那些比我們好的體育大明星

By+Amber+Lee+譯+/+兩袖清風

Most of us would kill to be1） making a living in one of the three major professions—athlete， actor， and rock star. However， since most of us have the perspective of being lowly nobodies， just one of those would be more than enough. But all humans fall victim to "the grass is always greener" philosophy at some point in their lives. Even with so much already going for them， they can't help but be drawn to another world. What's annoying about it is not so much that they're drawn to it， but rather the fact that some excel in it. Here are some celebrities that are double threats ... Some are even triple threats2）.

運動員、演員和搖滾歌星是我們大多數人夢寐以求的三大謀生職業。不過，鑒于我們大多數人自知自己不過是一介草民，能成為三者之一就是天大的福分。但是，所有人一生中都會有“這山望著那山高”的時候。有些人盡管已經擁有很多，卻還是不能自拔地要垂涎其他領域。讓人羨慕嫉妒恨的不是他們對這些領域有多迷戀，而是有些人竟還在這些領域出類拔萃。下面這些明星即是橫跨雙領域甚至是橫掃三領域的“全民公敵”。

Emma Watson

British beauty Emma Watson is reminiscent3） of Natalie Portman a decade ago. She's stunningly beautiful； an extremely talented actress who is selective about her projects； Ivy League educated.

And she pulls off4） a pixie5） haircut like nobody's business6）. That's no joke—you have no idea how difficult it is for a girl to rock7） that cut with confidence. Take it from someone who has tried and failed ... miserably.

Of course it's only natural that Watson would also be a jock8） too. She's good at everything else， so why wouldn't she be good at sports？ Watson grew up playing field hockey and made the team at Brown while studying there.

She may not look that intimidating9）， but discount10） Hermione Granger at your own peril11）.

George Clooney

Of course international superstar George Clooney was （and probably still is） an exceptionally talented athlete.

As a student in Kentucky's Augusta High School， Clooney was a varsity12） letterman13） in basketball. According to his IMDB14） bio， he pursued a career as a professional athlete before deciding to become an actor. Clooney was actually invited to try out for15） the Cincinnati Reds16） in 1977—he was just 16 years old at the time. He didn't make the team， but the fact that he was even asked to try at that age speaks for itself17）.

Matthew Perry

Chandler Bing18） may not look like an intimidating athletic presence， but don't let that look lull19） you into a false sense of security. Growing up in Ottawa， Canada， Matthew Perry was actually a nationally ranked tennis player at the age of 13.

Talented in Canada doesn't always translate to talented in the United States， though. In a September 2012 interview with Men's Health， Perry said he realized he couldn't play tennis for a living after moving to Los Angeles when he was 15 years old.endprint

He was getting killed by the opposition after relocating， which is why he eventually made the shift to acting. That being said， Perry would still kick your butt20） all over the tennis court. He still plays in celebrity/charity tournaments regularly.

艾瑪·沃特森

英國麗人艾瑪·沃特森頗像十年前的娜塔莉·波特曼。她是位美麗驚艷、極具天賦的演員，接戲頗有講究，還畢業于常春藤名校。

沃特森留著一頭短發，與眾不同。這可絕非調侃——一個女孩要底氣十足地秀出這樣一頭短發，難度簡直超乎想象。看看我這個嘗試過卻失敗了的人……簡直是一場悲劇。

這么說來，沃特森還是一名運動員也就完全順理成章。她其他的樣樣在行，不擅長運動怎么說得過去？沃特森從小就玩曲棍球，就讀布朗大學期間還曾是校隊的一員。

沃特森看上去可能沒那么彪悍，但膽敢輕視赫敏·格蘭杰（編注：指沃特森在《哈利·波特》中飾演的角色），那可要后果自負了。

喬治·克魯尼

毫無疑問，國際巨星喬治·克魯尼曾是（現在可能依然是）一名天賦出眾的運動員。

克魯尼早年就讀于肯塔基州的奧古斯塔中學時，曾是該校籃球隊獲得校名首字母標志榮譽的優秀球員。互聯網電影數據庫對克魯尼的介紹中提到，克魯尼曾經的夢想是當一名職業運動員，后來才決定去做演員。1977年，克魯尼其實曾應邀參加過辛辛那提紅人隊的新人選拔——當時他才16歲。盡管他沒能進入這支球隊，但年僅16歲便獲邀參加選拔這件事本身就足以說明一切。

馬修·派瑞

錢德勒·賓可能看上去不像是一名運動猛男，但可不要被他的外表蒙騙，從而放松警惕。事實上，在加拿大渥太華長大的馬修·派瑞曾是一名13歲就拿到全國名次的網球運動員。

然而，在加拿大才華出眾并不一定意味著到美國也能出人頭地。2012年9月，派瑞在接受《男士健康》雜志采訪時說，他在15歲移居洛杉磯后，發現自己無法靠打網球維持生計。

移居美國之后，派瑞接連慘敗給對手，這才最終改行做演員。話雖如此，派瑞照樣能在網球場上把你打得落花流水。他現在仍然經常參加各種網球明星賽或慈善比賽。

1. would kill to do： 愿不惜一切得到（某物），極想要（某物）

2. triple threat： 擅長三種技能的人

3. reminiscent [?rem??n?snt] adj. 發人聯想的；起提醒作用的（of）

4. pull off： （成功地或艱苦地）完成，做成

5. pixie [?p?ksi] n. （20世紀50年代流行的）頑童式女子短發型

6. like nobody's business： <口>非同尋常（的事）

7. rock [r?k] vt. 使輕輕搖擺，使搖晃

8. jock [d??k] n. （大學）運動員

9. intimidating [?n?t?m?de?t??] adj. 令人驚恐的，駭人的

10. discount [d?s?ka?nt] vt. 低估；漠視

11. at one's peril： [尤用于告誡某人勿做某事]自擔風險

12. varsity [?vɑ?s?ti] adj. 大學（或學院）體育代表隊的

13. letterman [?let?（r）?m?n] n. 獲得校名首字母標志榮譽的運動員

14. IMDB： 全稱為Internet Movie Database，即互聯網電影數據庫，是一個關于電影、電影演員、電視節目、電視明星、電子游戲和電影制作小組的在線數據庫。

15. try out for： <美>參加……選拔（或挑選）

16. Cincinnati Reds： 辛辛那提紅人隊，是一支來自美國俄亥俄州辛辛那提的美國職業棒球大聯盟球隊，隸屬美國國家聯盟中區，亦是美國職業棒球大聯盟中最早成立的一支球隊。

17. speak for itself： 無需進一步說明，不言而喻

18. Chandler Bing： 錢德勒·賓，是美國著名情景喜劇《老友記》（Friends）中的一個主要角色，由馬修·派瑞扮演。

19. lull [l?l] vt. 哄騙，使放松警惕

20. kick sb.'s butt： （= kick sb.'s ass）狠揍某人；打敗某人

Tom Cruise

Superstar actor Tom Cruise may not have become the superstar actor he is today if it wasn't for his jock past.

He actually decided to become an actor after landing21） the lead role in his high school musical， Guys and Dolls， which he only pursued because he was sidelined22） from the wrestling team with a knee injury.

He also tore it up on the soccer field back in the day. Outside of high school athletic pursuits， Cruise has proven himself a top-notch23） athlete on the silver screen over and over again throughout the last two decades.endprint

Action films like Mission Impossible， Jack Reacher， Collateral， and Minority Report are what he's best known for. Cruise trains intensely to prepare for roles and is well known as someone who does his own stunts24）.

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman？ Yeah ... more like Hugh JACKED25） man. Okay， that was a terrible joke. But seriously， just look at that photo！ It was impossible to resist.

Australia's national wonder Hugh Jackman somehow glides seamlessly26） between lavish27） Broadway musicals and training to play one of the most badass28） comic book characters of all time.

He may not play any actual sports， but his physical transformation and martial arts training certainly qualifies him as more athletic than almost everyone. Can you believe this guy is almost 47 years old？

湯姆·克魯斯

假如沒有上學時當運動員的那段經歷，湯姆·克魯斯可能就不會成為今天這樣的一位影壇巨星。

上高中時，因為一次膝部受傷，克魯斯無緣摔跤隊的比賽，只好去爭取做學校音樂劇《紅男綠女》的主演。正是在獲得這個角色之后，他其實才決定要做一名演員。

克魯斯當年還踢過足球。除中學時期的運動經歷外，克魯斯在過去的20年里一次又一次地透過銀幕證明他是位一流運動員。

克魯斯的動作片最為出名，比如《碟中諜》《俠探杰克》《借刀殺人》和《少數派報告》。為演好影片角色，克魯斯刻苦訓練，是人們熟知的不用替身的演員。

休·杰克曼

休·杰克曼？嗯……更應該稱為“休·舉重男”。得，這個玩笑不好笑。言歸正傳，趕緊瞧瞧這張照片（編注：右欄左下方的圖片）！簡直是霸氣難擋！

休·杰克曼是澳大利亞的國寶級演員，不論是出演華麗的百老匯音樂劇，還是飾演某位威猛無比的漫畫人物（編注：指驚奇漫畫虛構的超級英雄“金剛狼”），他都游刃有余。

杰克曼可能并不熱衷什么真正的體育運動，不過他經常健身和練武，這毫無疑問讓他要比幾乎任何一個人都更有資格做運動員。你能相信他已經年近47歲了嗎？

21. land [l?nd] vt. <口>贏得；得到

22. sideline [?sa?dla?n] vt. （因傷等）不讓（運動員）參加比賽

23. top-notch： <口>最高質量的；第一流的

24. stunt [st?nt] n. 驚人的表演；驚險動作

25. jack [d??k] vt. 用起重器舉起，用千斤頂托起

26. seamlessly [?si?ml?sli] adv. 無縫地

27. lavish [?l?v??] adj. 奢華的

28. badass [?b?d?s] adj. 粗暴好斗的endprint