2006年VOA标准英语-Anticipation Grows as Hollywood Honors Osc

By Mike O'Sullivan
Los Angeles
14 February 2006

Hollywood's motion picture academy honored nominees² for the Oscars Monday, as the countdown gets under way for the annual film awards. A luncheon³ gave nominees a chance to meet and share their thoughts in advance of Oscar night.

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More than 100 nominees attended the lunch, but only 24 will go home next month with the statuette known as the Oscar.

Terrence Howard  
  

There are many awards in Hollywood, says Terrence Howard, a nominee¹ for his starring role in Hustle⁴ & Flow, but this is the big one.

"The Oscar is the fantasy that you're afraid to believe in, but in the secrecy⁵ of your little dark room, you dream and wait for it," Howard said.

Felicity Huffman, a nominee for best actress for Transamerica, has been talking about Oscar night with her family. "I have to turn to my husband several times a day and do that annoying thing of, like, "I forgot to tell you…." And he says, "What?"   "I'm going to the Academy Awards."

Keira Knightley, a best-actress nominee for Pride and Prejudice, has been working in the Bahamas on her next film. Co-starring Johnny Depp, it is the third installment⁶ in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. She says Depp and the other cast members often tease her.

Keira Knightley    
  
"Every single time that I do a take, they say, oh, is that an Oscar-nominated take, then?" she said.

This year's Oscar-nominated films take on some controversial themes. Brokeback Mountain, with eight nominations⁷, is a tale of a romance between two cowboys. Transamerica, which has two nominations, is about a man about to undergo a sex-change operation.

Charlize Theron, a best-actress nominee for the film North Country, plays a mother who leaves an abusive husband to take a job in an iron mine. She says films like these are tackling real-life issues.

"Because that's the world right now, and I think that's our job, as filmmakers, to reflect what's happening in the world," Theron said.

The Oscars are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and winners will be announced in Hollywood March 5.

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 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

3 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

4 hustle   

v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)

参考例句：

• It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
• I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。

5 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

6 installment   

n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期

参考例句：

• I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
• He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。

7 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