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施瓦辛格:大脑和肌肉一样发达(2)

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Businessman

从商经历
By now, Arnold was already a successful businessman, combining real estate investments, a best selling biography, and bodybuilding training courses. This meant that he could afford to wait for just the right film project. He filled his time with public appearances and social functions. One such function was the Robert F. Kennedy Tennis Tournament in Hyannisport. There he caught the eye of a beautiful dark haired girl by the name of Maria Shriver. She was the daughter of Sargent and Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the niece of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Arnold and Maria fell in love at first sight. The Shrivers were great philanthropists and through them Arnold was introduced to the Special Olympics, which he has been passionately involved with ever since. In 1979, Arnold began a career as a CBS sports commentator. He also graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a business degree. A year later, he stunned the bodybuilding world with his comeback at the Mr. Olympia competition in Australia. There he captured his 7th title, cementing his legendary status as the greatest bodybuilder of all time. Arnold's comeback, however, wasn't without controversy. He went to Australia in the role of a TV reporter, only signing his name on the competitor register at the last minute. He was also good friends with head judge, bodybuilding legend Bill Pearl. The general consensus was that the Arnold on stage was a mere shadow of his former self. His victory was, for the first time, greeted by boo's. Still, his 7th Mr. Olympia title was on the books.
如今的阿诺德已经是一名成功的商人了,他投资了房地产,出版了畅销自传,还开设了健身训练课程。这意味着他有时间去等待合适的电影项目。他的时间全部用于出席公共场合和社交活动。在翰尼斯伯特举办的罗伯特·肯尼迪网球赛就是其中的一次社交活动。在那里,一个名叫玛丽娅·施莱弗的黑发美女被他吸引了。她是萨金特和尤妮斯·肯尼迪·施莱弗的女儿,还是约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪的外甥女。阿诺德和玛丽娅一见钟情。施莱弗夫妇都是大慈善家,正是通过他们的关系,阿诺德才得以参加特奥会,从那时起,他都积极参加这项活动。1979年,阿诺德成了一名CBS体育评论员。同年,他从威斯康星大学毕业,获得了商学学位。1年后,他重返奥林匹亚先生赛场,震惊了健美圈。这次比赛在澳大利亚举办。在那里,他第7次获得了冠军称号,巩固了他史上最强健身达人的传奇地位。然而,阿诺德的回归颇具争议。他是以电视台记者的身份去的澳大利亚,但只在提交竞争对手注册的最后一刻才签上自己的名字。他还是裁判长、健美传奇人物比尔·珀尔的好朋友。人们普遍认为,站在台上的阿诺德是他自己从前的翻版。他的胜利第一次招来了嘘声,但他第7次荣获奥林匹亚先生头衔还是载入了史册。
Breakthrough
突破
The great shape that Arnold had got into for the 1980 Mr. Olympia propelled him into his breakthrough role as Conan the Barbarian. After spending a year in training working on his speech and learning how to use iron broadswords, he headed of to Yugoslavia and Spain for a grueling 6-month shoot. Conan the Barbarian raked in more than $100 million at the box office. Together with its sequel, Conan the Destroyer, it firmly embedded the name Arnold Schwarzenegger into movie goes consciousnesses. Following his success with the Conan movies, Arnold was offered a low budget movie by first time director and screenwriter James Cameron. This would prove to be his most iconic role. In The Terminator, Arnold plays a cyborg sent back in time to kill the mother of the man who will save humankind from destruction. The role, it was made for Arnold. His accent and his body – the very things that the agents had said would work against him – were perfect to play the part of the T-1000. The Terminator was a worldwide smash, firmly establishing Arnold as the next great action star. By 1985, he had already been named International Star of the Year. On April 26th, 1986 Arnold, a staunch Republican, and Maria Shriver, a member of Democratic royalty, were married. The honeymoon was barely over before Arnold flew to Mexico to film his latest action blockbuster, Predator. This movie again won him the title of action star of the year.
凭借1980年夺得奥林匹亚先生冠军时的体型,阿诺德获得了突破性角色:野蛮人柯南。他花了1年的时间训练语音并学习如何使用铁质长剑,之后,他去南斯拉夫和西班牙进行了为期半年的艰苦拍摄。《野蛮人柯南》获得了超过1亿美元的票房。该片及其续集《毁灭者柯南》将阿诺德·施瓦辛格的名字里深深地留在了观众心中。在柯南系列电影获得成功后,詹姆斯·卡梅隆自编自导的首部小成本电影邀请到了阿诺德。这被证明是他最具代表性的角色。在电影《终结者》里,阿诺德扮演了一个半机械人。为了杀死欲从毁灭中拯救人类的男子之母,他被送往过去。该角色是为阿诺德量身定做的。经纪人曾说阿诺德的口音和体型不利于他的发展,而这恰恰完美契合了T1000这个角色。《终结者》在全球大获成功,奠定了阿诺德作为下一位动作巨星的地位。1985年,他被提名为年度国际影星。1986年4月26日,坚定的共和党人阿诺德和来自民主党家庭的玛丽娅·施莱弗结婚了。阿诺德刚过完蜜月就飞往墨西哥拍摄动作大片《铁血战士》。这部电影让它又一次赢得年度国际影星的称号。
After a string of action films – Commando, Raw Deal, Predator and The Running Man – the forward thinking Arnold was ready for a new challenge – and that, was comedy. Few were willing to take a gamble on Arnold the comic actor. But one who was was director Ivan Reitman, who created a special vehicle for Arnold. That vehicle was called Twins... The irresistible chemistry of Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito made Twins an immediate hit. Two years later, Arnold again teamed with Reitman for Kindergarten Cop, another comedy success. A large part of the success of these films is Arnold's ability to laugh at himself. Arnold always got the joke, which was very endearing to fans. Over and above that, Arnold was a gifted comedian, which anybody whose seen Pumping Iron will know. One person who noticed Arnold's abilities on Kindergarten Cop – especially his rapport with children – was President George Bush. Bush appointed Arnold as the Chairman of the Presidents' Council on Physical Fitness. This could have been a largely symbolic role, but Arnold threw himself into it with relish, visiting every state to promote the fitness lifestyle. The movie winning streak continued for Arnold – with Total Recall, and Terminator 2. This sequel cost $102 million, making it the most expensive film to that date. It returned $519.8 million, with Arnie pocketing a cool $15 million. Arnold's next big movie outing was Last Action Hero, a hundred-million dollar extravaganza which seemed like a sure thing. But the film was a box office bomb, and a critical flop. Hollywood was quick to tear Arnie down, claiming that his time in the limelight was over. But Schwarzenegger had other ideas. He bounced back from defeat with the same focused determination as in his bodybuilding days. He reteamed with James Cameron for the action-back James Bond spoof True Lies. The movie was a smash and Arnold was back on top.
在拍摄完一系列动作电影(《独闯龙潭》、《边缘战士》、《铁血战士》和《过关斩将》)之后,具有超前思维的阿诺德已经准备好迎接新挑战——喜剧。很少有人愿意冒险让阿诺德出演喜剧。但导演伊万·瑞特曼给了阿诺德一个特别的机会,那就是《龙兄鼠弟》……施瓦辛格和丹尼·德维托之间产生的化学反应让人无法抗拒,这让这部电影迅速走红。2年后,阿诺德再一次和瑞特曼在《幼儿园特警》中进行合作,这部喜剧同样获得了成功。这些电影的成功大部分都归功于阿诺德的自嘲。阿诺德一直都能明白笑点,粉丝都非常喜欢这一点。除此之外,阿诺德是个非常有天分的喜剧演员,看了《泵铁》的人就会明白这一点。有一个人注意到了阿诺德在《幼儿园特警》中所展现出来的能力——尤其是他和小孩子的和睦相处——这个人就是乔治·布什总统。阿诺德被布什任命为总统健康及运动委员会主席。这可能在很大程度上只是象征性角色,但阿诺德却享受其中,并到访每个州去促进健身的生活方式。阿诺德电影的连胜仍在继续——《全面回忆》和《终结者2》。这部续集耗资1.02亿美元,这在那时是最斥巨资的电影。电影收入达到5.198亿美元,阿尼赚到了1500万美元。阿诺德下一部上映的大电影是《幻影英雄》,这部片子似乎一定是百万票房的巨作。但它最终票房惨败。好莱坞马上就攻击了阿尼,说他的演员生涯结束了。但施瓦辛格还有其他的想法。他在失败后又站了起来,这次带着与健美时期相同的专注和决心。他再一次和詹姆斯·卡梅隆进行合作。这部动作电影是对詹姆斯·邦德的恶搞,名叫《真实的谎言》。这部电影收获了极大成功,阿诺德重回顶峰。

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Governorship

州长生涯
In the mid-1990's Arnold began focusing on giving back to the country that had given him so much. He became an organizer and sponsor of the Annual Inner City Games. He was also very involved in the After School Care program. In 2003, during an appearance on the Jay Leno show, Arnold announced his candidacy for Governor of California. This was following the recall of Governor Gray Davis, sparked by the California electricity crisis. Arnold ran an energetic campaign, despite a smear campaign organized by the LA Times. A number of women claimed that, over the years, Arnold had molested them, while others claimed to have had affairs with him. Still, Arnold was able to rise above this with his unique mix of charm, intelligence and wit. On one occasion, someone in a crowd threw an egg which splattered on Arnie's jacket. He immediately whipped the jacket off, threw it over his shoulder and called out to the thrower, 'Hey, I ordered bacon with those eggs!' He easily won the Governorship and immediately set about cleaning house at Sacramento. Bringing his own unique style to the position he would constantly refer to his Democratic opposition as 'girlie men.' Arnold's first term was marked by such early victories as repealing a vehicle license increase and stopping illegals from getting driver's licenses. But then powerful state unions began to oppose his initiatives and four ballot measures he sponsored in a special election in 2005 were defeated. Despite this, Arnold was re-elected Governor in 2006 with 56% of the vote. On his second term he put a lot of effort in environmental issues. In 2006 he signed the Global Warming Solutions Act, making California the first state to put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. Arnold's second term as Governor came to an end in January, 2011. A few months later the LA Times ran a cover story reporting that Arnold had fathered a child fourteen years previously with the family's long time maid. As a direct result of this revelation Arnold and Maria ended their 25-year marriage. She and their four children moved out of the family home in Brentwood.
90年代中期,阿诺德开始专注于回馈这个给予他太多太多的国家。他开始组织并赞助年度城区运动会,还积极参与课余托管计划。2003年,阿诺德在杰伊·莱诺的节目中露面并宣布自己将竞选加州州长。不久前,加州电力危机使人们想起前加州州长格雷·戴维斯。除了洛杉矶时报组织的抹黑行动之外,阿诺德的竞选活动充满活力。一些女性声称,这些年来,阿诺德骚扰过她们,而一些人则声称曾与他有过婚外恋。阿诺德还是用他独有的魅力和聪明才智解决了这个问题。有一次,人群中有人向阿诺德扔鸡蛋,溅到了他的外套上。他马上脱掉了外套,把它扔过肩膀,并朝扔鸡蛋的人喊道:“嘿,我点了培根来搭配那些鸡蛋!”他轻而易举地赢得了州长竞选,然后迅速开始清理位于萨克拉门托的政府大楼。阿诺德带着自己独有的风格上任了,他经常把民主党人称为“娘娘腔”。在阿诺德的第一个任期内,他早期的成就最令人印象深刻:停止车牌费上涨和禁止非法移民获得驾照。然而,强大的州工会开始反对他的计划,在2005年的补选中,由他赞助的4次投票选举都吃了败仗。除此之外,阿诺德于2006年竞选州长连任,赢得了56%的选票。在他的第二个任期内,他努力解决环境问题。2006年,他签署了全球变暖解决方案法,这令加州成为首个设置温室气体排放上限的州。阿诺德的第二个任期于2011年1月结束。几个月后,洛杉矶时报发表了一篇封面文章,报道称,阿诺德和家里雇佣已久的女佣有一个14岁的孩子。此事的揭露直接导致阿诺德和玛丽娅结束了为期25年的婚姻。她和他们的4个孩子搬离了位于布伦特伍德的家。
Post-Governorship
州长任期结束后
Arnold's post Governorship movie career has seen him feature in such action flicks as The Expendables 2 and 3, Escape Plan, Sabotage and the fifth instalment of Terminator in which he battles his younger self. Arnold has continued to maintain strong ties to the bodybuilding world. Following his retirement from the sport in 1975, he promoted the Mr. Olympia competition. Then, in 1989, he and long time partner Jim Lorimer started the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic, which is now the second biggest Pro Bodybuilding Show, behind the Mr. Olympia. Arnold credits all of his success to the self discipline, drive and focus that he learnt from his bodybuilding career. In recent times, Arnold has been involved in a Social Media feud with President Donald Trump, in the wake of Arnie's replacing Trump on Celebrity Apprentice. Trump blamed Arnold for the show's dismal ratings, with Arnold offering the Commander-in-Chief some timely advice on how to run the country. Arnold, a staunch Republican, refused to vote for Trump in the 2016 presidential election, the first time he had not supported the Republican candidate since becoming a US citizen. Although it's one battle that we'd all love to see, Arnold cannot challenge The Donald for the top job as he wasn't born in the United States, even though he did become a citizen in 1983. Arnold still lives the fitness lifestyle. Having just celebrated his 70th birthday, he works out every day.
阿诺德州长任期结束后出演了动作片《敢死队2》、《敢死队3》、《金蝉脱壳》、《破坏者》以及第5部《终结者》,他在该片中与年轻时的自己对抗。阿诺德依然与健美圈保持着紧密的联系。1975年退役后,他一直在推广奥林匹亚先生比赛。1989年,他和他的长期合作伙伴吉姆·洛里默发起了阿诺德经典赛,它如今已成为仅次于奥林匹亚先生的第二大专业健美表演。阿诺德把自己所有的成就都归功于从健美事业中学到的自律、干劲和专注。近期,阿诺德与总统唐纳德·特朗普在社交媒体上进行了争论,此前,阿尼在《名人学徒》节目中取代了特朗普的位置。特朗普因节目收视率极为惨淡而指责阿诺德,而阿诺德则及时地给了总统先生一些治理国家的建议。阿诺德是忠诚的共和党人,但他在2016年总统大选时拒绝投票支持特朗普,这是他成为美国公民以来首次不支持共和党候选人。虽然这是我们非常愿意看到的一战,但阿诺德无法与唐纳德竞争总统一职,因为他并非生于美国,虽然他在1983年就已经成为了美国公民。阿诺德依然保持着健身的生活方式。刚刚过完70岁生日的他依然每天坚持锻炼。
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