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It was the Edinburgh Festival in 1974 and I was there performing in the Cambridge Footlights Revue. He was there being Mel Smith.
Whereas many boys or young men in their early 20s can be a bit awkward and diffident, Mel already exuded an air of great confidence.
So without being classically good-looking, this made him extremely attractive. I don’t think we used the term ‘babe magnet’ in those days but it could have applied to him.
I wouldn’t say we were kindred spirits, though our backgrounds weren’t so very different.

KEYWORDS：

1. diffident adj.羞怯的；缺乏自信的；谦虚谨慎的
2. exude　v.散发；流出；使渗出；发散
3. babe magnet n.少女磁铁，形容受欢迎的人
4. kindred adj. 同类的；血缘的；同族的 n. 家族；相似；亲属关系
5. kindred spirits n.志趣相投；性情相投的人；有共同兴趣(或爱好、习惯)的人  

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参考译文1：

It was the Edinburgh Festival in 1974 and I was there performing in the Cambridge Footlights Revue. He was there being Mel Smith.
那是在1974年爱丁堡艺术节，我在剑桥大学脚灯社表演，当时梅尔·史密斯也出席了艺术节。
Whereas many boys or young men in their early 20s can be a bit awkward and diffident, Mel already exuded an air of great confidence.
当许多年轻人在二十出头的年纪尚且还羞涩腼腆的时候，梅尔已经表现出强大的自信心了。
So without being classically good-looking, this made him extremely attractive. I don’t think we used the term ‘babe magnet’ in those days but it could have applied to him.
因此就算没有经典帅哥外貌，这种强大的自信心也让他魅力十足。当时还没有类似“少女磁铁”这种词，但用来形容他是再适合不过了。
I wouldn’t say we were kindred spirits, though our backgrounds weren’t so very different.
尽管我们背景区别不大，但我们还不算是志趣相投。

参考译文2：

It was the Edinburgh Festival in 1974 and I was there performing in the Cambridge Footlights Revue. He was there being Mel Smith.
那是1974年的爱丁堡艺术节，我作为剑桥脚灯社的一员参与了演出。梅尔·史密斯当时也出席了艺术节。
Whereas many boys or young men in their early 20s can be a bit awkward and diffident, Mel already exuded an air of great confidence.
当许多男孩和二十岁出头的年轻男子尚且有些羞怯尴尬的时候，梅尔却已经表现出了极大的信心。
So without being classically good-looking, this made him extremely attractive. I don’t think we used the term ‘babe magnet’ in those days but it could have applied to him.
所以尽管没有出众的外表，这种自信依然使他魅力十足。我不认为那些日子里我们有过“桃花运”，但这个词却与他十分相符。
I wouldn’t say we were kindred spirits, though our backgrounds weren’t so very different.
我不能说我们志趣相投，尽管我们的背景并没有很大差别。

参考译文3：

It was the Edinburgh Festival in 1974 and I was there performing in the Cambridge Footlights Revue. He was there being Mel Smith.
这是在1974年爱丁堡艺术节，我当时在剑桥大学脚灯俱乐部表演。他——梅尔•史密斯也出席了艺术节。
Whereas many boys or young men in their early 20s can be a bit awkward and diffident, Mel already exuded an air of great confidence.
而许多男孩或者男青年当时也不过20出头，在他们这样的年纪可能有些羞怯又有些腼腆，但梅尔则已经显出十足的自信了。
So without being classically good-looking, this made him extremely attractive. I don’t think we used the term ‘babe magnet’ in those days but it could have applied to him.
虽然他不具古典的俊美长相，但他浑身散发的那股自信仍然使他看起来很有吸引力。当时我们并没有“桃花运”这样的词，但是现在看来这个词的意思适合用在那个充满自信的他的身上。
I wouldn’t say we were kindred spirits, though our backgrounds weren’t so very different.
尽管我们的背景差不多，但是我不认为我们算得上是知音。

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