人物：信仰，家庭和我的人生路

 Mark Wahlberg: Faith, Family and My Journey 马克·沃尔伯格：信仰，家庭和我的人生路

Now starring in Mile 22, the actor talks about life as a dad of 4 and how he bacame a better man. 《22英里》的主演讲述了作为4个孩子的父亲的生活，以及他如何成为一个更好的人。

Over 25 years in movies, Mark Wahlberg has tangled¹ with terrorists, gangsters² and apes. 在过去25年的电影里，马克·沃尔伯格与恐怖分子、黑帮和猿类纠缠在一起。

But nothing compares to the challenges of parenting a teenager. "It's tough!" he says of being a dad to daughter Ella, 15. 但没有什么能与养育青少年的挑战相比。“这很艰难!”提到教育他15岁的女儿艾拉时，他这样说。

"People say that they pass through the teen years, and they come back to you. “人们说他们经过了青少年时期，就又回到你身边。

Right now it's a lot of, 'You're the worst, you ruin everything!' But also, that's my baby." 现在有很多人会说，'你是最差的，你毁了一切！'不过，那是我的孩子。”

Aside from weathering teen angst, life is good for Wahlberg, 47, who also has kids Michael, 12, Brendan, 9, and Grace, 8, with his wife, Rhea Durham, 40. 除了这个让人操心的青春期女儿，47岁的沃尔伯格生活还算不错：有12岁的迈克尔(Michael)、9岁的布伦丹(Brendan)和8岁的格雷斯(Grace)，还有40岁的妻子瑞亚·达勒姆(Rhea Durham)。

He's starring in the new action thriller³ Mile 22, about an elite⁴ CIA squad⁵; owns the Wahlburgers restaurant franchise⁶ with his brothers Donnie and Paul; and just bought a Chevrolet dealership⁷ in Columbus, Ohio. 他主演了一部新的动作惊悚片《22英里》，讲述的是CIA精英小队的故事；与他的兄弟唐尼和保罗共同拥有沃尔伯格餐厅特许经营权；刚刚拿到了俄亥俄州哥伦布市的雪佛兰汽车代理权。

He's gone from teenage criminal to rapper Marky Mark to one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, and he resolutely⁸ credits his family, hard work and his deep Catholic faith for his transformation⁹. 他从少年罪犯变成了饶舌歌手马克·马克，成为好莱坞片酬最高的演员之一。他坚定地将自己的转变归功于自己的家庭、辛勤工作和虔诚的天主教信仰。

"I had always hoped to have a successful career—that was the plan," he says. "But you can never really forecast this kind of success." “我一直希望事业成功——这就是我的计划，”他说。“但你永远无法真正预测这种成功。”

The youngest of nine children, Wahlberg was born in Boston to mom Alma, a bank clerk and nursing assistant, and dad Donald, a delivery driver. 沃尔伯格是九个孩子中最小的一个，出生在波士顿，她的母亲阿尔玛(Alma)是银行职员兼护士助理，父亲唐纳德(Donald)是送货司机。

His early years were troubled ones: He abused drugs, dropped out of high school and pleaded guilty to assault at age 16. 他早年的生活很糟糕：他吸毒，高中辍学，并在16岁时犯罪。

Wahlberg readily brings up his past and how far he's come. 沃尔伯格欣然提起他的过去以及他的进步。

"I think about where I was when I left school, an then when I got into trouble, and where I am today," he says. 他说:“我想到离开学校时的自己，遇到麻烦时的自己，以及今天的自己。”

"I don't believe in winning the lottery¹⁰ but in making things happen through hard work. Faith and family are the most important thing." 他说:“我不相信中彩票，我相信通过努力工作来实现目标。信仰和家庭是最重要的。”

Wahlberg says his "beautiful" 18-year relationship with Rhea (they wed¹¹ in 2009) and time with their busy kids help keep him grounded. 沃尔伯格说，他与瑞亚(两人于2009年结婚)18年“美好”的恋爱，以及与孩子们的相处，让他得以脚踏实地。

"The kids are good, getting ready to go back to school," he says, and they're sports fanatics¹², like their parents. “孩子们都很好，正准备重返校园，”他说，他们和父母一样都是体育狂热分子。

Michael plays football, and Grace "is very into horses and lots of stuff that keeps her focused and hopefully away from boys until she's 30," Wahlberg jokes. 迈克尔踢足球，格雷斯“非常喜欢马和很多东西，这让她保持专注，希望在30岁之前能远离男孩，”沃尔伯格开玩笑说。

As for his own aging, "it's inevitable," he says. "I'm just trying to do all the things I can. Eat right and exercise and feel as good as possible." 至于他自己的衰老，“这是不可避免的，”他说。“我只是尽我所能。吃得好，锻炼身体，感觉不错。”

He hits the gym at 4 a.m.—but even before that, he reads his prayer book. 他凌晨4点去健身房。但在那之前，他会读祈祷书。

"For me, faith has been the glue for everything,"he says."It's allowed me to deal with failure, success, loss, all those things. It helps me keep everything in perspective." “对我来说，信仰是一切的粘合剂，”他说。“它让我能够处理失败、成功、失去，所有这些事情。它帮助我正确看待一切。”

1 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

2 gangsters   

匪徒，歹徒( gangster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings. 歹徒提出要给他一笔相当于他一年收入的钱。
• One of the gangsters was caught by the police. 歹徒之一被警察逮捕。

3 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

4 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

5 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。

6 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

7 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

8 resolutely   

adj.坚决地，果断地

参考例句：

• He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
• He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。

9 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

10 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

11 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

12 fanatics   

狂热者，入迷者( fanatic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The heathen temple was torn down by a crowd of religions fanatics. 异教徒的神殿被一群宗教狂热分子拆除了。
• Placing nukes in the hands of baby-faced fanatics? 把核弹交给一些宗教狂热者手里？