1、原文标题:Art Imitates Life in New Comedy Jeff, Who Lives.内容简介:概述:新片宅男杰夫讲述了一个“家里蹲”的故事。扮演者杰森表示,宅男杰夫让他想起了过去的经历。Hints:NEET Not in Education, Employment or TrainningJeffOkayPatJason SegelJeff的话有些难,第二句跟他麻麻重复的词conversation不用写出来NEET Jeff, a 30-year-old, is having difficulty getting his life started. With no car
2、eer and no job prospects, he spends most of his time smoking marijuana and fretting about the future, much to the chagrin of his mother. Get off that couch or youre gonna find someplace else to live. I was kind of in the middle of something right now, mom. Jeff, what do you do in the basement? Youre
3、 not cleaning it. Do you really want to know? You didnt like it the last time we had this. Okay, now youre right. I dont. Meanwhile, Jeffs older brother Pat is married and - to the casual observer, at least - having a real life. But as Jeff blunders toward his destiny, he inadvertently helps Pat and
4、 their mom find their way, too. Jason Segel plays a naive and hopeful Jeff.And I just remember a period in my life when I was out of work and I was sitting there waiting for someone to cast me. And that it very much was like Jeff, sitting there thinking like Im gonna wait for the sign that Im worthy
5、 of being an actor. Thats what I related to in the part.“三无人士”杰夫三十岁时境遇糟糕,不知如何开始新生。失着业、找不到活,成天靠抽大烟打发日子,对未来的焦躁不安,令他母亲十分懊恼。“从沙发里起来,否则就滚出这个家门。”“老妈,我现在琢磨事情呢。”“杰夫,你在地下室干了什么来着?你也不弄弄干净。”“你真想知道。上次我们聊过,你讨厌那个。”“好吧。你说对了。我讨厌。”与此同时,杰夫的哥哥帕特结了婚,在旁人看来,起码过上了正经的日子。杰夫在命运中的挣扎,无意中也帮助他母亲和哥哥找到了各自生活的道路。杰森.西格扮演未经世故、满怀希望的杰夫。“我记起自己的一段经历。当时我没工作,等待突然某天有人让我试镜。那像极了杰夫,整天坐在那梦想着我将等待值得让我成为演员的那个信号出现。那是我和这个角色相关的地方。”