If you smell what the Rock’s cooking…

“In 1995 I had $7 bucks in my pocket and I knew two things: I’m broke as hell and one day I won’t be.”

Around the world, there are a number of influential people who have had a great impact on the world. Some of these individuals have become a symbol of success and perseverance. One of these people who I personally love and respect as a role-model is Dwayne Johnson.

Let’s talk about his life and how he became the icon that he is today.

دنیایی که توش زندگی میکنیم تحت تاثیر خیلی ا ز آدمای تاثیرگذار بوده و هست. آدمهایی که به خاطر طرز فکر، تلاش،

پشتکا ر و مقاومت و سرسختی در مقابل مشکلات تبدیل به یک Role model شده اند و موفقیت و تلاششون الهام

بخش خیلی های دیگه. من علیرضا هستم و موضوع امروز ما در مورد یکی از همین شخصیت هاست.

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972. He is an American actor, film producer, and retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name “The Rock.” He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

He was essential to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation which is called WWE now. Johnson wrestled for the WWF for eight years before pursuing his acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors.

راجع به دواین جانسون صحبت می کنیم. بازیگر، فیلمساز، کشتی گیر سابق با اسم مستعار The Rock . کسی که نقش

بسزایی در شکل گیری فدراسیون جهانی کشتی داشت و بعد از کناره گیری از کشتی تونست جزو پر فروش ترین یا

highest-grossing و پردرآمدترین ی ا highest-paid بازیگران بشه. اگه یادتون باشه در قسمتهای قبل هم در

مورد صفات مرکب صحبت کردیم. صفاتی مثل highest-paid و highest-grossing که با ترکیب یک قید یا

صفت دیگه درست میشن و میتونن مفهوم دقیق تری از آنچه در ذهن دارین ترسیم کنند. در این قسمت یه

collocation خیلی خوب داشتیم با معنی دنبال حرفه ای رفتن....درسته! pursue a career .

Johnson's first film role was in The Mummy Returns in 2001. The following year he played his first leading role in the action fantasy film The Scorpion King in 2002. He has since starred in a variety of different genres. His role as Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films, beginning with Fast Five, helped the franchise become one of the highest-grossing films. He joined the DC Extended Universe playing the role of Black Adam. He is also known for voice-acting Maui in the Disney animated film Moana in 2016.

Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers and the autobiographical sitcom Young Rock. In 2000, Johnson released his autobiography, The Rock Says, which was a New York Times bestseller. In 2012, he co-founded the entertainment production company Seven Bucks Productions. Time magazine, which is a world-renowned publication, named him one of the world's most influential people.

در این بخش لغات و اصطلاحات سینمایی خوبی داشتیم. بیایید چندتاشو با هم مرور کنیم. گفتیم اولین بار نقش اول دواین

جانسون در فیلم شاه عقرب بود. نقش اول رو گفتیم leading role و فیلم فانتزی رو هم گفتیم fantasy film .

گاهی یه بازیگر در فیلمی تبدیل به ستاره میشه. این رو با فعل star در انگلیسی میگیم. حواستون باشه که این کلمه یه

فعله مثلا گفتیم: He has since starred in a variety of different genres. genre هم که قبلا

گفتیم میشه سبک. اول پادکست گفتیم فیلمهای دواین جانسون جزو پرفروش ترین ها بوده. highest-grossing یه

اصطلاح قشنگ به معنی پرفروش ترین هست. صدا پیشگ ی ر و هم با عبارت قشنگ voice-acting بیان کردیم. و اگه

کسی صداپیشه باشه بهش voice actor گفته میشه. برای سریالهای استودیوئی و کمدی مثل Friends از کلمه

sitcom استفاد ه میشه که در واقع خلاصه situation comedy هست . زمانی که کسی یا محصول ی در کل دنیا

شهرت جهانی پیدا میکن ه، مثلا مجله تایمز که در همه جای دنیا شناخته شده است، world-renowned گفته میشن.

Now, let’s look at his early years:

Johnson was born in Hayward, California, the son of Ata Johnson and former professional wrestler Rocky Johnson. Growing up, Johnson lived briefly in Grey Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand, with his mother's family, where he played rugby and attended Primary School before returning to the U.S.

He is from the family of professional wrestlers and from the early age was always surrounded by great performers.

At High School, Johnson initially struggled and was drawn into a culture of conflict and petty or not serious crime. Before the age of 17, he was arrested multiple times for fighting, theft, and check fraud and was suspended for two weeks for fighting. The local newspaper later described him as "a troubled teenager with a history of run-ins with police." His High School football coach, however, saw athletic potential in Johnson, and recruited him to join their football team, where he played defensive tackle. The experience proved the beginning of a personal transformation for Johnson. He later said "My thought process started to change. That's when I started thinking about goals and what I wanted to accomplish,"

در این قسمت کلمات خیلی قشنگی داشتیم که اول یه synonym ازشون میگم و میخوام یه بار دیگه بشنوین و با توجه

به جمله کلمات رو پیدا کنین. گفتیم زمانی که جانسون در دبیرستان بود اولش خیلی درگیر بود و در حال دست و پا زدن .

Synonym هایی که میخوام پیدا کنید برای کلمات: attracted, disagreement, not serious, هست.

همه این کلمات در یک جلمه بودند.

He was drawn or attracted to….

Conflict or disagreement

Petty or not serious

حالا درگیری ها یا struggle جانسون به چه علت بود؟ چون قبل از 17 سالگی چندبار به خاطر جرائم جزئی یا petty crimes دستگیر شده بود. جرائمی مثل دعوا کردن، دزدی و جعل چک. معادل انگلیسی این سه نوع جرم کدوم کلمه ها

بودند؟ درسته.. . fighting, theft, check fraud

ولی خب، از زمانی که جانسون به استخدام تیم فوتبال دبیرستانش در اومد یه تغییر و یا دگرگونی یا transformation

تجربه کرد. اونجا بود که به فکر اهداف زندگیش و دستیابی به اونها افتاد. دستیابی به یه هدف رو accomplish میگیم

که یه فعل هست .

By his senior year at High School, College football recruiters ranked Johnson as one of the top ten high school defensive tackles in the nation as he excelled on his team for only two years that he had played. He chose to accept a full athletic scholarship offer from the University of Miami, whose football program was then one of the best in the country.

Johnson continued to play at the University of Miami. He was a member of the Miami Hurricanes football team during his freshman year in 1991, and won that year's national championship. Despite playing four years there, Johnson found himself behind elite players and appeared mostly in backup roles on the team.

وی جانسون سال آخری دبیرستان بود یعنی Senior بود بعنوان یکی از 10 بهترین بازیکن های کل کشور انتخاب ش د و

بعد از اون هم بورسیه ورزشی یا athletic scholarship دانشگاه میامی رو گرفت. سال اول دانشگاه که بود یعنی در

واقع وقتی freshman بود عنوان قهرمانی اون سال کشور رو به خودش اختصاص داد اما همچنان پشت سر بازیکنان

نخبه یا elite باقی موند. کلمه elite برای گروهی از آدما استفاده میشه که یا خیلی ثروتمندند با نخبه اند یا توانایی

خاصی دارند. درواقع گلچین شده اند.

In 1995, Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology. Additionally, he was one of the university's most prolific student speakers in the Miami-area community, frequently delivering positive messages about his own struggles and encouraging them to remain in school and avoid the dangers of drug use.

Following his graduation, Johnson was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League which was a low-profile league in comparison with NFL. He was put on the team’s practice list, but he was fired from the team two months into Calgary's 1995 season.

After being cut by Calgary, Johnson began his professional wrestling career the following year, in 1996.

According to Johnson, he only had seven dollars or also known as seven Bucks in his pocket at the time. But, it did not stop him from trying and he never gave up hope. Then he later named his production company SEVEN BUCKS as a reminder of his past struggles.

با تمام این اوصاف و علیرغم سختی ها، جانسون تونست از رشته های مطالعات عمومی، جرم شناسی و فیزیولوژی فارغ

التحصیل بشه. علاوه بر این سخنرانی های جانسون یکی از پربارتری ن ها در دانشگاه بود چراکه با یه رویکرد مثبت از

مشکلات و سختی های خودش برای دانشجویان صحبت میکرد و اونها رو به ادامه تحصیل و دوری از مصرف مواد مخدر

تشویق میکرد. از کلمه prolific استفاده کردیم. یه واژه قشنگ به معنی پربار یا حتی تاثیرگذار، که معمولا هم برای

سخنران یا نویسنده ها استفاده میشه. یه collocation خوب هم داشتیم که بد نیست بهش بپردازیم. برای انتقال یا

رسوندن پیغام یا حتی سخنرانی کردن از فعل deliver استفاده می کنیم مثلا گفتیم delivering positive messages یا می تونیم یگیم delivering speech .

هروقت صحبت جانسون میشه حرف از 7 دلارش هم به میون میاد. داستانش اینه که بعد از اخراج از تیم فوتبال کلگری

زمانی که فقط 7 دلار توی جیبش داشت، یعنی در شرایطی که تقریبا هرکسی ناامید میشه ، همچنان به تلاشش ادامه داد،

نا امید نشد و به کشتی روی آورد که خیلی هم موفق شد. به همین دلیل هم هست که بعدها شرکت خودش رو به همین

اسم ثبت کرد تا یادآور دوران سختش باشه .

The reason that he is adored and widely known across the globe is his hard-working spirit. He always refers to himself as the most hard-working person in the room which shows his attitude towards life and work. It takes such a lot of struggle, hard work and perseverance for one to claim this. How about you? What’s your attitude towards the ups and downs of life?

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