我是一名模特

Track 9

by anonymous

翻譯：常青

我是一名模特

I’m a Model

Track 9

by anonymous

翻譯：常青

在T臺上走秀的模特兒們總是那么光鮮亮麗，我們會羨慕她們那高挑的身材、優雅的步伐。而在臺下，她們也和在其他崗位辛勤工作的人們一樣，要付出很多、克服許多困難才能夠有所成績。故事中的女孩同樣懷著一個成為模特的大大夢想，而她最終做到了。

I’m just a pretty normal 15 year old, and I1)managed towin a modeling2)contracton the BBC’s TV programme, but my life now isn’t that different from before I was3)scouted.I love to hang out with mates and my family and go shopping.Modeling has always been in the back of my mind but I didn’t really know if I4)had what it takes.

我只是一位極其普通的15歲女孩，在BBC電視模特大賽中贏得了一份模特合約。然而，我現在的生活和被星探挖掘前相比，并沒什么不一樣的。我喜歡和家人朋友逛街購物。成為一名模特的想法一直埋藏在我的內心深處，但我真不知道自己是否具備成為模特的條件。

The day I was scouted I’d had a party the night before so was feeling pretty rough and wasn’t even going to bother going into town, but my mum dragged me.I was just getting off the train when we saw a flm5)crewat the station.

I was coming through the ticket6)barrierswhen Becky—one of the model scouts—started7)charging towardsme.I didn’t know what was going on and I was really nervous especially because they kept asking me loads of questions with the camera in my face.

I didn’t hear from her for ages after that so I just thought it wasn’t really going to happen.But then she called me up8)out of the blueasking if I could come to a casting day.

It was really exciting because we got to stay in a hotel but I was also really9)intimidatedbecause I saw some of the other models in the competition.I was convinced then that I didn’t have a chance of winning because they were so pretty and looked like professional models.But I just wanted to give it my best.

被星探物色到的前一天晚上，我參加了一個派對。在那之后我感覺十分不舒服，甚至都懶得去市區，是我媽拽著我去的。一下火車，我們就在車站看到了一個電影攝制組。

通過票閘的時候，其中一名模特星探貝基就沖到了我面前。我頓時搞不清發生什么事了，而且非常緊張，特別是當他們在攝像機前向我拋出了一大堆問題的時候。

自那以后，我和貝基就很久沒有聯系了。我想我終究是不能成為一名模特的。可突然有一天，她打給我，問我能否去參加模特面試。

能住在酒店里，我感到非常地興奮。但同時我也有點恐懼，因為我看到了模特大賽的其他一些選手。那時，我深信自己沒機會贏了，因為她們都很漂亮，看起來就像專業的模特。不過我只想全力以赴。

詞匯積累

1 ) manage to 設法做到

2 ) contract ['k?ntr?kt] n.契約，合同

3 ) scout [ska?t] n.物色人才的人

4 ) have what it takes具備取得成功的必要條件

5 ) crew [kru?] n.工作組

6 ) barrier ['b?rI?(r)] n.柵欄，關卡

7 ) charge towards 沖向

8 ) out of the blue 突然地，意外地

9 ) intimidate [In'tImIdeIt] v.脅迫，威迫

10) makeup ['meIk?p ] n.化妝

11) brilliant ['brIlI?nt] a.光輝的，燦爛的

I was so shocked when they told me I’d made it though to the next stage which was a professional photo shoot.That was so much fun because I’d warmed up after the casting day.We had big hair and10)makeupwhich was11)brilliant, the clothes were really weird but quite cool.I really enjoyed myself that day.

當工作人員告訴我我成功進入下一輪的專業攝影環節時，我感到相當震驚。拍攝環節充滿了樂趣，因為經過了面試那天，我已經完全激動起來，變得沒那么拘謹了。我們弄了大蓬頭，化了美麗的妝容，穿上奇特卻又時尚的衣服。我非常享受那一天。

I couldn’t believe it when I got through to the stage after that but I felt really bad for the girls that didn’t get through.So although I was happy I didn’t know how to react because I didn’t want to show it in their faces.

當我得知自己晉級下一輪時，我簡直難以置信。同時我又為那些不能晉級的女孩感到十分傷心。即使我內心感到高興，我也不知如何表達我的喜悅之情，因為我不想當著她們的面表現出來。

After that we had to go to two castings for real jobs.The first was for Elle magazine which was really scary.We had to sit behind this12)massivetable with the13)editoron one side, it was so formal.The other one was for a catwalk show.That wasn’t as nerve14)wracking, but I was still practicing walking up and down outside because I can’t walk in heels to save my life.

There was no way I thought I was going to win at this stage because Niamh, my15)opponent, was16)stunningand I still couldn’t believe I’d got that far.When they eventually told me I’d won I was so shocked and completely17)over the moon.

Since the programme I’ve done a photo shoot for Shout magazine which was great.It was a jeans shoot with six different looks.I’m having my18)portfolioshots done on my Easter holiday, things have to move slowly because I’m still at school.

之后，我們得參加兩次選拔，以獲得工作機會。第一個是讓人犯怵的《ELLE》雜志的面試。我們得坐在大桌子的一旁，而主編就坐在另一旁，整個流程很正式。第二個是模特走秀選拔。與第一個比起來，我不算緊張。但是我依然在會場外面不斷來回練習走貓步，因為我還不適應穿高跟鞋走路。

我想我不能贏下這輪比賽了，因為我的對手妮婭芙表現得太棒了，況且我還是不相信自己能走得更遠。最后，當工作人員告訴我我贏了的時候，我驚呆了，簡直是欣喜若狂。

節目結束后，我為《Shout》雜志拍攝了一組很棒的寫真。這是一組由六個不同造型組成的牛仔褲寫真。在復活節假日，我完成了寫真代表作拍攝。因為我還在上學，我不得不在模特事業上放慢腳步。

I’m really looking forward to seeing the programme on TV, all my friends and family can’t wait and it’ll be cool to say “I’ve been on TV!”Everyone at school’s been really supportive.A few girls have been a bit19)jealousbut I think you get that everywhere.

我真的很期待在電視上看到這個節目，我的朋友和家人都迫不及待了，說出“我上電視了！”這句話是一件很酷的事。學校里的每一個人都很支持我。偶爾有幾位女生會妒忌，但是我覺得這樣的事無論在哪里都會發生的。

My advice to anyone wanting to pursue modeling would be, if you think you’ve got what it takes defnitely20)give it a gobut don’t21)chaseafter it too much.It can be a22)harshindustry and it’s not what everyone thinks it is.It is a lot of hard work.I wouldn’t get your hopes up because if it doesn’t happen, you’ll feel really bad.

It really doesn’t matter if you don’t become a model.There’s loads of amazing jobs out there.I’m still staying on at school, doing myGCSE’s and want to do something involving sport if modeling doesn’t work out.But for now I’m really happy and excited because this is just the beginning for me.

對于那些夢想成為模特而又具備條件的人，我建議你們不妨一試，但切忌一頭栽進去。不像所有人想象中的那么光鮮美好，模特可以是一個殘酷的行業，背后是極其繁重的工作。我不會貿然地點燃你的希望，因為如果希望破滅，你會很難受。

你能否成為一名模特并不重要，社會上還有很多不錯的工作。我依舊在學校學習，完成我的初中課程。如果我不能當模特的話，我想我會做做與運動有關的工作。不過現在，我真的很開心很興奮，因為這只是我人生的開始。

詞匯積累

12) massive ['m?sIv] a.大而重的，大塊的

13) editor ['edIt?r] n.編輯，主編

14) wrack [r?k] v.破壞

15) opponent [?'p??n?nt] n.對手

16) stunning ['st?nI?] a.美麗的

17) over the moon 欣喜若狂

18) portfolio [p??t'f??lI??] n.代表作選輯

19) jealous ['d?el?s] a.嫉妒的，妒忌的

20) give it a go 試一試

21) chase [t?eIs] v.追趕

22) harsh [hɑ??] a.嚴厲的，殘酷的

口語錦囊

GCSE的全稱是General Certificate of Secondary Education，即英國普通初級中學畢業文憑，相當于我們的初中畢業考試文憑。但實際上，GCSE是英國中學10年級和11年級的學習課程，程度和要求都比國內初中畢業生要高，從理論上說應該是國內的高一學生申請較為合適。經過兩年GCSE學習后，學生方可進入A LEVEL階段的學習。學生GCSE的成績將作為A LEVEL甚至大學錄取的參考。GCSE有一年制和兩年制之分。