Star talks of better half
The British film star Hugh Grant can’t seem
to work out what women want.
“There’s no girl who only wants bastards（壞種），and no girl who wants a nice guy（伙計）．Women want both, ”the British star
tells the May issue of Talk magazine.
“And, really, they’d like to alternate（交替）on a weekly basis. Can any man be
both? I like to keep women guessing. ”
Since Grant’s breakup last year with his
longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley, the thought of plunging into（投身于）another big relationship doesn’t
seem like it’s in the cards.
“How easy do you think it is to find someone
you can share 14 years of personal jokes with?
Not easy. And I don’t know that I will,” he says.
Still, the 40-year-old star admits he can’t
help thinking that his clock is ticking.
“In the end, I want to have kids（children）. But in the back of my mind, I
never wanted to have kids until I’d done something I’m proud of—written a book,
had my name on something really worthwhile , ”he says.
“I’m so determined not to be in front of the
cameras anymore.”
With all of these concerns（心思）inside, has Grant ever considered
seeing a psychiatrist to sort things out?
“I don’t think I need therapy（治療），thank you, ” sniffs the star.
“I’m frightened of those people. And more
than that, I don’t want to know what lies beneath. ”
1．Judging from what Hugh Grant says,
the film star may consider himself________.
A．either a bastard or a nice guy
B．both a bastard and a nice guy at
the same time
C．a bastard in one week and a nice
guy in the other
D．neither a bastard nor a nice guy
2．Hugh Grant________.
A．is looking for another girlfriend
at the present time
B．never feels sure of finding a
girlfriend who can take the place of Elizabeth Hurley
C．considers it a shame to look for
another girlfriend
D．doesn’t value much the
relationship he had with Elizabeth Hurley
3．The underlined clause “his clock
is ticking” possibly means________.
A．he’s having a good time
B．he can’t stand being single
C．his life is going to end soon
D．he is getting old
4．Hugh Grant thinks that he is not
yet successful enough to be________.
A．a father
B．a film star
C．a husband
D．a nice guy
wirtten a book, had my name on something really worthwhile,” he says.