Shia LaBeouf Grows Up

Party? No, the star of Transformers and the new Indiana Jones film would rather work

Mar.12

(双击或划选你想要翻译的单词或词组即可看到注解)

Shia LaBeouf, the star of last summer's hit film Transformers, didn't enjoy a privileged childhood like many other child actors. Growing up in an impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood, Shia acted in order to earn money. His first acting experiences were performing as a clown with his parents to sell hot dogs. He never imagined acting would earn him the opportunity to star with Harrison Ford in the upcoming indiana Jones movie.

Shia comes from five generations of performers. Among his grandparents are a comedian and a poet. His mother danced ballet until an injury forced her to stop. Shia's father worked as a clown, but he also battled drug addictions. Unfortunately, his parents divorces when Shia was in elementary shcool.

Shia began acting to help earn money for his mother, whom he lived with after the divorce. At age10, he got a job as a comedian, and, at 13, he won a starring role in a Disney television series. It was the 2003 movie Holes, however, that played the most important role in Shia's early career.

Word Bank: 

privileged (a) 享有优势地位的;接受特殊待遇的
Sam has the privileged position of being president of the student body.

upcoming (a) 即将来临的
Aunt Betty is baking our favorite dish for the upcoming family reunion.

comedian (n) 喜剧演员
This comedian wasn't very funny. I didn't laugh at many of his jokes.

divorce (v) 离婚
I'm proud of my parents, who never divorced even when times were difficult.

配套期刊同步学习效果更好哦!
沪江网店现提供《空中英语教室》杂志预订服务,
更低的价格,更好的服务,我们将您订阅把每期杂志通过快递送到您手里。:)

ps: 《空中英语教室》系列杂志都有订购哦!

点击进入论坛 参与更多活动

Tag: 空中英语教室下载   空中英语教室视频   空中英语教室mp3   空中英语教室2008   空中英语教室杂志  空中英语教室网站   空中英语教室文本