影视界的常青树：Morgan Freeman
影视界的常青树——摩根•弗里曼
Top 10 Reasons for Morgan Freeman to be Your Role Model
摩根•弗里曼戏路极广，从仆人到总统几乎所有的角色都演过。他那股老谋深算的劲，已在不知不觉间成为可以取悦全美为数不多的可随时扮演并非专门为非裔美国演员编写的电影角色。年龄的增加和皱纹的增多并没有褪去他的魅力，更被称为是“美国最优秀的演员”之一，众多导演评价他是个真正的演员，具备最出色演员所具有的各种素质，能沉浸到各种不同的角色之中。
Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to be Morgan Freeman? In addition to having one of the world’s most instantly recognizable voices, Freeman has become a cinematic icon with roles in some of the greatest movies of all time. Alas, there can only be one Morgan Freeman. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t look up to him as a role model. So I have compiled ten reasons why Morgan Freeman should be YOUR role model right now!
哪个头脑正常的人不想成为摩根•弗里曼？拥有被世人所认可的好嗓音的他，以其在诸多优秀电影中的完美演绎，成为了美国电影界的代名词。可惜，世上只能有一个摩根•弗里曼，但那并不意味着你不可以将他视为人生的榜样。这里有十大理由让他成为你人生的导师。
1. Legendary Actor
传奇演员
“All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.”
“我能回想到最小的时候，是当我六岁时，我看了人生的第一部电影。从那时起，我就想成为一名演员，成为电影的一部分。”——摩根•弗里曼
Let’s get the big one out of the way first: Morgan Freeman is easily one of the most important and skilled actors working in Hollywood. During his illustrious career, he has won several major acting awards. His resume includes other such classics as Glory, Unforgiven, The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, Bruce Almighty, and the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy.
让我来看看这第一大理由：摩根•弗里曼能够在好莱坞中成为一名顺风顺水的大牌明星。在他辉煌的人生中，他已经赢得了好几项重要的演员奖.他的人生还有其他比较光辉的经历。最难以忘怀的便是《肖申克的救赎》，《七宗罪》以及《冒牌天神》、《蝙蝠侠》等等巨作。
2. Skilled Dancer
技术精湛的舞蹈家
“When I was doing theater, I was very successful at believing that I was great, God’s gift to the theater.”
“当我在剧院演出的时候，我取得了成功并且我有自信我是最棒的那个，我是上帝派来拯救剧院的。”——摩根•弗里曼
But before Freeman was an actor, he was a dancer! In fact, dancing was one of his earliest jobs, performing at the 1964 World’s Fair and then as a member of the Opera Ring musical theater group in San Francisco. This proves that Freeman was an all-round talent and showman. Let’s see how many other major Hollywood stars can both act and dance! I’m looking at you, Brad Pitt!
但是在弗里曼成为演员之前，他竟然还是个跳舞的。事实上，1964年举办世博会的地点——圣弗朗西斯科音乐歌剧大厅上跳舞，曾是他最早的一份工作。这一点证明了弗里曼是一个技术全面的天才也是个技术精湛的演员。让我们来数数有多少好莱坞影星既能表演又能跳舞？应该除了布拉德•皮特之外，别无他人。
3. Sportsman
健身爱好者
“The bigger point here is that golf is a good metaphor for one’s life. The challenge of golf for me is trying to learn new rules. It’s something you always have to work at; you don’t get perfect at golf. It’s the never-ending quest for betterment.”
“比较重要的是，打高尔夫是一个人身份的体现。学习高尔夫对我来说是一种学习新规则的挑战。这是必修课，在我还没有完全掌握高尔夫的技术之前，我会继续追求完美。”——摩根•弗里曼
Freeman is also a golf fanatic. Whenever he is shooting a movie and he isn’t needed on-set for the day, you can find him down on the links. He is actually a very skilled golfer as well. His achievement is not too shabby considering that ever since a 2008 car crash paralyzed his left hand, he has golfed one-handed.
弗里曼同时也是个高尔夫爱好者。在拍摄电影的休息期间，他所需要的并不是坐下来休息，你永远都能在附近的高尔夫球场上发现他的踪影。事实上，他的高尔夫技术已经非常精湛了。要知道，在2008年的一场车祸中让他的左手不能正常的活动，他的击球动作完全都是靠一只手完成的。
4. Businessman
成功的商人
“I can only be so long without work before I start getting antsy.”
“没有工作可做，可是会立马让我坐立不安的。”——摩根•弗里曼
At 75 years old, many people would expect a person to retire and slow down in life. But Morgan Freeman is not ordinary person. Despite his wealth of years, Freeman is a successful businessman. Although his fine dining restaurant, Madidi, has closed, his second business venture, is still going strong.
对于如今已经是75岁高龄的他，许多人希望这位老头子可以选择退休，让自己的生活节奏慢下来好好享受。弗里曼不是一个普通的人。如今他工作的目的不是为了金钱，因为他已经是一名成功的商人了。尽管他的一家餐厅已经关门大吉，他的第二产业是份风险投资，如今风头正盛。
5. Licensed Pilot
注册飞行员
“About five years ago, I started learning how to fly. Now I’m a licensed jet pilot. It’s hunky-dory. I can fly wherever I need to go! I have a new airplane on order that will even allow me to fly to Europe. It’s not a big airplane. It’s actually small. But it goes on long legs—and that’s all you really need in life.”
“五年前，我开始学习如何驾驶一辆飞机。如今我是一名获得许可证的喷气式飞机驾驶员，这让我感觉骄傲急了。我可以飞到任何一个我想去的地方。我有一辆私人的飞机随时听候调遣，我可以驾着它飞到欧洲呢。这飞机不是很大，事实上，它还是比较小的。但是它的飞行距离还是很可观的——这种飞机，你值得拥有！——摩根•弗里曼
6. Served His Country
为国家服务
“I joined the Air Force. I took to it immediately when I arrived there. I did three years, eight months, and ten days in all, but it took me a year and a half to get disabused of my romantic notions about it.”
“我参加了空军的服役，我到达了那儿之后就立即投入了工作。我服役了三年八个月又十天。但是这让我花费一年半的时间去发现，原来为国家服役这事一点也不浪漫。”——摩根•弗里曼
Believe it or not, Freeman was already no stranger to the wild blue yonder when he got his private pilot’s license. Decades beforehand, he had served in the U.S. Air Force. He had hoped to become a fighter pilot, but was instead assigned to mechanic and radar technician duties. But still, Freeman did his part to keep America safe. That’s more than can be said about a number of more “patriotic” flag-wavers currently populating the entertainment industry.
信不信由你，在弗里曼拿到他的私人飞机驾驶执照的时候，他已经熟悉了美国空军。早在十年前，他就在美国空军服役。弗里曼早年的梦想是当上一名战斗机驾驶员。但在服役期间主要的工作还是负责设备维修和雷达技术。但总的来说，无论怎样他都为维护国家的安全尽了一己之力。他远比那些只会把爱国挂在嘴边的人、那些只会在背后摇旗呐喊的人实在的太多。
7. Overcame Tough Childhood
从艰苦的童年中成长
“The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit.”
“担保损失的最佳方式就是放弃。”——摩根•弗里曼
From reading this list so far, one might think that Morgan Freeman had an easy, privileged life. After all, how else could he have achieved so much? It turns out that he had to first overcome a very difficult childhood. His father was an alcoholic who died of cirrhosis. He was largely raised by his paternal grandmother. Additionally, when he was young his family was constantly moving, preventing him from making early friendships. But this wasn’t the only major challenge that he had to overcome in life…
读到这个标题，有人可能会觉得摩根•弗里曼拥有一个简单而又有特殊待遇的人生。毕竟，除了光彩的人生，他还得到了什么？这些成果的前提是他必须要克服小时候所经历的各种苦难的时光。弗里曼的父亲是一个酒鬼，在弗里曼还小的时候，他的家庭就在四处飘泊中度过，这种经历阻碍了他孩提时期与其他同龄孩子的交际。但站在他整个人生角度而言，这些经历都算不上是种大灾难。
8. Beat Alcoholism
成功戒酒
“Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up.”
“让我第一个告诉你，在寒冷的天气里喝酒是非常错误的。热汤才是最好的，消化食物的过程才能让你温暖起来。”——摩根•弗里曼
Morgan Freeman was once an alcoholic like his father. The nasty habit developed during his tenure on the 1970s children’s educational show The Electric Company. Apparently he hated working on the show and the alcohol provided him with a temporary release. But he finally managed to kick the habit. Anybody who has grappled with alcoholism can tell you that that is no easy feat.
摩根•弗里曼一度和他的父亲一样酗酒成瘾。这邋遢的坏习惯在1970年他主持一部名为“电子公司”的儿童教育秀节目开始的。显然，当初他非常不喜欢这份工作，并选择用酒精来释放压力。但是最终他戒酒成功。任何一个有酒瘾的人都知道戒酒这事是非常不容易的。
9.Advocate of racial and social equality
2. 提倡种族和社会地位的平等
“I am going to stop calling you a white man and I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.”
“我现在不会称呼你是个白人，我现在也要求你不要称呼我是个黑人。”——摩根•弗里曼
Morgan Freeman is also a supporter of civil rights and same-sex marriage. Some might be thrown by the news of his criticism of Black History Month, but he makes a decent point: “You’re going to relegate my history to a month? “I don’t want a black history month. Black history is American history.” As for civil rights, Morgan Freeman has done commercials for same-sex equality and has even helped raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.
弗里曼同时也是市民权利和同性恋婚姻的支持者。他对于黑人历史月（每年一度的“黑人历史月”是为了庆祝美国黑人克服种种困难所取得的成就，以及赞颂黑人在美国历史发展中所扮演的重要角色。）的评论曾让一些人惶恐不安，但是他做出了严正的声明：你们打算将属于我的历史仅仅压缩在一个月里？我可不想参加什么黑人历史月，对我来说黑人历史就是美国历史。”为了争取吃民的权利，摩根•弗里曼已经举办过促进同性恋婚姻合法的商业活动，并且顺利地募集到了资金。
10. Philanthropist
不折不扣的慈善家
“We call on anybody who has even the thought (of giving) to get beyond the thought and help these people.”
“我们欢迎任何一个想把自己的善心投入到实践之中的人，让我们一起来帮助那些贫苦之人。”——摩根•弗里曼
Finally, we should all look to Morgan Freeman as a role model because of his self-less philanthropy. He has helped hurricane relief efforts, supported the Mississippi Animal Rescue League, and been a patron of the Campaign for Female Education. These are just a few of the many worthy causes that Morgan Freeman has contributed towards. If only all celebrities could be so giving.
最后，我们应该全方位地认识到摩根是一个无私的慈善家楷模。他帮助过飓风后灾区的重建工作，帮助密西西比河延安的动物救治中心，并且还是推行“让女性接受教育”活动的发起人。这些仅仅是他慈善事业的一小部分。这些事都是其他名人很难做到的。