔世界里需要我帮助的人。
No matter what you see me or hear me saying when I'm on your TV holding a statuette spewing, that's acting⁵. Being a celebrity⁶ has taught me to hide, but being an actor has opened my soul. Being here today has forced me to look around inside there for someting useful that I can share with you and I'm really grateful that you gave me the chance. You know you don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you and you already have.
当你在电视上看到我手拿奖杯侃侃而谈时，不要看我穿了什么，或者说了什么，那都只是表演。作为一个名人，我学着隐藏，但是作一个演员，我打开了我的灵魂。今天，承蒙邀请，我来到这里做演讲，我不得不在内心里寻找一些可以与你们分享的有用的东西，同时我非常感谢你们给我这个机会。你们不一定要出名，你们只需要让你的父母为你而感到骄傲和自豪，而你们已经做到了。
Bravo to you.
为你们欢呼。
Congratulations.
祝贺你们！
重点讲解：
1. in the end
最后；终于；
eg. I toyed with the idea of calling the police, but in the end I didn't.
我拿不定主意是否报警，但最后还是没报。
eg. Benny thought the president was sincere and sensitive, but, in the end, that's not what counts.
本尼认为总统很诚恳，会体谅人，但归根结底那些都没有用。
2. be proud of
以……而骄傲；自豪；
eg. Our company is proud of its reputation for fair dealing⁷.
我们公司以享有经营作风正派的美誉而感到自豪。
eg. She is proud of her son, and well she may.
她以儿子为傲也是应该的。
3. have a bearing on sth.
与…有关；对…有影响；
eg. Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on your general health.
专家们普遍认为饮食和健康总体状况密切相关。
eg. My father's achievements really don't have any bearing on what I do.
我父亲的成就与我做的事情真的毫无关联。
4. well-being
健康；安乐；康乐；
eg. Singing can create a sense of wellbeing.
唱歌能够给人一种心旷神怡的感觉。
eg. His work emphasised the emotional as well as the physical well-being of children.
他的工作不仅重视孩子们的身体健康，同时也关注他们的情感健康。
5. share with
与…分享；与…共享；
eg. Scientists now have to compete for funding, and do not share information among themselves.
科学家们现在为了资金不得不相互竞争，互相之间也不会共享信息。
eg. Toddlers are notoriously antisocial when it comes to sharing toys.
众所周知，刚学会走路的孩子不愿和别人分享玩具。
名人简介：
艺术评价（下）
作为明星，她单调得让人乏味，先是送走了病入膏肓的初恋情人，然后下嫁雕塑家，未成名先成家，30年的平凡婚姻从没有传出过人们习以为常的绯闻；作为演员，她却又辉煌得让人嫉恨，17次奥斯卡提名，3樽小金人，嘎纳影后，柏林影后，26次金球提名，8次获奖，3次艾美提名，2次获奖......无数的奖项与赞誉，为后继者树起一座难以逾越的“梅丽尔斯特里普屏障”。
斯特里普的银幕魅力早已超越了国界和种族，她的表演受到全世界观众的认同，在日本观众评选出的20世纪最佳女明星中，斯特里普名列第五，评语是“自然亲切，好像就生活在我们身边”。

1 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

2 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

3 flux   

n.流动；不断的改变

参考例句：

• The market is in a constant state of flux.市场行情在不断变化。
• In most reactors,there is a significant flux of fast neutrons.在大部分反应堆中都有一定强度的快中子流。

4 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

5 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。

6 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。