Tom Hanks 汤姆•汉克斯
【词汇扫描】
scratched out a living 糊口
audition 试镜
From Cleveland, Hanks moved to New York,
where he scratched out a living until being "discovered"
during open auditions that the ABC was conducting.
He landed the role of Kip Wilson
on the ABC situation comedy Bosom Buddies at the age of 23.

【逐句对照】
From Cleveland, Hanks moved to New York,
where he scratched out a living
until being "discovered"
during open auditions that the ABC was conducting.
He landed the role of Kip Wilson
on the ABC situation comedy Bosom Buddies at the age of 23.

【多学一点】
scratch out a living 糊口
scratch 乱写乱画
scratch out a living
audition 试镜 / 试唱
I'm going to my audition this evening.

【词汇扫描】
slasher film 血腥电影
land a role 获得一个角色
television pilot 电视剧的第一集
In 1979, Hanks moved to New York City,
where he made his film debut in the low-budget slasher film,
He Knows You're Alone,
and got a part in a television movie entitled Mazes and Monsters.
He continued to audition and finally landed a role
on an ABC television pilot called Bosom Buddies.
"It was flukesville", Hanks told Newsweek about the show.
Hanks flew to Los Angeles, California
where he was teamed with Peter Scolari
as a pair of young advertising men forced to dress as women
so they could live in an inexpensive all-female hotel.

【逐句对照】
In 1979, Hanks moved to New York City,
where he made his film debut in the low-budget slasher film,
He Knows You're Alone,
and got a part in a television movie entitled Mazes and Monsters.
He continued to audition and finally landed a role
on an ABC television pilot called Bosom Buddies.
"It was flukesville", Hanks told Newsweek about the show.
Hanks flew to Los Angeles, California
where he was teamed with Peter Scolari
as a pair of young advertising men forced to dress as women
so they could live in an inexpensive all-female hotel.

【多学一点】
slasher film 血腥电影
slasher 拿刀乱砍的人
slash 砍
slash into pieces
slasher film
land a role 获得一人角色
land 获得
get
television pilot
pilot 飞行员，舵手

【故事原文】
From Cleveland, Hanks moved to New York,
where he scratched out a living until being "discovered"
during open auditions that the ABC was conducting.
He landed the role of Kip Wilson
on the ABC situation comedy Bosom Buddies at the age of 23.
In 1979, Hanks moved to New York City,
where he made his film debut in the low-budget slasher film,
He Knows You're Alone,
and got a part in a television movie entitled Mazes and Monsters.
He continued to audition and finally landed a role
on an ABC television pilot called Bosom Buddies.
"It was flukesville", Hanks told Newsweek about the show.
Hanks flew to Los Angeles, California
where he was teamed with Peter Scolari
as a pair of young advertising men forced to dress as women
so they could live in an inexpensive all-female hotel.