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第 85 课:Alicia Silverstone 阿莱希娅·西尔维斯通——一路星途-1

Reporter 记者
Although it's a Broadway first for 25-year-old Silverstone, her love of theatre goes way back. She was born and raised in San Francisco, but spent summers in London with her British parents, who took her to West End shows. 尽管25岁的西尔维斯通还是首次登上百老汇的舞台,但她对戏剧的热爱可以追溯到童年时代。出生和成长于美国旧金山市的西尔维斯通,每到夏季都会到伦敦同父母团聚,他们总是带她去伦敦西区戏院看演出。

Silverstone 西尔维斯通
I was just leaning over all the time, as I was a kid, so I was just leaning over, watching the show all the time. And at the end, I went backstage to ask. I was always got my program signed. 我总是斜倚着座位,因为我还是一个孩子,只有斜倚着才能看到表演。演出结束时,我会跑到后台找演员们签名。我总能让他们在我的节目单上签了名。

Reporter 记者
Silverstone started a modeling career by the time she was six. Dancing and acting classes soon followed. 西尔维斯通6岁时开始了模特生涯。后来,又接受了舞蹈和表演训练。

Silverstone 西尔维斯通
And it was amazing. Now I was like, 12 years old. Studying with these 18, I am the youngest one there, they are all like 15, 16, 18. I was in my element. 很有意思,我只有12岁,同那些18岁的人一起学习。在那儿我的年龄最小,她们有的15, 16岁,还有18岁的。在那里,我如鱼得水。

Reporter 记者
Some commercials led to her part on the popular "Wonder Years" television show, but Silverstone wanted more. he young actress dropped out of high school, got her GED, and began focusing on a film career. 西尔维斯通拍摄的广告片,使她获得了热门电视剧《奇迹年代》中的一个角色。但她希望扮演更多的角色。年轻的她高中时辍学了,得到了GED文凭。从此,她开始专注于演艺事业。

Silverstone 西尔维斯通
I was just like at that point, my life sucks, and I hate everything, and I am a teenager, and I don't have any time for any lesson, this is stupid. And that's when "The Crush" came along. It was a perfect attitude for the part. 那时的生活一团糟。我讨厌一切,作为青春少女,没有时间去读书、学习,简直是一件太愚蠢的事情了。这时我出演了影片《迷恋》,我的状态与角色非常吻合。

Reporter 记者
She landed the part of the teenager stocker in the 1993 cult film "The Crush".
1993年,她得到了恐怖电影《迷恋》心理变态少女这一角色。

Movie lines 电影对白
Guy "What are you doing?" "Making lemonade, want some?" 男子--"你在做什么?"" 在做柠檬水。" "想要一些吗?"

Reporter 记者
At 15, Silverstone got legal permission to leave her parents and moved out on her own. This enabled her to work longer hours on her first big movie role. But it wasn't until Silverstone started in a string of popular Aerosmith videos, that she catapulted to teen idol status. 15岁那年,西尔维斯通获准离开父母独自生活。这使她在出演第一个较重要角色时,能够有更长的工作时间。但直到为摇滚乐队"史密斯飞船"拍摄了一系列MTV,她才一鸣惊人, 成为少男少女心中的偶像。