Brave actress's road to be a superheroine

2020-12-06 05:49:38江西萍鄉蘆溪中學

瘋狂英語·新讀寫 2020年11期

江西萍鄉蘆溪中學王影

克里斯托·馬歇爾在18歲時被診斷患有癌癥。但是，這并沒有阻止她成為生活中的超級英雄。

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難詞探意

1. aspiring /??spa??r??/adj. 有抱負的

2. tumour /?tju?m?(r)/n. 腫瘤

3. chemotherapy /?ki?m???θer?pi/n. 化療

Receiving the call to tell her she'd been accepted into a drama school, Crystal Marshall felt like all her dreams were finally coming true.

Four years ago, theaspiringactress developed a facialtumour;her confidence was shattered and she feared she may never dare brave the stage again. However, despite undergoing dramatic facial reconstruction and seven rounds ofchemotherapy, the determined 22-yearold never gave up and will now attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. And Crystal is now sharing her story on her blog to help others feel less alone and even has her sights set on becoming a real-life superheroine.

“After I had surgery for my cancer in 2017, I thought my acting career was over. When I went to the toilet, it was awful to see myself in a mirror. I couldn't even cry because my face was so swollen and my eyes were so closed. It made me feel really isolated. So it's amazing now that I've actually achieved my dream of getting a place at a drama school.”

Crystal first realized that something was wrong on Mother's Day 2016. In April 2016, Crystal was diagnosed with osteosarcoma（骨肉瘤）—a type of bone cancer—in her cheek and started chemotherapy straight away. After her chemo finished in January 2017, Crystal was then transferred to University College Hospital in London, where she had three operations. “And it has worked because now I'm cancer free and I'm so grateful for that.”

In May 2017, Crystal set up a blog to help others in her position feel less isolated. Crystal has also been involved with the Teenage Cancer Trust. And a turning point came in 2018 when she got involved with their Find Your Sense Of Tumour residential weekend. “Each hospital had to do a show and the theme was ‘circus’. I was chosen to be a ring master but I hadn't acted for two years. I had a new face and I was so ashamed of how I looked. So I had my hair covering my face to hide it. But I didn't want to let people down so I did it and even though my heart was dropped to the floor with nerves and I was sweating, I came off feeling so proud of myself. It's amazing to see that powerful picture of me in that costume.”