BBC Learning English - Imelda Staunton 伊梅达•斯丹顿

　　Oliver: 其实从很早开始，伊梅达·斯丹顿 Imelda Staunton 就知道她自己的想法，那就是成为一名演员。

　　Andrea: Off she went to drama school. The moment she arrived at RADA she knew she wanted to train there.

　　Oliver: RADA 是皇家戏剧学院的简称。这是一所英国著名的戏剧学校。让我们听听Imelda 说说当时当她听说 RADA 录取她的时候的心情。

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　　And you went into RADA and you went onto a stage, and they were in the dark and you were lit. And I thought, ooh, this is what’s right. I thought well I’ll never never get in. And I remember my mother coming in and she said, “There’s a letter here from the Royal Academy, shall I read it, shall I read it?” “Yep, if you like, yep.” So she opened it, “Dear Imelda, I’m delighted to say,” and I said “Don’t joke about that, don’t do that to me, that’s not funny,” because I thought that she can’t be [serious], and it was. So that was it.

　　Andrea: Imelda describes how she loved being on the stage at drama school.

　　The audience were in the dark and she was lit on the stage. She was in the lights. She was lit. But she never imagined she’s get a place at drama school.

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