特雷弗·诺亚2021普林斯顿大学毕业典礼演讲(5)

Sometimes, he needs to calm down. And, um, and this would follow me everywhere in life.
有时候，他需要冷静下来。然后，嗯，这在我的生活中无处不在。
You know, I would, I would, I would tell jokes at parties; I would, you know, whenever there was a group of people gathered around, I would, I would try and tell funny stories and. . . And over time, I came to realize that this, this was something I wish I could do.
你知道，我会在派对上讲笑话；你知道，每当有一群人聚集在一起时，我就会试着讲一些有趣的故事......随着时间的推移，我逐渐意识到，这是我希望我能做的事情。
But you must remember in South Africa, we didn"t have a comedy scene at that time, you know, because of apartheid free speech was inhibited. And so, it"s not like we ever had a comedy thing.
但是你要知道，在南非，我们当时没有喜剧剧场，你知道，因为种族隔离，言论自由是被禁止的。并不是说我们从来没有过戏剧。
So, I never dreamed of being a comedian, but I think that"s when the calling hit me and um. . . And so yeah, for the first few months of my comedy career, I did it for free.
所以，我从来没有梦想过成为一名喜剧演员，但我想那就是我突然被召唤的时候......所以，在我喜剧生涯的头几个月里，我是免费出演的。
I loved it. Um, and it only became a career when somebody paid me for the first time, then I was like, "Oh wow, I can actually try and do what iIlove for, for a living." And, and that as they say the rest is history.