访谈录 2012-07-20&07-22 克里斯.柯尔弗专访

  Right now right here is Christopher Colfer, he’s only 22, but he is already in the Golden¹ Glove two, you can cheer for. That’s all right.

        Yeah.

        Golden Glove two and the nominations² for his star turned on Glee. Now it is that we’re on his first novel, it’s called The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. And this is the novel of a long time in the making.

        It is, yeah, well, I want to write it everything for those 10, and came up with 3 then. And I promise myself then that I would write it someday. 

        I like this to my 9-year-old last night, Elliott. She shared a question for you, she wanted to know what the inspiration³ came from.

        The inspiration came from me is being a very inquisitive⁴ 10-year-old, reading fairy tales.

        It’s, tell us about those, those trenchers that they go into the fairytale world and have all kinds of new adventures.

        Yeah, yeah, they’re out some corner, and they inherit⁵ magic story books from their grandmother, and magically⁶ transported into the world of fairy jobs.

        And your grandmother's inspiration, you dedicated⁷.

        I did. Yes.

        But I want to show you, show everyone at home which she said to you, when you talked about this, she said: I think you should wait until you're done with elementary school before worrying about being a failed writer. 

        Right, right.

        It was a tough love.

        It was a tough love but she. I think she gave me her advice. Because, I tried writing when I was very young and failed because there was not too many words to write with. And in her best advice was, you know, I think you need to, at least you can get a junior high for you configure yourself for anything.

        You didn't only write, though, you also, when you’re back on magic school, drew a cover. But show everybody the cover right now.

        Yeah.

        And there it is. That is the original.

        Yes. There was a original cover, that, my self-made, have ever sense. It looks a little different, it’s a little better now. I say.

        But say my dear, saying for my dear, right there.

        Let’s agree on.

        The Land of Stories. Tell us about another story your character Kurt on Glee, graduated from McKinley High and but you're coming back.

        I'm coming back. Yeah. Yeah that’s certainly for that we’ve heard so. And I don't know what I'm doing it but I still get there.

        What else can you tell us about the Scissors⁸, it's about the whole experience.

        Well so just focus⁹ I’m coming on. Certainly we all have fun. I don't know what she is going to do exactly, yep. But I know it get reproductive, so I'm looking for to that. 

        And at the same time, you've also been not only writing a novel, not only acting¹⁰ on Glee, winning¹¹ all kinds of awards, you've also a guy, you also wrote a screenplay for a film, Tribeca Film Festival.

        Yes, yeah, first film that I did, which I also wrote a screenplay for because I'm very in. It’s coming up this December.

        Oh that is fantastic, you have a found, you even found time to get a cat? For that all of this?

        I did, I adopted a cat Bryant. Hi, Bryant. He’s watching, he’s watching Why you’re watching,Bryant, you cat. But yeah, he’s 20 pounds right now, so, trying to get lose a little weight.

        Oh, look. Thank you, thanks for your coming up. I'll give you a full report from Elliott.

        Thank you.

        Wish you finish the book.

        Thank you.

        It’s called The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. It’s called for you and we will come back. Super Bowl Champion Victor Cruz.

1 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

2 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

3 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

4 inquisitive   

adj.求知欲强的，好奇的，好寻根究底的

参考例句：

• Children are usually inquisitive.小孩通常很好问。
• A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.陈腔烂调的答案不能满足好奇的听众。

5 inherit   

vt.继承(金钱等)，经遗传而得(性格、特征)

参考例句：

• He intended that his son should inherit his business.他打算让他的儿子继承他的生意。
• We must inherit in a critical way.我们要以批判的方式继承。

6 magically   

adv.如魔法般地，用魔法地

参考例句：

• Behind the bar, Bruno Tattaglia made a lighter appear magically and held it to Luca's cigarette. 布鲁诺 - 塔塔格里亚从柜台后魔术般地递过来一个打火机给路加点香烟。 来自教父部分
• In most cases, if a user could achieve his goals magically, without your product, he would. 在多数情况下，如果用户能够神奇地实现其目标，即使不通过你的产品，他会这么做的。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

7 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

8 scissors   

n.[复]剪刀，剪子

参考例句：

• He took a pair of scissors and cut her hair.他拿起一把剪刀给她剪发。
• We cut paper and cloth with scissors.我们用剪刀裁纸和布。

9 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

10 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

11 winning   

adj.获胜的，胜利的；吸引人的，有说服力的

参考例句：

• Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
• They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。