Quvenzhane Wallis (1)

Happy 10th birthday to this rising young star!

Most actors search for years to find the ideal role that will make them famous. For Quvenzhane Wallis, however, the role found her while she was still in kindergarten!

Opportunity cam knocking
The young girl, know as Nazie, from Houma, Louisiana, was living the life of a normal 5-year-old. Then one day her mother received a call from a friend. The friend reported that a movie director was auditioning yound girls to star in his movie.

The caller thought Quvenzhane would be perfect for the role, but Mrs. Wallies wan't sure. It was true that people always said her daughter had a special gift. But Nazie's parents considered her just a normal, active, imaginative child.

When Mrs. Wallis asked her daughter if she would like to audition, Nazie said yes. They went to the library where auditions were being held for the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild.

It turned out to be a trip that would change Nazie's life forever.

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Language Lab
ideal adj.
exactly right for a particular purpose, situation, or person : perfect
- This apartment is ideal for newlyweds. 新婚夫婦
- Frank is the ideal person to take the position.
ideally adv.
in an ideal way : perfectly
- The car is ideally suited for families.

audition v.
a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as an actor or a musician) who is being considered for a role in a play, a position in an orchestra, etc. — often + for
- Dancer from around the country came here to audition for the musical.
- The audition only took me three minutes.

imaginative adj.
/ɪˈmæʤənətɪv/
having or showing an ability to think of new and interesting ideas : having or showing imagination
imagine v.
to think of or create (something that is not real) in your mind
- The author's imaginative stories attracted many readers' attention.
imagination n.
/ɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən/
the ability to imagine things that are not real : the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced

beast n.
an animal;
especially : a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual
- The lion is the king of beasts.
- The aboriginals used fire to keep the beasts away from them.
- The foot player worked out so much that he was as strong as a beast.


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