万花筒 2009-05-18&05-19 挪威歌手欧洲歌唱大赛夺冠

Moscow hosted this year’s 54th Eurovision song contest in true glitzy style. Russia, eager to showcase itself, was reported to have spent 42 million dollars on the five-day event, making it the most expensive competition in the Eurovision’s history.

So with the magical backdrops, perhaps it was fitting that a song called fairytale should win. It was sung by Norwegian Alexander Rybak from Oslo and was a mix of folksy fiddle¹ and modern ballad², the type of music the contest is best known for.

But it obviously hit a nerve with judges because it extracted the most points by a song ever, a record 387.

23-year-old Alexander Rybak jubilant at the news conference following his win thought he knew why it was so successful.

In Russia, we are like the nostalgia³ and melancholy⁴ while in Norway we are the happiest people in the world. And the mix of those two things was a success obviously.

Iceland put its banking⁵ problems behind it by coming second with a therapeutically⁶ soothing⁷ number.

While third-placed Azerbaijan woke judges up with some colorful drama.

But it was Norway’s night with fans overwhelmed by the success of their team.

We do win, like a fairytale. Oh my God this is the biggest thing.

It’s marvelous, wonderful, fabulous⁸.

And a wonderful show, this must be the best show ever.

Celebrations are expected to continue in Norway with Oslo now the destination for the 55th Song contest next year.

Penny Tweedie, Reuters.

 

1 fiddle   

n.小提琴；vi.拉提琴；不停拨弄，乱动

参考例句：

• She plays the fiddle well.她小提琴拉得好。
• Don't fiddle with the typewriter.不要摆弄那架打字机了。

2 ballad   

n.歌谣，民谣，流行爱情歌曲

参考例句：

• This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
• This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。

3 nostalgia   

n.怀乡病，留恋过去，怀旧

参考例句：

• He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
• I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。

4 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

5 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

6 therapeutically   

[医]adv.在治疗上

参考例句：

• A lead compound will have some property considered therapeutically useful. 一种先导化合物应具有治疗作用的特性。 来自互联网
• Drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically. 纤维蛋白溶解药物已被用于临床治疗。 来自互联网

7 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

8 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。