疯狂英语精华：StarsShineatthe76thOscars

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Stars Shine at the 76th Oscars

　　Over the years Oscar has been held on to tighter than any other arts award in the world. This heavy gold-1)plated statue has become 2)arguably more famous than many of the actors and filmmakers he is awarded to.

　　Oscar in the Stars’ Eyes

　　(Best Picture &. Best Directing, 1995) Mel Gibson: Let me see, he’s like a little too tall, a little too thin on the waist, a little too broad on the shoulder. Not 3)anatomically correct apparently, not anatomically correct at all.

　　(Best Picture &. Best Directing, 2001) Ron Howard: Oscar? 4)Elusive, but once you’ve made friends, very comforting.

　　(Best Actress in a Leading Role, 2002)　 Nicole Kidman: I see it more like a young, a little fairy, and puts some fairy dust on you because it’s so much like a magical kinda blessing.

　　(Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 1999)　 Michael Caine: I always see the Oscar as 5)John Houston, very sort of confident, reassuring, you know the way John talks, you always know everything was going to be alright.

　　Julia Roberts’ Speech on Remembering Katherine Hepburn　 Traditionally at the Oscars we take a look back at the artists that our community has lost. This year we lost a true legend, Miss Catherine Hepburn. When one thinks of her one immediately thinks of her 6)irrepressible spirit, her 7)swaggering confidence, but mostly her 8)indomitable sense of humor in the roles she played and in her own life. Who else would say of her craft, “Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.”

　　She was also a pioneer when it came to fashion, at a time when it was really quite radical she wore pants and became so famous for it that when Barbara Walters once interviewed her and asked her quite 9)pointedly “Kate, you always wear pants, do you even own a skirt?” Hepburn replied, “I have one, Miss Walters, I’ll wear it to your funeral.”

An original, a classic, never to be replaced, always to be remembered, Catherine Hepburn.

　　Best Actress Charlize Theron’s Thank-you Speech

　　 Oh this has been such an incredible year. I can’t believe this. I don’t have a lot of time. I have to thank my incredible director, Patty Jenkins. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Every single person who worked on this film, I couldn’t have done it without you guys. And if I’m forgetting anybody, please don’t kill me. 10)And I know everybody in New Zealand has been thanked, so I’m going to thank everybody in South Africa, my home country. They’re all watching tonight. And I’m bringing this home next week. And, my mom: you’ve sacrificed so much for me to be able to live here and make my dreams come true. And there are no words to describe how much I love you. And I’m not gonna cry. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

　　注释：

　　1) plated [5pleitid] a. 电镀的，镀（金属）的

　　2) arguably [5B:^juEbli] ad. 可论证地

　　3) anatomically [7AnE5tCmikEli] ad. 解剖地；结构（上）地

　　4) elusive [i5lju:siv] a. 难以捉摸的

　　5) John Houston 约翰·休斯顿，美国著名导演，主要作品有《胜利大逃亡》 (Victory, 1981)、《红磨坊》（Moulin Rouge, 1952）等。

　　6) irrepressible [7iri5presEbl] a. 抑制不住的

　　7) swagger [5swA^E] v. 昂首阔步；神气活现

　　8) indomitable [in5dCmitEbl] a. 不屈不挠的

　　9) pointedly [5pCintidli] ad. 尖锐地；直截了当地

　　10)《魔戒: 王者无敌》的大部分制作人员是新西兰人，很多场景也在新西兰摄制完成。在塞隆之前，《魔戒: 王者无敌》获得数项奥斯卡大奖，获奖人上台领奖时的致辞都会提到新西兰。这里，塞隆强调的是自己的祖国—南非。