美文赏析 保持自我,永不放弃 Be yourself, never give up

　　保持自我,永不放弃

　　Be yourself, never give up

　　The adolescent girl from Tennessee is standing on the stage of a drama summer camp in upstate New York. It's a beautiful day. But the girl doesn't feel beautiful. She's not the leggy, glamorous Hollywood type. In fact, she describes herself as dorky.

　　Since she was six years old, Reese Witherspoon has wanted to be a country singer. And Dolly Parton is her idol. But this flat-chested wisp of a girl is no Dolly Parton.

　　Nevertheless, all of this summer she's been acting, dancing and singing---giving it her best.

　　Play to your strengths. If you're going to make it in this business, it's not going to be on sexy—that's not who you are. Better focus on what you're good at. Celebrate yourself.

　　Despite three years of lessons, at the end of camp her coaches tell her to forget about singing. They suggest she think about another career. If Reese did have talent, it was hiding under her skinny, mousy frame and her Coke-bottle glasses.

　　Still, she takes their words to heart. After all, why shouldn't she believe the professionals?

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