“Yes?” I said, “I’m Jay Leno.” “Where are you going?” “The Tonight Show”.
“Uh, just a minute.” He picked up the phone, mumbled something about a “Jim Reynolds” into the receiver, then said, “Sorry, your name’s not on the list.”
I said, “I think you had the wrong name. It’s Leno. Jay Leno.”
The guard said, “What do you do?” “I’m hosting The Tonight Show.”
He looked at me very condescendingly[28] and then let out a long sigh.
“I hate to tell you this, son, but Johnny Carson is the host of The Tonight Show.”
“I know that. And I’m filling in!”
He shook his head and picked up the phone again.
Anyway, I got in. And, so far, it’s been a pretty good ride.
Vocabulary
1. Jay Leno: 杰•雷诺,美国脱口秀主持人。1992至2009年在NBC电视台主持脱口秀《杰•雷诺今夜秀》(The Tonight Show with Jay Leno),该节目一直保持着高收视率。杰•雷诺现主持名为《杰•雷诺秀》(The Jay Leno Show)的脱口秀。
2. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel: 一本儿童读物,译作《迈克•马利根和他的蒸汽铲》。
3. line: 一行字,一句话;sum up: 总结,概括。
4. skyscraper: 摩天大楼。
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