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A preview of some of the top contenders to walk away with an Emmy

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The Primetime Emmy Awards will be held Monday night in Los Angeles and broadcast live on NBC and its streaming service Peacock. Keenan Thompson, of Saturday Night Live, will emcee the ceremony.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

This year's primetime Emmy Awards will be held tonight in Los Angeles and broadcast live on NBC and its streaming service, Peacock. NPR's Mandalit del Barco previews some of the top contenders.

MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE²: The third season of "Succession" earned 25 Emmy nominations³. The HBO series about an international media conglomerate⁴ is actually a dark satire⁵, but critics have it as a frontrunner for this year's best drama award. Favorite for best comedy - the second season of "Ted⁶ Lasso." The Apple TV+ show about a British soccer team with an American coach has 20 Emmy nominations, including one for its lead star, Jason Sudeikis.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "TED LASSO")

JASON SUDEIKIS: (As Ted Lasso) Whew. It's a miracle.

DEL BARCO: There are some comedies that landed Emmy nominations for their first seasons, like Hulu's "Only Murders In The Building." Stars Steve Martin and Martin Short are competing for the lead actor in a comedy category. But there's a notable snub of their co-star, Selena Gomez.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING")

SELENA GOMEZ: (As Mabel Mora) Excuse me?

STEVE MARTIN: (As Charles-Haden Savage) Well, I can turn on the charm.

GOMEZ: (As Mabel Mora) Is it on now?

MARTIN: (As Charles-Haden Savage) It's warming up.

DEL BARCO: Another fan favorite is ABC's "Abbott Elementary." Quinta Brunson wrote and produced the series and stars as a second grade teacher.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "ABBOTT ELEMENTARY")

QUINTA BRUNSON: (As Janine Teagues) Just a day in the life of being a teacher here. You get used to it.

TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS: (As Gregory Eddie) And that smell in the wall?

BRUNSON: (As Janine Teagues) Oh, no. You're never going to get used to that.

WILLIAMS: (As Gregory Eddie) OK.

DEL BARCO: The Korean thriller⁷ "Squid Games" earned 14 Emmy nominations, a first for a non-English language series. The Netflix show, which was dubbed⁸ for American viewers, depicts⁹ a fictional¹⁰ TV reality fight-to-the-death competition based on children's games.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SQUID GAME")

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) If you do not wish to participate, please let us know at this time.

DEL BARCO: "Saturday Night Live's" Kenan Thompson will emcee tonight's awards ceremony.

Mandalit del Barco, NPR News.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 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

4 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

5 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。

6 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

7 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

8 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 depicts   

描绘，描画( depict的第三人称单数 )； 描述

参考例句：

• The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. 这本书生动地描绘了20 世纪30 年代的法国社会。
• He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively. 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。

10 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。