贾登·史密斯— 想要像超级英雄那样拯救世界
2016-12-28DanielD’Addario,栗子
贾登·史密斯— 想要像超级英雄那样拯救世界
Jaden Smith—Want to Heal the Whole World Like a Superhero
虽然含着“金钥匙”出生,但年仅18岁的贾登·史密斯并没有靠着父母的光环生活。不管是在电影、音乐还是服装设计方面,他一直都在努力着,希望能闯出自己的一片天地。如果你深入了解这个大男孩,你必会惊讶于小小年纪的他那丰富的内心世界。
Jaden Smith, the most1)drivenyoung rich kid you might ever meet. He is the son ofJada Pinkett Smith注1andWill Smith注2. And he is known for a movie,The Pursuit of Happyness注3, which was with his father in 2006. He’s 18 and curious. He’s not passive. All he wants to do is making things. He’s studying Photoshop, to be a better clothing designer. He just put LED lights in his bedroom so that it looks like space. He’s making things, constantly:
“Like, the clothes I’m wearing right now, done it on my own. I built my own bed, I built my own closet, um, I built two closets, I built four beds, I built, um, one2)pyramid.”
Every time you make one of your3)pronouncements, the Internet seems to4)go wild. Why do people care so much?
I ask myself the same question. People really only care if there’s something that they can make fun of and if it’s something that’s 100 percent true. I don’t feel like people will necessarily care unless there’s an aspect that they can laugh at.
Is that5)frustrating?
No. That’s the nature of human beings that are not aware.
1) driven [΄drɪvn] adj. 奋发努力的,发愤图强的
2) pyramid [΄pɪrəmɪd] n. 金字塔
3) pronouncement [prə΄naʊnsmənt] n. 看法
4) go wild(喜得或气得)发狂
5) frustrating [frʌs΄treɪtɪŋ] adj. 令人泄气的,使人沮丧的
注1:贾达·萍克特·史密斯(Jada Pinkett Smith),美国女演员、创作歌手及女实业家。她与威尔·史密斯于1997年结婚,育有一子一女。
注2:威尔·史密斯(Will Smith),美国演员、歌手。1997年推出的《黑衣人》系列是威尔·史密斯在商业电影上最成功的作品之一。同时,他因主演《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。
注3:《当幸福来敲门》(The Pursuit of Happyness),一部取材于真人真事的影片,讲述了一位濒临破产、妻子离家的落魄业务员如何刻苦耐劳、奋发向上地成为了股市交易员,最后成为知名金融投资家的励志故事。
What do you think is the most influential thing you’ve ever done?
Being born was the most6)influential thing that’s ever happened to me, for myself. But for people, what they think is influential. And when people don’t understand something, they’re afraid of it, and if they don’t understand it, they don’t accept it or like it. There’ve been so many things we don’t understand, like Galileo注4saying the Earth is not the center of the universe.
If pop culture creates so many misunderstandings, why are you involved in the entertainment7)industry? Why do you go to8)awards shows?
I like to make music because I’ve been making music since I was 7. I can9)get acrossthe things that I want to say in my music so that I don’t have to say anything. I don’t have to speak out about the things I believe; I can say them in my music. The listeners, the people that take the time to listen to my music, are the people that will be10)receptiveto my message. And awards shows, I only go because my friends are there. And I want to see my friends, it’s the only reason. That’s why I don’t walk the red11)carpet, because I don’t care for you to12)commenton what I’m wearing, and how I’m wearing it, and who wore it better.
How does your outlook on your own career differ from your father’s?
You would have to ask him. His thoughts are equally if not more13)complexthan mine, and more14)individual, in a way that I’m still learning and understanding. You would have to have a full conversation with him. His15)philosophieson life are extremely interesting and valuable, so I couldn’t speak on his, compared to mine; I haven’t fully understood his yet, nor have I fully understood mine. That’s the journey of life.
What does your future hold?
My whole goal is to heal the entire planet. People say, “I want to change the world.” You can change the world for better or for worse. And for me, I want to heal the whole world like a superhero would do. I want to balance out the whole planet so that everyone can be working together to make things better.
注4:伽利略(Galileo),意大利数学家、物理学家及天文学家,科学革命的先驱。他发明了摆针和温度计,在科学上为人类作出了巨大的贡献,是近代实验科学的奠基人之一。伽利略以观测到的事实,支持并推动了哥白尼日心学说的传播。
参考文献
贾登·史密斯可能会是你遇到过的最努力的富家子弟。他是威尔·史密斯和贾达·萍克特·史密斯的儿子。2006年,他因与父亲合拍电影《当幸福来敲门》而为人们所熟识。他18岁了,且求知欲强。他不是一个被动的人。他只想要动手做点东西。他现在正在学习图像处理软件,为的是能当一个更出色的服装设计师。为了有身处太空的感觉,他在房间里安装了LED灯。他一直都在努力地做事情:
“比如,我现在穿着的衣服,是我自己做的。我做了自己的床,做了自己的衣橱,嗯,我做了两个衣橱,四张床,我建了,嗯,一个金字塔。”
每次只要你发表一些看法,网上的反应似乎就变得很疯狂。为什么人们这么在意呢?
我也问过自己同样的问题。其实人们真的只会在意有没有可以让他们娱乐取笑的地方和这件事是不是完全真实的。除非事情有什么可以让人们取乐,否则我不认为人们会在意。
这会令你感到沮丧吗?
不会。因为这是人们还没意识到的本性。
你认为你做过的最有影响力的事情是什么?
我认为我的出生对我来说就是最有影响力的事。但对人们而言,他们所想的就是最有影响力的。当人们不理解某样东西时,他们就会害怕它,而且如果他们理解不了的话,他们就不会接受或喜欢它。其实世上有很多我们并不理解的事,比如伽利略认为地球并不是宇宙中心这种事情。
既然流行文化可能会引起这么多的误解,你又为什么会进娱乐圈?为什么你会参加颁奖典礼?
我喜欢做音乐是因为我从7岁起就开始做音乐了。我能把我想说的东西通过音乐表达出来,那样我就不需要说什么了。我不需要用言语表达我所想,我可以通过音乐来表达。那些愿意花时间听我的音乐的人,是能够接受我的想法的。至于颁奖典礼,我去参加只是因为我的朋友们都会去。我想见见我的朋友们,这是唯一的原因。这也是我不走红毯的原因,因为我不在乎你们对于我的穿着、我的搭配,以及谁穿上它会比较好之类的评价。
你的职业观与你父亲有什么不同?
你应该去问问他。他的想法比我的更复杂,更不同一般,从某种意义上说,我还在学习和理解他的思想。你应该要和他来一次完整的对话。与我相比,他的人生观十分有趣并且很宝贵,所以我还不能对他的看法加以评价,因为我还没完全理解他的人生观,也没有完全理解我自己的。这便是人生的旅程。
你未来的目标是什么?
我的最大目标是拯救整个地球。人们常说:“我想要改变世界。”但你可以把世界变得更好或变得更坏。至于我,我想要像超级英雄那样拯救世界。我想平衡整个地球,继而让所有人共同努力,把世界变得更加美好。
6) influential [ˌɪnflʊ΄enʃl] adj. 有影响力的
7) industry [΄ɪndəstrɪ] n. 产业,行业
8) awards show 颁奖典礼
9) get across 传达
10) receptive [rɪ΄septɪv] adj. 善于接受的,能接纳的
11) carpet [΄kɑːpɪt] n. 地毯
12) comment [΄kɒment] v. 评论
13) complex [΄kɒmpleks] adj. 复杂的,综合的
14) individual [ˌɪndɪ΄vɪdjʊəl] adj. 独特的,个性的
15) philosophy [fɪ΄lɒsəfɪ] n. 哲学