VOA标准英语2010年-Avatar Takes Key Honors at Golden Glob

In addition to the movie, this screenshot shows a scene from 'Avatar -The Game', from Ubisoft (File)

Avatar is set on a fictional¹ planet called Pandora, a distant four light years from Earth.  The film blends cutting edge 3D technology with a sci-fi fantasy theme.

Avatar was released just one month ago, and is already the number two grossing film of all time.  Cameron's romantic disaster film Titanic², released in 1997, remains³ number one.

An exuberant⁴ Cameron told his fellow Hollywood filmmakers, actors and actresses, that they have the greatest jobs in the world.

Accepting the award for best director, he talked about the collaborative nature of his film.

"I'm very grateful to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, especially on behalf of all the artists that it took to make this film, to create this world, every blade of grass and every creature in it," he said.

He says the artists who brought the fictional world to life range from designers and computer specialists to actors.

The Las Vegas farce⁵ Hangover was named best comedy or musical. 

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Sandra Bullock poses with best actress in motion picture drama award for 'The Blind Side' at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on 17 Jan 2010, in Beverly Hills, California

Sandra Bullock was honored for her starring role in the sports drama The Blind Side. 

In the film, she plays a mother who helps a troubled high school football star.

(Bullock) "Big Mike.  Why were you going to the gym?"
(Big Mike character)  "Because it's warm."
(Bullock)  "Do you have any place to stay tonight?  Don't you dare lie to me."

Jeff  Bridges was named top actor in a drama for the country music tale Crazy Heart.

Among the many people the actor thanked as he accepted the award was his late father, the actor Lloyd Bridges.

"He loved show biz so damn much.  He encouraged all of his kids to go into show biz," he said.  "Me being a young kid, you know, you don't want to do what your parents want you to do.  I said, no, no.  He said, come on, it's fun, let's go.  [I'm] so glad I listened to you, dad, finally paid attention," he said.

Meryl Streep was named best actress in a comedy for the film Julie & Julia, the story of the late chef Julia Child.

Robert Downey Junior was named best comedy actor for Sherlock Holmes.

Honors for supporting performances went to Mo-Nique as an abusive welfare mother in Precious, and Christoph Waltz as a Nazi⁶ villain⁷ in the Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds.

Up was named best animated⁸ film.  It also won for its original score.

The White Ribbon, a German crime mystery, was named best foreign language film.  Director Martin Scorsese was honored for lifetime achievement.

There were references through the evening to last week's earthquake in Haiti, and many in the audience wore yellow, blue and red ribbons in honor of the victims.  Hollywood celebrities⁹, led by actor George Clooney, will stage a telethon Friday to raise funds for Haiti.

The Hollywood award season will come to a close March 7th with the Academy Awards, or Oscars, considered the highlight of the year in the movie business.
 

1 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

2 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 exuberant   

adj.充满活力的；（植物）繁茂的

参考例句：

• Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.在温室里培养出来的东西，不会有强大的生命力。
• All those mother trees in the garden are exuberant.果园里的那些母树都长得十分茂盛。

5 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

6 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

7 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

8 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

9 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目