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Maz Jobrani likes to make people laugh.
The Iranian-American knew early in life that he wanted to become an actor or comedian. His path to stardom was a long journey.
His immigrant story is not unusual. He was born in Iran's capital Tehran, but grew up in America.
Jobrani came to the U.S when he was six years old, just before the Iranian revolution in 1979. He and his parents moved to California where he attended school.
Jobrani says he grew up around a lot of people that made him laugh. His introduction to acting was an audition for a school play.
"And when I was 12, I ended up trying out for the school play and I fell in love with being on stage..."
Jobrani says he had many friends who were funnier than he, adding to his interest in being a comedian.
"A lot of my friends were the funny people in school. I have friends from when I grew up that were funnier than I was!"
Jobrani tried a conventional career path, studying political science in college and even starting a Ph.D. program at UCLA.
But the comedy of Eddie Murphy was a more powerful influence.
"The reason I'm a comedian is because I'm a fan of comedy. I think what inspired that was Eddie Murphy because back then I used to love watching comedy and I believe I discovered Eddie Murphy probably by watching Saturday Night Live and from there I just wanted to be like Eddie Murphy.'
Now as a full-time comedian, Maz Jobrani uses comedy to bridge the cultural divide caused by Islamic extremism. His performances both ridicule that extremism and challenge American stereotypes of Muslims.
And his recent movie does the same.
Maz Jobrani co-wrote and stars in "Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero."
He says the film playfully makes fun of American preconceptions of the Middle East.
"You know most people when they see people of Middle Eastern descent on film and television in America, they tend to see people in the news, burning flags and protesting and being anti-American. We wanted to make a movie about a guy who loves America, who wins the green card lottery to come to America from Iran. Who wants to be a cop like his hero Steven McQueen was back in the day when he used to watch Steven McQueen movies. But once he comes to America, he realizes that America of the 21st century doesn't embrace immigrants the way he thought they would and the only job he can find is working as a security guard in a Persian grocery store and from there he has to go on to save the world."
Jobrani also says the movie sends a message to Americans that they have not seen before.
"I feel that this comedy does have a message, it has a message of peace, it has a message of diplomacy. More importantly, it has a message of showing Iranians in a very different light then what were used to seeing Iranians. I show them in a fun light. I show them in a light that I don't think most Americans are used to seeing."
Maz Jobrani can turn that which frightens him into something funny.
For example, the comedian was alarmed when he first heard the phrase "axis of evil." President George Bush used the term to describe Iran, Iraq and North Korea.
But he soon realized it could also make a great name for a series of shows. So, in 2005, the ‘Axis of Evil Comedy' Tour came to be.
The shows featured Jobrani and three other comedians of Middle Eastern descent. The group first appeared on the American television channel Comedy Central.
Jobrani says it is always a good feeling when people laugh at your jokes.
"It's a good feeling because then you realize that it's working, it's relating. The worst feeling is when you're doing stand-up and for whatever reason there is a crowd that doesn't relate to you. Those are the nights when you think to yourself, 'Wow, I can't wait to get off the stage.' But when they get you it's a great feeling and it's probably one of the reasons you stay up there. It's this drug that keeps feeding you. It's kind of like what I would assume surfing could be because every laugh is like a wave. You want to catch that wave and ride it out until the next laugh comes. So whether it's doing stand-up comedy or putting on a movie, your goal as a comedian is to make people laugh."
Life as a comedian has been good for Maz Jobrani. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows. He has toured much of the world and performed for the King of Jordan.
Maz Jobrani also has a bestselling book, ‘I'm Not a Terrorist, But I've Played One on TV." It tells the story about his life in a very funny way.
重点解析
1.end up doing以…而告终
Now, it appears that China may end up doing the same thing to the financially strained United States.
而今，似乎中国最终也会对财政紧张的美国做同样的事。
2.add to增加
And do the same for clothing and toy spending — don’t add to your budget, but allocate portions of your budget to them.
在服装和玩具方面的花费预算也可以这样做，但是不要增加你的预算，只是将原本的预算分配成几个部分。
3.make fun of取笑
You can talk about it and nobody will go out and tell and make fun of you.
你可以敞开来谈论它，没有人会走到外面大肆宣扬或取笑你。
4.tend to倾向
They tend to express themselves only after they know all the opinions.
他说：“只有在得知所有意见后他们才倾向于表达自我。”
5.turn into变成
It would be similar to a Humvee vehicle for patrolling on the ground but could turn into a helicopter at the touch of a button in an emergency.
这款车平时能够像悍马一样在陆地上驰骋，但是遇到紧急情况，只需要轻轻按一下按钮，它就能变成一台直升飞机。
6.a series of一系列的
In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst themselves.
在1772年至1795年间一系列的协议下，俄罗斯、普鲁士和奥地利瓜分了波兰。
参考译文
玛斯·乔布拉尼喜欢使人发笑。
乔布拉尼是伊朗裔美国人，他很早就知道自己想成为一名演员或喜剧演员。他的明星之路是漫长的一段旅程。
乔布拉尼的移民故事并不罕见，他出生在伊朗的首都德黑兰，但是他在美国长大。
乔布拉尼6岁的时候来到美国，那恰好是在1979年伊朗革命之前。他的父母带着他搬到加利福尼亚州，他在那里上了学。
乔布拉尼说，他成长的环境中有很多让他开怀大笑的人。他第一次表演是为一个学校戏剧试镜。
“我在12岁的时候参加了学校话剧的试演，然后我就爱上了舞台表演……”
乔布拉尼说他有很多比他更有趣的朋友，这加强了他成为喜剧演员的兴趣。
“我的很多朋友都是学校里很有趣的人。我从小就有比我更有趣的朋友!”
乔布拉尼尝试了一条传统的职业道路，他在大学里学习政治学，甚至开始在加州大学洛杉矶分校攻读博士学位。
但艾迪·墨菲的喜剧对他的影响更大。
“我之所以成为喜剧演员是因为我是喜剧迷。我认为是艾迪·墨菲启发了我，因为那时候，我经常看喜剧，我记得我是在看《周六夜现场》的时候发现的艾迪·墨菲，从此我就希望能像他一样表演。”
现在，玛斯·乔布拉尼是一名全职喜剧演员，他用喜剧弥合了伊斯兰极端主义造成的文化鸿沟。他的表演既嘲讽了极端主义，也挑战了美国对穆斯林的刻板印象。
他最近的电影也是如此。
玛斯·乔布拉尼是《吉米·韦斯特福德：美国英雄》的联合编剧和主演。
他说，这部电影以开玩笑地方式取笑了美国人对中东的偏见。
“你知道，大多数人在美国的电影和电视上看到中东血统的人时，他们倾向于在新闻中看到这些人焚烧旗帜，抗议和反美。我们想拍一部关于一个热爱美国的人的电影，他中了美国绿卡彩票，从伊朗来到美国。他过去经常看他的英雄史蒂文·麦昆的电影，他想成为像史蒂文·麦昆那样的警察。但一旦他来到美国，他意识到21世纪的美国并不像他想象的那样接纳移民，他唯一能找到的工作就是在一家波斯杂货店当保安，在那里他必须继续拯救世界。
乔布拉尼还说，这部电影向美国人传达了他们以前从未看过的信息。
“我觉得这部喜剧确实传达了一个信息，一个和平的信息，一个外交的信息。更重要的是，它传达了一种信息，那就是用一种与以往截然不同的视角来看待伊朗人。我用一种有趣的方式展现伊朗人。我用一种我认为大多数美国人不习惯的方式来展现他们。
玛斯·乔布拉尼能把使他感到害怕的东西变成某种有趣的事情。
比如，他第一次听到“邪恶轴心”这个词的时候，他感到惊慌。布什总统用这个词来形容伊朗、伊拉克和朝鲜。
但是，他很快发现这个词也可以成为一系列作品的好名字。所以，2005年，他创作了《邪恶轴心喜剧》。
这个喜剧由乔布拉尼和其他三个有中东血统的喜剧演员主演。这个组合首次出现在美国的喜剧中心电视频道。
乔布拉尼说，当人们听到你的笑话而大笑时，那总是一种很好的感觉。
“这是一种很好的感觉，因为你意识到这个笑话起了作用，这个笑话能让人联系起来。”最糟糕的感觉是，当你在说单口相声时，不管出于什么原因，舞台下的人群没有反应。在那些夜晚，你会对自己说，哇，我等不及要下台了。但当他们能懂得你的笑点时，那是一种很棒的感觉，这可能是你留在那里的原因之一。让你上瘾的就是这个。这有点像我想象中的冲浪，因为每一次大笑都像一波海浪。你想要赶上那个波浪，并驾驭它直到下一个波浪到来。所以无论是单口喜剧还是电影，你作为一个喜剧演员的目标就是让人们笑。”
对于玛斯·乔布拉尼来说，喜剧演员的生活一直很好。他曾多次出演电影和电视节目。他周游世界，还曾为约旦国王表演。
玛斯·乔布拉尼还有一本畅销书《我不是恐怖分子，但我在电视上演过》。该书以一种很有趣的方式讲述了他的生活。
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