8、I have always wondered at the passion many people have to meet the celebrated(名人).The “advantage” you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that your are yourself of small account.The celebrated develop a technique(技艺，技能)to deal with the persons they come across.They show the world a mask， often an impressive one， but take care to conceal(隐藏)their real selves.They play the part that is expected from them， and with practice learn to play it very well， but you are stupid if you think that this public performance of theirs corresponds(符合)with the man within.

答案：答：我始终不明白为什么那么多人热衷于见名人。在朋友面前吹嘘自己认识某某名人，唯一的“好处”只能是表明自己微不足道。名人们个个练就了一套本领，无论遇见谁，都能应付自如。他们向世人展示的是面具，一张常常是美好难忘的面具，而把真实的面貌小心翼翼地掩盖起来。他们只是表演公众期待的角色，表演多了，终能驾轻就熟。如果以为名人们在公众面前的这种表演就是他们真实的自我，你可就犯傻了。