第三十六篇life as a movie extra群众演员的生活

1.what is true about movie extras?

a)only agents 代理人get them jobs in movies.

b)they often have to wait around on movie sets 电影布景and do nothing.

c)it's a good way to get a real acting job.

d)they can have drinks in a restaurant.

解析：从答案入手

1ordinary people平常人 have always been attracted吸引 to the world of movies and movie stars. one way to get closer to this world is to become a movie extra. although you have seen movie extras, you may not have paid attention to 留意注意them. extras are the people seated at tables in a restaurant while the two main actors are in conversation谈话. they are the guests客人 at the wedding 婚礼of the main characters. they are the people crossing the street while “ the bad guy" is being chased 追赶by the police. extras don't normally speak any lines, but they help make the scenes look real.

2  being a movie extra might seem like a lot of fun有趣. you get to see what life is like behind the scenes.情景 but don't forget that being an extra is really a job , and it's mostly about doing nothing. first-time extras are often shocked震惊 to learn how slow the process过车 of movie making is. in a finished movie, the action场景 may move quickly. but it can sometimes take a whole day to shoot拍摄 a scene that appears for just a few minutes on the screen.屏幕

3 the main requirement 要求for being an extra is the ability 能力to wait. you may report to work at 5 or 6 a.m., and then you wait until the director 导演is ready for your scene. this could take several hours. then there may be technical 技术的problems, and you have to wait some more. after the director 导演says "action" and you do the first "take" ,you may have to do it again if he or she is not satisfied 满意with the scene. in fact, you may have to do the same scene情景 over and over again.反复不断地 you could be on the set布景 for hours, sometimes waiting outdoors 户外in very hot or cold weather. you may not be finished until 11p.m. or midnight. the pay 报酬薪水isn't good, either - often only a little bit一点 above minimum 最低最小wage.工资 and you must pay the agent 代理人who gets you the job a commission佣金 of about 10 percent.

2.what might surprise movie extras the first time they do the job?

a)it can take hours to do a scene that is only a few minutes long in the movie.

b)they always do the same scene many times.

c)the actors are interested in talking to them.

d)the action moves very quickly.

解析：

2 being a movie extra might seem like a lot of fun. you get to see what life is like behind the scenes. but don't forget that being an extra is really a job , and it's mostly about doing nothing. first-time extras are often shocked to learn how slow the process of movie making is. in a finished movie, the action may move quickly. but it can sometimes take a whole day to shoot a scene that appears for just a few minutes on the screen.

3.why do most people work as movie extras?

a)they like meeting famous movie stars.

b)they think they will become famous.

c)they want to be on a movie set.

d)they will get real acting jobs.

解析：

4 so who would want to be a movie extra? in spite of 尽管the long hours and low pay, many people still apply for请求 the job. some people truly enjoy the work. they like being on a movie set, and they enjoy the companionship交谊 of their fellow extras. most of them have flexible 灵活的schedules,时间表 which allow them to be available.空闲的 they may be students, waiters,服务生 homemakers, 嘱咐retired people, 退休人or unemployed失业 actors. 演员some unemployed actors hope the work will help them get real acting jobs, but it doesn't happen often. most people in the movie industry make a sharp锋利的 distinction区分 between extras and actors, so extras are not usually considered for large parts.

4.what are the job requirements for being a movie extra?

a)you have to have a part-time job.

b)you must be attractive.有魅力的

c)you must be willing to repeat a scene many times.

d)you must start working very early.

解析：

3 the main requirement 要求for being an extra is the ability 能力to wait. you may report to work at 5 or 6 a.m., and then you wait until the director 导演is ready for your scene. this could take several hours. then there may be technical 技术的problems, and you have to wait some more. after the director 导演says "action" and you do the first "take" ,you may have to do it again if he or she is not satisfied 满意with the scene. in fact, you may have to do the same scene情景 over and over again.反复不断地 you could be on the set布景 for hours, sometimes waiting outdoors 户外in very hot or cold weather. you may not be finished until 11p.m. or midnight. the pay 报酬薪水isn't good, either - often only a little bit一点 above minimum 最低最小wage.工资 and you must pay the agent 代理人who gets you the job a commission佣金 of about 10 percent.

5.it can be inferred from the passage that．

a)being a movie extra can be boring

b)movie extras need acting experience

c)movie extras can play larger parts

d)movie actors are quite different from actors

解析：排除法

2 being a movie extra might seem like a lot of fun. you get to see what life is like behind the scenes. but don't forget that being an extra is really a job , and it's mostly about doing nothing. first-time extras are often shocked to learn how slow the process of movie making is. in a finished movie, the action may move quickly. but it can sometimes take a whole day to shoot a scene that appears for just a few minutes on the screen.

4 so who would want to be a movie extra? in spite of 尽管the long hours and low pay, many people still apply for请求 the job. some people truly enjoy the work. they like being on a movie set, and they enjoy the companionship交谊 of their fellow extras. most of them have flexible 灵活的schedules,时间表 which allow them to be available.空闲的 they may be students, waiters,服务生 homemakers, 嘱咐retired people, 退休人or unemployed失业 actors. 演员some unemployed actors hope the work will help them get real acting jobs, but it doesn't happen often. most people in the movie industry make a sharp锋利的 distinction区分 between extras and actors, so extras are not usually considered for large parts.