英语听力精选进阶版 7279

第68届金球奖获奖结果已在美国洛杉矶揭晓。金球奖的举行预示着一年一度的电影与电视奖项季节已经到来。很多人认为金球奖的获奖影片很可能会成为本年度奥斯卡的热门侯选。

Argo pulled off a surprise win. Directed by Ben Affleck, the film revolves¹ around the Iran hostage² crisis³ in 1979. It beat Steven Speilberg's Lincoln which had been the favourite to take the award for best drama.

Speaking at the ceremony, former president Bill Clinton said Lincoln was an extraordinary film. Its leading man Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor:

Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis:

Are you sure there's room for another ex-president on this stage? Well, if you thought that was showing off, Her Majesty⁴ the Queen of England is about to parachute in in a couple of minutes to make a last minute pitch for Skyfall.

In the category for best musical, Les Miserables won the top award. There were also accolades⁵ for its stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. In other categories, the award for best song went to Adele for her James Bond theme, Skyfall. The singer was a little overwhelmed⁶ by her success:

Singer-songwriter, Adele:

Honestly I've come out for a night out with my friend Ida, we're new mums. We've literally⁷ come for a night out, I was not expecting this. Thank you so much. It's so good. It's very strange to be here. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your world for a night. It's amazing.

In the category for best foreign language film, the Austrian drama Amour was the winner. And in the television section, Downton Abbey lost out to Homeland for the award for best drama.

Quiz 听力测验

True or False? Argo won best drama award in this year's Golden Globe Awards.

True.

True or False? The best TV drama award went to Downton Abbey.

False. Homeland won the best TV drama award.

Who did the best musical award go to?

The best musical award went to Les Miserables.

Why was singer-songwriter Adele overwhelmed at the ceremony?

Because she didn't expect to win anything.

Glossary 词汇表

pulled off 成功完成，做成（困难的事情）

a surprise win 意外获胜

revolves around （故事）围绕

leading man 男主角

pitch 为某事作宣传、说好话

accolades 嘉奖，荣誉

theme （电影）主题曲

overwhelmed （因获奖感到）激动的，受宠若惊的

lost out to 输给了，被击败

1 revolves   

v.（使）旋转( revolve的第三人称单数 )；细想

参考例句：

• The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis. 地球既公转又自转。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Thus a wheel revolves on its axle. 于是，轮子在轴上旋转。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 hostage   

n.人质，抵押品

参考例句：

• One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
• Have you read the article about the rescue of the hostage?你看了关于营救人质的文章了吗？

3 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

4 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

5 accolades   

n.（连结几行谱表的）连谱号( accolade的名词复数 )；嘉奖；（窗、门上方的）桃尖拱形线脚；册封爵士的仪式（用剑面在肩上轻拍一下）

参考例句：

• Unlike other accolades for literature which tend to value style or experimentation. 有别于其他偏重风格活实验性的文学奖项。 来自互联网
• Build your trophy room while amassing awards and accolades. 建立您的奖杯积累奖项和荣誉。 来自互联网

6 overwhelmed   

[ overwhelm ]的过去式

参考例句：

• She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. 她感到愧疚难当。
• If (one was) overwhelmed by passion, it could lead to serious blunders. 当感情完全淹没理智时，就可能铸成大错。

7 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。