VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - The Movie Industry Holds its Breath for the Academy Awards

IN THE NEWS - The Movie Industry Holds its Breath for the Academy Awards

新闻报道 - 2012年第84届奥斯卡金像奖即将揭晓
This is IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English.
这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。
Hollywood is making final preparations for its biggest night of the year. The Academy Awards show takes place on Sunday. The awards, known as Oscars, are the American film industry’s highest honors.
好莱坞正为今年最隆重的一个夜晚做最后的准备。奥斯卡金像奖颁奖晚会将于周日举行。被称为奥斯卡的这些奖项是美国电影界的最高荣誉。
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences organizes the event each year. The Academy has almost six thousand members. They work in the film industry as actors, writers, directors and so on. Members from each group choose their group’s award nominees¹. All Academy members take part in choosing the nominees for Best Picture.
美国电影艺术与科学学院负责组织每年一次的盛典。该学院拥有近6000名成员，这些成员在电影行业中从事演员、编剧、导演等工作。不同行会的成员挑选出自己所在行会的奖项提名。
The nominations³ for the eighty-fourth Academy Awards were announced last month. There are five nominees each for best actor and best actress. There are nine nominees for best picture.
第84届奥斯卡金像奖提名已于上月公布。最佳男女主角各有5个提名。最佳影片奖有9个提名。
(Sound from “Hugo”)
电影《雨果》声音片段
“Hugo” leads all films with eleven nominations, including best picture. The film is set in nineteenth century Paris. It tells the story of a boy who lives hidden inside a train station and keeps its clocks working.
电影《雨果》以包括最佳影片奖在内的11项提名独领风骚。该影片背景设定在二十世纪的巴黎，讲述了一个匿居火车站并维护火车站时钟正常工作的男孩的故事。
(Sound from “The Artist”)
电影《艺术家》声音片段
“The Artist” is a French-made silent film about old time Hollywood. It tells about an actor who loses popularity⁴ with the end of silent films. “The Artist” received ten nominations, including best actor for its star, Jean DuJardin.
艺术家》是法国拍摄的一部关于好莱坞旧时光的无声电影（又称默片）。它讲述了一名演员随着无声电影的消亡而不再受公众欢迎。《艺术家》获得了10项提名，包括出演该剧的明星让·杜雅尔丹（Jean DuJardin）获得的最佳男主角提名。
Movies from five nations are competing for the Best Foreign Language Oscar this year.
来自五个国家的影片竞争今年的奥斯卡最佳外语片奖。
(Sound from “A Separation”)
电影《别离》声音片段
“Will you come,” asks the wife. “No, I will not,” he says. She wants to leave Iran. He wants to stay.
“你能来吗？”妻子问到。“不，我不能。”他说。她想要离开伊朗，而他想要留下来。
That is a scene from the film “A Separation.” Writer and Director Asghar Farhadi has collected many awards for the film, including a Golden Globe.
这是电影《别离》中的一个场景。该影片编剧和导演阿斯哈·法哈蒂（Asghar Farhadi）已经获得包括金球奖在内的众多奖项。
American George Clooney has been nominated⁵ for best actor for his starring role in the film “The Descendants⁶.” Mr. Clooney was also nominated for his work on the screenplay for “The Ides of March.”
美国人乔治·克鲁尼（George Clooney）因在电影《后裔》中出演主角获得最佳演员提名。克鲁尼先生还曾因剧本《三月十五日》（The Ides of March，又译作《总统杀局》）获得提名。
Octavia Spencer received a best supporting actress nomination² for her work in “The Help.” The film tells the story of African-Americans who worked for whites in the American south during the nineteen sixties. The actress says she is excited about the awards ceremony.
奥克塔维亚·斯宾瑟（Octavia Spencer）因为影片《帮助》获得最佳女配角提名。影片讲述了二十世纪六十年代期间，非裔美国人在美国南部为白人工作的故事。这名女演员表示，她对颁奖仪式非常期待。
OCTAVIA SPENCER: “This is my first time to the party, and I’m going to enjoy every aspect of it. So I am. This smile is real.”
斯宾瑟：“这是我第一次参加奥斯卡颁奖晚会，我要享受其方方面面。我的这个笑容是真诚的。”
Earlier this month, the Academy recognized some of the inventors and engineers who make movies possible.
本月早些时候，该学院表彰了一些为电影做出贡献的发明家和工程师。
One award went to Uwe Weber. He and Jurgen Noffke were honored for creating sensitive low-distortion lenses. These devices helped to make the imaginary world seen in the “Lord of the Rings” movies.
其中一个奖项颁给了乌韦·韦伯（Uwe Weber）。他和于尔根·诺夫克（Jurgen Noffke）因为创造了敏锐的低失真镜头获得表彰。这些设备帮助影片《指环王》实现了虚拟世界。
Bob Nettmann and his team were honored for creating stabilizers for cameras and special lenses for shooting while moving. The Academy said the lenses made it possible to shoot movies from helicopters, cars and boats.
鲍勃·诺伊曼（Bob Nettmann）和他的团队因为创造了摄像机稳定器和移动拍摄特殊镜头。该学院表示，这些镜头使得从直升飞机、汽车和船只上拍摄成为可能。
Finally, Jonathan Erland received a special medal for his service to the film industry. He says digital technology provides new ways to make and watch movies, even on computers and mobile devices. However, he says he still likes to watch them the traditional way -- in a theater.
最后，乔纳森·厄兰（Jonathan Erland）因为他在电影行业的贡献获得一个特殊奖章。他表示，数字化科技提供了制造和观看电影的新途径，甚至是在电脑和移动设备上。然而他还是喜欢以最传统的方式看电影，那就是电影院。
JONATHAN ERLAND: “Even though we have lots of ways to look at movies at home, the preferred way is still to go to a theater just the way we’ve been doing it for 100 years.”
厄兰：“即使我们在家有很多途径可以看电影，首选方式仍然是这种我们坚持了数百年的方式--去电影院。”
And that’s IN THE NEWS,  I’m Steve Ember.

1 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

4 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

5 nominated   

adj.被提名的，被任命的 动词nominate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。
• The movie was nominated for an Oscar. 这部电影获奥斯卡金像奖提名。

6 descendants   

n. 后代，后裔 名词descendant的复数形式

参考例句：

• They were the direct descendants of the Dutch settlers. 他们是荷兰移民的直系后裔。
• They are the descendants of Queen Victoria. 他们是维多利亚女王的后裔。