Tom Hanks 汤姆•汉克斯
【词汇扫描】
rating 收视率
television critic 电视评论家
out of nowhere 突然
He had previously partnered with Scolari in the 1970s game
show,
Make Me Laugh.
Bosom Buddies ran for two seasons,
and, although the ratings were never strong,
television critics gave the program high marks.
"The first day I saw him on the set", the show's co-
producer,
Ian Praiser told Rolling Stone,
"I thought, 'Too bad he won't be in television for long.'
I knew he'd be a movie star in two years."
But if Praiser knew it, he was not able to convince Hanks.
"The television show had come out of nowhere",
Hanks' best friend Tom Lizzio told Rolling Stone.
"Then out of nowhere it got cancelled.
He figured he'd be back to pulling ropes and hanging
lights in a theater."

【逐句对照】
He had previously partnered with Scolari in the 1970s game
show,
Make Me Laugh.
Bosom Buddies ran for two seasons,
and, although the ratings were never strong,
television critics gave the program high marks.
the show's co-producer, Ian Praiser told Rolling Stone,
"The first day I saw him on the set",
"I thought, 'Too bad he won't be in television for long.'
I knew he'd be a movie star in two years."
But if Praiser knew it, he was not able to convince Hanks.
Hanks' best friend Tom Lizzio told Rolling Stone.
"The television show had come out of nowhere",
"Then out of nowhere it got cancelled.
He figured he'd be back to pulling ropes and hanging
lights in a theater."

【多学一点】
rating 评级，估价
rating
audience rating 收视率
audience 观众
television critics 电视评论家
critic 评论家
critize 批评，批判
They criticize their opponents under the cover of
patriotism.
out of nowhere
A car came out of nowhere and hit my bike
in the middle of nowhere

【词汇扫描】
disgruntled 满怀不满的
comedy fantasy 奇幻喜剧片
mermaid 美人鱼
boost 迅速发展
It was Bosom Buddies and a guest appearance
on a 1982 episode of Happy Days ("A Case of Revenge")
where he played a disgruntled former class mate of The
Fonz
that drew director Ron Howard to contact Hanks.
Howard was working on Splash (1984),
a romantic comedy fantasy about a mermaid
who falls in love with a human.
At first, Howard considered Hanks for the role of the main
character's
wisecracking brother, a role which eventually went to John
Candy.
Instead, Hanks got the lead role and a career boost from
Splash,
which went on to become a box-office hit,
grossing more than $69 million.

【逐句对照】
It was Bosom Buddies and a guest appearance
on a 1982 episode of Happy Days ("A Case of Revenge")
where he played a disgruntled former class mate of The
Fonz
that drew director Ron Howard to contact Hanks.
Howard was working on Splash (1984),
a romantic comedy fantasy about a mermaid
who falls in love with a human.
At first, Howard considered Hanks for the role of the main
character's
wisecracking brother,
a role which eventually went to John Candy.
Instead, Hanks got the lead role
and a career boost from Splash,
which went on to become a box-office hit,
grossing more than $69 million.

【多学一点】
disgruntled 满怀不满的
disgruntle 使不满
He was disgruntled at their absence.
comedy fantasy 奇幻喜剧片
comedy 喜剧
sitcome 情景喜剧
comedian
fantasy 幻想
comedy fantasy 奇幻喜剧片
boost 推进，提高
hydrogen-boosted gas engine 氢动力引擎
career boost from Splash
Splash
Boost
A big boost in salary.
a big boost in housing prices

【故事原文】
He had previously partnered with Scolari in the 1970s game
show,
Make Me Laugh.
Bosom Buddies ran for two seasons,
and, although the ratings were never strong,
television critics gave the program high marks.
"The first day I saw him on the set", the show's co-
producer,
Ian Praiser told Rolling Stone,
"I thought, 'Too bad he won't be in television for long.'
I knew he'd be a movie star in two years."
But if Praiser knew it, he was not able to convince Hanks.
"The television show had come out of nowhere",
Hanks' best friend Tom Lizzio told Rolling Stone.
"Then out of nowhere it got cancelled.
He figured he'd be back to pulling ropes and hanging
lights in a theater."
It was Bosom Buddies and a guest appearance
on a 1982 episode of Happy Days ("A Case of Revenge")
where he played a disgruntled former class mate of The
Fonz
that drew director Ron Howard to contact Hanks.
Howard was working on Splash (1984),
a romantic comedy fantasy about a mermaid
who falls in love with a human.
At first, Howard considered Hanks for the role of the main
character's
wisecracking brother, a role which eventually went to John
Candy.
Instead, Hanks got the lead role and a career boost from
Splash,
which went on to become a box-office hit,
grossing more than $69 million.