VOA文化艺术2024--Singer Elton John Completes Rare 'EGOT' with Emmy Win

Singer Elton John Completes Rare 'EGOT' with Emmy Win

　　The Emmy Awards program on Monday night honored British singer Elton John with a prize for his movie which Disney+ presented in 2023.

　　With the win, John completed the career accomplishment¹ known as an "EGOT." The letters stand for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

　　Those are the four major awards in the United States for the performing arts.

　　John said he was "incredibly humbled³" after learning about the award.

　　John became the 19th EGOT winner. Others include Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson and John Legend.

　　The film covered his "farewell" performance at the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers⁵ baseball team, Dodger⁴ Stadium, in late 2022. It was the last show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road traveling show, or tour, which started in 2018 and continued through 2022 after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

　　The recording⁶ of his concert won in the category called "Variety Special (Live)." The other nominees⁷ included the halftime show from the 57th Super Bowl, the 75th Tony Awards, a performance by comedian⁸ Chris Rock and the 95th Academy Awards, or Oscars.

　　David Furnish, John's partner, helped produce the three-hour concert film. Furnish attended Monday's ceremony in Los Angeles. He said John was sleeping at his home in Great Britain.

　　Furnish said he used a video call app to tell John the news.

　　"We FaceTimed him. We woke him up in the middle of the night," Furnish said. John is recovering from a knee replacement⁹ medical operation.

　　U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated John on the social media service X.

　　"Sir Elton John has been a tidal wave throughout his career to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme," he posted.

　　In a statement sent out after winning the award, John said he appreciated the "unwavering support of my fans all around the world." He added: "Tonight is a testament¹⁰ to the power of the arts and the joy that it brings to all our lives. Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my career. I am incredibly grateful."

　　John has several Grammy Awards for his singing and recording career. He won a Tony for writing the music for the Broadway musical Aida. He won two Oscars for writing songs in movies, first for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King and "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocket Man.

　　Words in This Story

　　career –n. the results of a person job or profession over a period of time

　　accomplishment –n. a major thing that a person does of which they are proud

　　humble² –v. to cause a person to feel less important or proud

　　halftime –n. the middle of a big sports event that usually has some kind of performance while the teams prepare for the second half

　　concert –n. a musical performance

　　congratulate –v. to tell someone that you are happy for their success or good fortune

　　testament –n. proof that something is the case or is true

1 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 humbled   

adj. 卑下的，谦逊的，粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下，贬低

参考例句：

• The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
• I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。

4 dodger   

n.躲避者；躲闪者；广告单

参考例句：

• They are tax dodgers who hide their interest earnings.他们是隐瞒利息收入的逃税者。
• Make sure she pays her share she's a bit of a dodger.她自己的一份一定要她付清--她可是有点能赖就赖。

5 dodgers   

n.躲闪者，欺瞒者( dodger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains 对火车逃票者的严厉打击
• But Twain, Howells, and James were jeeringly described by Mencken as "draft-dodgers". 不过吐温、豪威尔斯和詹姆斯都是被门肯讥诮地叫做“逃避兵役的人。” 来自辞典例句

6 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

7 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

8 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

9 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

10 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。