今年11月6日,41歲的周杰倫將迎來出道20周年。
眾所周知,周杰倫天賦異稟,會唱歌、會作曲,還是枚導演,受到無數人喜愛。
今年的綜藝《週遊記》中,他還因流利的英語交流登上熱搜。
很多人或許不知道,周杰倫也曾因英語差被嘲。
除了被爆出過這樣的新聞:
2011年,周杰倫與塞斯·羅根一起主演了好萊塢電影《青蜂俠》。
導演希望他飾演青蜂俠的助手加藤一角,但他面臨一個尷尬的問題:
除了「hello」和「bye-bye」,他幾乎不會說英語。參加電影面試時,他也表示最困難的部分是無法與導演用英語溝通,不得不求助於翻譯。
不過,周杰倫沒有放棄這次機會。
在電影拍攝前,他只有1個月的準備時間。於是,每天除了學習功夫、特技駕駛,他還安排上英語口語課程。
一個月後,他的英語雖然還不夠驚豔,但已進步很多。不僅記住了大量電影臺詞,還能在電影首映式上用英語發言:
他的「速成」秘籍是什麼呢?
首先,虛心向母語人士學習,與他們聊天。在洛杉磯,他周圍全是美國人,也方便自己學習英語。在電影拍攝過程中,男女主角也給予他許多語言方面的幫助。
果然,當有一位母語人士為自己糾正錯誤時,語言學習就事半功倍~
更重要的是,周杰倫每天都堅持學英語,每天至少練習聽說英語1小時。
首映式上接受採訪時,儘管他無法完全理解記者們所說的內容,但他訓練自己用耳朵獲取問題中的關鍵詞或短語,然後進行準確回答。
這些經歷,也讓周杰倫意識到了學英語的重要性。
最後,送上周杰倫擔任WildAid野生動物救援全球大使,拍攝的英文公益廣告視頻,英語發音和流利度都超讚!
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In the 1990s, Taiwan was the biggest buyer of rhino (犀牛) horn (角), but when we realized it was wrong, we stopped and the poaching (偷獵) did, too. In 2009, Vietnam emerged as a new market and the poaching increased again. So please, don't bring shame on your country. Join us now in helping the rhinos. Never buy rhino horn. Together, we can save the rhinos.When the buying stops,the killing can too.
If people tell you shark fin (魚翅) soup doesn't kill millions of sharks each year, don't buy it. If they tell you it's not harming shark populations, don't buy it. If they tell you it doesn't contain mercury that can kill you, definitely don't buy it. For your health, for the sharks, for the oceans, please say no to shark fin soup.When the buying stops,the killing can too.
從最初被嘲,到如今令人驚豔的英語水平,離不開周杰倫這麼多年的努力。
我們也要向偶像看齊,一起加油,學好英語呀!