英语名人堂：威尔史密斯

威尔·史密斯（Will Smith），美国演员、歌手，1968年9月25日出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城。他12岁时以说唱歌手的身份踏入演艺圈，并于1985年与杰夫·汤恩斯组成组合DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince，随后两度获得格莱美奖[1]  。

1993年，威尔·史密斯开始登上大荧幕，主演影片《六度分离》[2]  。随后《绝地战警》《独立日》等作品使他逐步确立了影坛的地位。1997年推出的《黑衣人》系列则可以认为是威尔·史密斯在商业电影上最成功的作品之一。同时，他还因主演《拳王阿里》和《当幸福来敲门》两度获得奥斯卡最佳男主角奖提名。[3] 

2015年，威尔·史密斯收入2600万美元，居福布斯全球演员富豪榜并列第18位。[4] 

2015年11月1日，在洛杉矶举行的第19届好莱坞电影奖上，获得《脑震荡》最佳男演员。[5] 

 

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an actor and rapper. He first became famous in the late 1980s as the rap artist Fresh Prince. He made a very successful move into movies. He is the only actor in Hollywood history to make eight consecutive¹ films that earned $100 million in the USA. ‘Newsweek’ magazine called him the most powerful actor on the planet.

 

Smith was born in 1968 and raised in Philadelphia. His mother was a school administrator² and his father was a refrigeration engineer. He began rapping as a teenager. His friends nicknamed him The Prince. He met D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the duo became hip-hop stars in the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1988, they won the first ever Grammy in the Rap category.

 

In 1990, the NBC television network signed Smith to star in the sitcom³ ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, which launched his acting⁴ career. Smith decided⁵ he would become “the biggest movie star in the world” and began studying box office successes. His studying paid off. His movies ‘Independence Day’ (1996) and ‘Men In Black’(1997) were both box office hits.

 

Smith is now one of Hollywood’s hottest actors. His movies make huge amounts of money and appeal across age, race, and gender⁶. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe, two Academy Awards, and has won many Grammys. He has also appeared in movies with his son Jaden, in ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’, and his daughter Willow⁷, in ‘I Am Legend’.

1 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

2 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

3 sitcom   

n.情景喜剧，（广播、电视的）系列幽默剧

参考例句：

• This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。
• I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season.我听说下一季会推出一个新的情境喜剧。

4 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。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

7 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。