偶像励志英语演讲 第55期:第74届奥斯卡颁奖典礼开幕词(1)

　　When the great director Billy Wilder was asked what makes a movie unforgettable, his answer was simple, "A little bit of magic!" We're all here tonight or sitting at home watching because something came off a movie screen: a little bit of magic touched our lives. And you always remember where you were: the theater, the popcorn¹, the people you were with when it happened. 1968, my family was living in Ottawa, Canada, the movie was Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey²; I couldn't help stop thinking about what is life, what is space, what is existence? I was 6 years old. And I knew right then and there I wanted to be an astronaut.
当人们问大导演比利·怀尔德，什么可以使一部电影令人难忘时，他的回答非常简洁：“一点点魅力！”今天晚上出席这个盛会的所有嘉宾或家庭电视观众都在关注着，因为电影屏幕上出现了引人瞩目的东西：那触动了我们生活的“一点点魅力”。当电影上演的时候，你不会忘记你周围的环境：剧院、爆米花，还有陪伴你的人。1968年，我们全家生活在加拿大的渥太华。那时有一部斯坦利·库布里克主演的电影《2001年太空漫游》在上演。看过这部电影后，我禁不住在想：什么是生命？什么是宇宙？什么是存在？那时候我6岁，当时我只想当一名宇航员。
My family traveled a lot: the white-hot thrill of Jaws³ that was Louisville, Kentucky; senior year, New Jersey⁴ Apocalypse Now, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Raging Bull. I knew I wanted to be an actor. In good times and poor times, movies were my lifesaver.
我的家庭经历过数次搬迁，在肯塔基州的路易斯维尔给予我最强烈震撼的是《大白鲨》；年长一点儿后，在新泽西州和宾夕法尼亚州的弗吉谷，我又先后受到《现代启示录》和《愤怒的公牛》两部电影的感染。那时我又想成为一名演员。无论身处顺境还是逆境，电影都是我的救生员。
重点讲解：
1. a little bit
一点儿；
eg. There's a little bit of time left.
只剩一点儿时间了。
eg. We should manage, with a little bit of luck.
我们只要有一点点运气就能应付过去。
2. then and there
立即；立刻；
eg. A friend of Pip's invited them then and there to his college ball that night.
皮普的一个朋友当时就邀请他们参加他当晚的大学舞会。
eg. He became a vegetarian⁵ right then and there.
从那时起，他成了一个素食者。
3. white-hot
白热的；炽热的；
eg. It is important to get the coals white-hot before you start.
在动手之前把炭火烧旺很重要。
eg. The debate became white - hot.
争论达到了白热化的程度。
背景介绍：
奥斯卡奖（Academy Awards）通称奥斯卡金像奖。每年由美国电影艺术与科学学院颁发，旨在鼓励优秀电影的创作与发展，不仅是美国电影业界年度最重要的活动，也倍受世界瞩目。
美国电影艺术与科学学院是一个职业荣誉会员组织，2003年时有5816名投票会员，其中演员会员有1131名。出席奥斯卡颁奖典礼需得到邀请，并没有向公众发行与会门票。因此能参加奥斯卡奖颁奖礼本身就是一种电影界身份的象征。奥斯卡奖自1929年设立以来每年都在加州洛杉矶举行颁奖礼，而自2002年第74届颁奖礼开始，好莱坞柯达剧院成为奥斯卡永久举行地。
名人经典：
In good times and poor times, movies were my lifesaver.
无论在顺境还是逆境中，电影都是我的救生员。

1 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

2 odyssey   

n.长途冒险旅行；一连串的冒险

参考例句：

• The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
• His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程，到此结束了。

3 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。