有近十年时间，休叔红透好莱坞影坛。 For about a decade, Hugh Grant was everywhere.
这位优雅迷人的英国演员被誉为浪漫喜剧之王， 银幕魅力难以抵挡。 The charming Brit was the crown prince of romcoms and practically inescapable at the movies.
然而在接下来的这些年里，他却几乎销声匿迹， 这中间到底发生了什么？ Then, well, he wasn't around much anymore. What happened?
性丑闻事件
在那个性爱录像不会让你一夜成名的年代，性丑闻就是丑闻。 Back before a sex tape was representation of fame and success, sex scandals were, well, scandalous.
休叔一失足成千古恨，成了当年轰动一时的嫖妓案的男主角。 And Hugh Grant was embroiled in a particularly infamous one.
1995年，休叔在洛杉矶与妓女迪温布朗在车内鬼混时被人撞破。 In 1995, the affable actor was busted for hooking up with a prostitute named Divine Brown in his car.
休叔在这张大头照中可是相当无辜。 He looked particularly sheepish in his mugshot.
哦，忘记说了，他那时正和全民女神伊丽莎白赫利交往。 Oh, and did we mention he was dating actress Elizabeth Hurley at the time?
休叔事后向媒体发表声明： Grant released a statement telling the press,
"昨夜我一时愚蠢犯下大错，伤害了所爱的人且令同事蒙羞， 愧疚之心难以言表。"
休叔最终摆平了此事。 Grant got off easy in more ways than one.
逃过了6个月牢狱之灾的休叔，缴纳了一千美金罚款 并被强制参加艾滋病教育计划。 He escaped the potential six months of jail time and instead paid a $1,000 fine and participated in a AIDS education program.
上《今夜秀》节目时他被主持人杰雷诺如此调侃： He also faced some comeuppance from Jay Leno on The Tonight Show:
"你是不是脑子进水了？" "What the hell were you thinking?"
#观众大笑# #audience laughing#
对于此事，休叔是这样解释的： Grant was forthcoming about this obvious mistake, however:
"生活中自有好坏之分，" "I think you know in life, uh, pretty much, what's a good thing to do and what's a bad thing, and um,
"我就做了错事，所以有了这个恶果。" "I did a bad thing. And there you have it."
浪漫喜剧生涯从此终结
近几年的浪漫喜剧市场日渐衰落，休叔拍摄的同题材电影均黯淡收场。 The romantic comedy market has begun to dry up in recent years, and Grant's most recent effort in the genre didn't fare so well.
《蒸发的摩根夫妇》票房惨淡，仅收回了5800万投资的一半。 Did You Hear About The Morgans? was a critical and box office bomb, netting only half of its 58 million budget in ticket sales.
但休叔对此似乎并不太在意，毕竟他早已拍厌了浪漫喜剧。 It doesn't sound like it bugs Grant too much, though, because he's tired of the genre.
接受《电讯报》采访时，他承认不接类似片约的原因就是觉得自己超龄了。 Grant admitted to The Telegraph that he's not in a lot of movies anymore because he just doesn't feel like doing them.
其他电影也不卖座
《云图》在上映前口碑极高； Cloud Atlas had very lofty expectations;
演员阵容豪华，包括休叔、汤姆汉克斯、哈利贝瑞、苏珊萨兰登。 A steller cast featuring Grant, Tom Hanks, Helle Berry, and Susan Sarandon,
跨越诸多时空，有相对独立又关联的故事以及不少颇有深度、感人的情节。 a time-warping plot, lots of double-casting, and plenty of attempts at depth and touching moments.
这部电影的投资成本高达1.2亿美元。 It also had a $102 million budge.
但出人意料的是，此片在上映后遭遇票房滑铁卢，只拿到了2700万美元的票房。 Unfortunately, the film only netted about $27 million in ticket sales.
投资7500万美元的《绅士密令》同样票房不佳，仅以4500万美元收场。 Similarly, the action-packed The Man From U.N.C.L.E cost $75 million to produce but only grossed $45 million.
当然，电影不买座又不光是休叔的错，但回顾他参演电影的票房成绩， 好莱坞的导演、制片人恐怕已把他视为了票房毒药。 Of course these bombs aren't Grant's fault, but combined with his spotty track record, casting directors and producers may see him as the kiss of death.
忙于造人
休叔在过去四年间有了四个孩子，其中有段日子， 他的两位女友竟同时怀孕。 Grant has had four love children in the last four years, and at one point, two of his girlfriends were pregnant at the same time.
2015年12月，这位伦敦的卡萨诺瓦迎来了他的第四个孩子， 女婴的母亲是瑞典电视制作人安娜埃贝斯泰因。 In December of 2015, the London lothario fathered his fourth child, a daughter, with Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein.
安娜也育有休叔2012年出生的儿子约翰。 Eberstein is also the mother of his son, John, who was born in 2012.
休叔另外两个孩子塔比瑟和费利克斯的母亲是餐厅女服务员洪婷兰。 Grants' other two tykes, Tabitha and Felix were birthed by restaurant hostess Tinglan Hong.
我们推测休叔在忙着造人期间，很难挤出时间接戏。 We suspect Grant may be having a hard time squeezing movies in between all that unexpected baby making:
"我不能假装说没有一点儿意外，但却是让人开心的意外。" "I can't pretend it wasn't a little bit of a surprise, but it's a very nice surprise."
帅出新高度
当年的休叔曾因过于英俊，差点儿被《四个婚礼和一个葬礼》拒之门外。 Grant's breakout role was in Four Weddings and a Funeral, and he almost didn't get the part because he was just too attractive.
编剧理查德柯蒂斯曾坚决反对让休叔担任电影主角，他说： Screenwriter Richard Curtis actually voted against Grant taking the lead role in the film, stating,
"这部电影极为关键的一点就是主人公并不英俊。"
但柯蒂斯的反对还是被导演和制片人否决，剩下的大家就都知道了。 Cuetis was overruled by the film's director and producer, and the rest is history.
然而他们鼻子底下一直有这么个"并不英俊"的人。 And they had "not good looking" under their nose the whole time...
有点太时髦
休叔在上电视节目诺顿秀时曾说，长相并不是当年妨碍他试镜的唯一原因。 Grant revealed on The Graham Norton Show that his appearance wasn't the only obstacle when auditioning for Four Weddings and a Funeral.
在诺顿说电影是为他量身打造时，休叔嗤之以鼻， 并表示当年他去试镜时，剧组原本并不想要他。 After Norton said the part was written for Grant, the actor scoffed, recalling that he had to audition for an unwilling audience:
"他们一直想找一位长相普通的路人，我对他们来说长得太时髦了。" "They were looking for someone kind of more middle of the road, and I think I looked really sort of hosty-toity, up my own ass, posh."
未来又将如何
休叔看起来像要东山再起了。 It looks like a comeback is in order for Grant.
休叔与梅姐搭档出演的《跑调天后》还未上映就备受各界好评。 The charmer stars along Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins, which has already garnered critical acclaim ahead of its release in August of 2016.
所以只要休叔洁身自好，他完全可以抓住他想要的任何角色。 If he can keep his nose clean, chances are he can nab whatever roles he wants.