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仔细听

Each year,the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

presents the Academy Awards in Los Angeles,California.The awards are called Oscars.They are the top honors in the American film industry.

每年,美国电影艺术与科学学院在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶颁发学院奖。该奖项被称为奥斯卡奖,是美国电影行业的最高荣誉。

听力破解:本段重读了Academy Awards和Oscars,因此可知这段新闻主要谈论有关奥斯卡奖的话题。

词汇宝典:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(电影艺术与科学学院)是美国电影界知名人士在好莱坞发起的一个“非营利组织”,学院决定对优秀电影工作者的显著成就给予表彰,成立了“电影艺术与科学学院奖”(Academy Award)。1931年后“学院奖”逐渐被其通俗叫法“奥斯卡金像奖”所代替,现在其正式名称已鲜为人知。

仔细听

The 2014 awards ceremony is Sunday night.This year marks the 86th Academy Awards.Nominees and other members of the movie industry will gather for the awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.The attendees will be dressed in beautiful clothes and costly jewelry.After the ceremony,actors,directors and others attend parties until early in the morning.

2014年的颁奖典礼在周日晚上举行。本年度是第 86 届奥斯卡奖。获得提名的人和电影行业其他人员齐聚在好莱坞的杜比剧院参加颁奖典礼。参加者皆盛装出席。颁奖典礼之后,演员、导演及其他人都会参加聚会,直到清晨。

听力破解:dressed in连读为[′drestin],不注意的话很容易听成一个词。

词汇宝典:nominee是名词,表示“被提名者”,其动词为nominate,意思是“提名”;nominator则是“提名者;推荐者”的意思。

仔细听

About six thousand members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote for the winners by secret ballots.There are as many as twenty-five kinds of awards.They include bestactors,directors,writers and producers among others.

The top award—best picture—is announced last.That category and the category for best foreign film are permitted up to ten nominees.Also,the entire Academy gets to choose those nominees.

美国电影艺术与科学学院大约有 6000多成员参加无记名投票来评选出获奖者。奖项多达25种之多,其中包括最佳演员、导演、编剧及制片人。

最高奖项——最佳影片奖最后公布。该奖项和最佳外语片奖允许有10个提名。整个学院从这些提名中进行评选。

听力破解:top award连读为[′tɔpəwɔ:d],同一意群中相邻的两词前者以辅音音素结尾,后者以元音音素开头,就要自然地将辅音和元音相拼构成一个音节。

词汇宝典:ballot既可做名词,也可做动词,表示“投票;投票表决”的意思。secret ballot指“无记名投票”,即投票人不必在选票或表决票上署名;反之就是记名投票(disclosed ballot)。

仔细听

The movie“Twelve Years A Slave”is nominated in several categories.

Otherwise,Academy members choose nominees in the same categories in which they work.In other words,actors nominate actors.Directors nominate directors.Designers nominate designers.

电影《为奴十二年》获得多项提名。

另外,学院成员参加自己工作领域内的相同奖项的评选。换句话说就是演员提名演员,导演提名导演,设计师提名设计师。

听力破解:in other连读为美[in′ʌðə],注意连读规则。

仔细听

But,all Academy members vote to choose the final winners.

This year,actor and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will lead the awards ceremony.Last year,comedian and producer Seth MacFarlane hosted the event.More than forty million people watched the show on television.

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但是,所有学院成员共同投票评选出最终获奖者。

今年的颁奖仪式将由演员兼脱口秀主持人艾伦·德杰尼勒斯主持。去年则是由喜剧演员兼制片人塞思·麦克法兰主持的。超过4000万人通过电视观看了这个节目。

听力破解:vote to前一个[t]失去爆破,即由相关的发音器官做好发这个音的姿势,稍作停顿后即发后面的音。

词汇宝典:host既可做名词又可做动词,表示“主持;主办;东道主”等意思。

学着说一说

1.be dressed in穿着……

▶dress 可表示“衣服;服装”,如:

evening dress 晚礼服。

▶dress 还可表示“穿衣,打扮”,如:

His mother tried to dress him up as a prince.

他妈妈想把他打扮成一个王子。

▶be dressed in 表示“穿着……”,如:

We must be dressed in uniform at school.我们在学校必须穿校服。

2.up to多达……

▶up to 有很多意思,这里表示“多达……”,如:

Up to two thirds of students failed the exam.

有多达三分之二的学生不及格。

▶up to 还有个常见的意思是“直到……,到目前为止”,如:

Up to now he's still quiet.他至今仍保持沉默。

▶up to 还有“由……决定”的意思,如:

It's totally up to you.这完全由你决定。

3.in other words换句话说;就是说

▶in other words 表示“换句话说”,如:

He does not feel good,in other words,he is ill.

他不舒服,换句话说,他生病了。

▶类似的常用口语表达还有 in a word,表示“总之;简而言之”,如:

In a word,I can't go out as I have many things to do.

总之,我不能出去,因为我还有很多事情要做。