美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-05

 Time now for "The Ridiculist" andtonight we're adding anyone, anyone out there who may doubt that Cher is awesome¹. That’s right, America, hold on your wigs². I am launching a preemptivestrike against any of you Cher skeptics because she's awesome not just because she's a global icon³ and transcends⁴ generations, not just because she is backedwith a new single, oh no, she's awesome because she puts up with me and my borderline creepy behavior. You see, I actually know Cher not in a singing aduet of I Got You Babe in our Jacuzzi kind of way, but I do kind of know her.And a few nights ago Cher was on my friend Nandi Cohen’s Bravo show. Watch what happens live and, well, what can I say, you try keeping a 46-year-old gay manaway from Cher.

 

 

 

I'm assuming that you had. Oh my god it's our doorbell. Come in! Oh my god,it's Anderson Cooper, everybody. Andi Coo, oh, my god!

 

 

 

I literally⁵ rushed down here. I got off the air at like 11:00 and I jumped in acar as like I, I have to see Cher.

 

 

 

That’s how awesome Cher is. I show up unannounced, dressed more for a KattyLang concert in a Sharon counter blathering like the over-eager fan that I amand she was totally cool with it. So what did I do? Did I calm down and sitthere quietly like a normal person, who would bask⁶ in her legendary⁷ sparkle?No.

 

 

 

You watched C-Span a lot and used to call in to C-Span. And like, there would,C-Span would get a co-anchor be on the air and there would be a voice on theother phone saying like, there will be like, Ok, we're taking calls and if youlike, I'm calling from Malibu. And that be, and that be like, Is this Cher?No.I'm like, Yes!

 

 

 

Yeah, I did my Cher impression in front of Cher. Seriously, I do not know whatis wrong with me, but I will say in my own defense⁸, who else would have thenerve to do that? So will not another Cher super fan here in CNN of her showremain nameless - Wolf Blitzer.

 

 

 

So yes, let it be known I Anderson Cooper will not guide Americans through thestories of my time with my still-late Duwise. I'm a part time Cherimpersonator(模拟者) available for birthdays. Oh, man! Man! Nobody told me there wouldbe a graphic⁹. Let’s just take that down, please, that. No, no, not it’s, oh,man.

 

 

 

But back to Bravo the other night, even my terrible Cher impression didn't turnCher against me. She didn't channel her Oscar-winning role in Moon Struck andslap me across the face; nor did she snap me with her thong¹⁰ from the turn backtime video, but unfortunately, that wasn't my only bizarre moment.

 

 

 

My mom always wanted to have a girl. She wished it, she had four boys. And soshe always called you her fantasy daughter. So I literally, and when I wasreally young, I grew up thinking like, Am I related to Cher? I don’t quite, IsCher my sister?

 

 

 

At that point, Cher's security started like talking to their hands and likemotion toward me. I think she thought I was going to insist she come live withme and let me braid her hair, which Cher, if you are watching, I totally woulddo.

 

 

 

So all you doubters out there, all you Gipsy’s transcensies, take note, pleaseGod, don't show that graphic again, it's not just her talent, it's not herphilanthropy, which she actually does a lot in very quiet ways, it's the fact that Cher puts up with me, Anderson Cooper, creepy fan girl. And that's whatmakes her so awesome and that's what puts you on the "Ridiculist," if you're a doubter.

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 wigs   

n.假发，法官帽( wig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They say that wigs will be coming in again this year. 据说今年又要流行戴假发了。 来自辞典例句
• Frank, we needed more wigs than we thought, and we have to do some advertising. 弗兰克，因为我们需要更多的假发，而且我们还要做点广告。 来自电影对白

3 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

4 transcends   

超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的第三人称单数 )； 优于或胜过…

参考例句：

• The chemical dilution technique transcends most of the difficulties. 化学稀释法能克服大部分困难。
• The genius of Shakespeare transcends that of all other English poets. 莎士比亚的才华胜过所有的其他英国诗人。

5 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

6 bask   

vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于

参考例句：

• Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
• In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。

7 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

10 thong   

n.皮带；皮鞭；v.装皮带

参考例句：

• He fastened the dog to the post with a thong.他用一根皮带把狗拴到柱子上。
• If I switch with Harry,do I have to wear a thong?如果我和哈里调换，我应该穿皮带吗？