【话匣子英语】奥斯卡

今天安德鲁和苏珊讨论的话题是奥斯卡的那些事，包括走红毯和走光.......

 

Andrew: OK, so before the Oscars begin, there’s always the pre-show.

Suzanne:  The pre-show, that’s what it’s called.

Andrew: Yeah, where you can watch the celebrities¹ come out of their limo and walk up the red carpet.

Suzanne: Right, and some of them are wearing very high heels, and they sometimes have a red carpet malfunction² and fall, um, and it can be funny to watch.

Andrew: Or worse.

Suzanne: Or worse, a wardrobe malfunction.

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 malfunction   

vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常

参考例句：

• There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
• Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。