MOST ACTORS are lucky if they ever get to star(主演；担任主角) in a summer blockbuster(大片；轰动作品). This year Tom Holland is in two: “The Odyssey(荷马史诗《奥德赛》)”, in which he plays Telemachus, the hero’s son; and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”, the seventh feature film(正片；故事片) in which he plays the Web-Slinger.
大多数演员如果能主演一部暑期大片就算幸运了。今年汤姆·霍兰德有两部：他在《奥德赛》中饰演英雄之子忒勒马科斯，在《蜘蛛侠：崭新的一天》中第七次饰演蜘蛛侠。
It is rare to find a Hollywood actor that bankable(有票房号召力的). It is rarer still to find one as young as Mr Holland, whose films have gross(总收入；票房收入)ed almost $12bn: more than those of any other actor aged 30 or under. What lessons can aspiring(有抱负的；志向远大的) actors learn from his early success? There are four.
很少能找到像他这样有票房号召力的好莱坞演员。更难得的是像霍兰德先生这样年轻——他的电影总票房接近120亿美元，超过任何其他30岁及以下演员。有志于表演的演员能从他的早期成功中学到什么？有四点。
First, start young—ideally really young. Mr Holland, who is British, made his debut(首次亮相；出道) in the West End(伦敦西区（剧院区）) when he was 12 and soon had a leading role. His first live-action(真人实景的) film, “The Impossible”, came out when he was 16. Since then, he has appeared in at least one film a year, on average.
第一，趁年轻开始——最好非常年轻。霍兰德先生是英国人，12岁时在伦敦西区首次登台，很快便担任主角。他的第一部真人电影《海啸奇迹》在他16岁时上映。从那以后，他平均每年至少出演一部电影。
