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Hollywood has been speaking out this week about the current political climate. There were teach-ins and rallies at talent agencies, and events and awards shows have been peppered with political opposition¹. NPR's arts correspondent Mandalit del Barco reports.

MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE²: One of Hollywood's most high-powered companies, talent agency CAA, kicked off Oscar weekend with a day of action. At CAA's sleek³ headquarters, actors, writers, directors and agents were invited to make T-shirts and posters, to phone and tweet elected officials. They also held a teach-in on a variety of issues. They heard from speakers, including Sarah McBride from the Human Rights Campaign.

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SARAH MCBRIDE: Transgender young people are feeling very alone right now. They're feeling scared.

DEL BARCO: Friday, another agency, UTA, ditched its annual Oscars party to instead host a political rally to support refugees and the ACLU. Among the speakers was actress Jodie Foster.

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JODIE FOSTER: It makes me so proud to see so many people engaging in the support for civil rights, in support of our traditions of fairness, freedom and empathy. And no matter where you're born and no matter who you voted for, red or blue, whether you're white, black or brown and all the colors of the identity rainbow, this is our time to resist.

DEL BARCO: Another UTA client, director Asghar Farhadi, will not attend the Academy Awards in protest of President Trump⁴'s travel restrictions⁵. His fellow Oscar nominees⁶ in the best foreign language category signed a joint⁷ letter in support. And during the UTA rally, Farhadi delivered a video message from Tehran.

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ASGHAR FARHADI: I'm grateful to the solidarity⁸ offered by fellow filmmakers and the UTA family who have reacted responsibly to discrimination and injustice⁹.

DEL BARCO: Yesterday at the beach in Santa Monica, the Independent Spirit Awards kicked off with host Nick Kroll and John Mulaney making digs at President Trump and at Hollywood liberals.

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NICK KROLL: And no, conservatives, we are not in a bubble. OK? We are in a tent filled with fringe artists on a California beach. If this room leaned any further to the left, we would literally¹⁰ topple into the Pacific Ocean.

DEL BARCO: Josh Welsh is the president of Film Independent, which presents the awards. He publicly thanked some of those who have been targets of President Trump, including the press and the NEA. But one of the only Spirit Award winners to give a pointed¹¹ political message was "Manchester By The Sea" star Casey Affleck.

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CASEY AFFLECK: The policies of this administration are abhorrent¹², and they will not last. They won't...

DEL BARCO: Affleck wore a blue ribbon in support of the ACLU to pick up his best male lead award. The ceremony celebrates smaller budget independent films. And this year, winners included the documentary "OJ: Made In America," the horror film "The Witch," actress Isabelle Huppert from "Elle" and Ben Foster from "Hell Or High Water," also Molly Shannon for her work in the film "Other People."

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MOLLY SHANNON: I really, truly, in this moment, feel like a superstar.

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DEL BARCO: But by far, the biggest winner yesterday was "Moonlight." The coming-of-age film picked up six awards, including best feature, best cinematography and best director for Barry Jenkins.

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BARRY JENKINS: To all y'all, man. I'm on the stage. But this thing - it has my name on it, but it's absolutely about all y'all. Much love.

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DEL BARCO: The ensemble¹³ cast and playwright¹⁴ Tarell Alvin McCraney joined Jenkins on stage for the Robert Altman Award. "Moonlight's" youngest actors, Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner, echoed their enthusiasm.

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ALEX HIBBERT: We love all of you.

JADEN PINER: We love you.

DEL BARCO: If the Spirit Awards was a preview, "Moonlight" is in for a lot of love tonight at the Oscars.

Mandalit del Barco, NPR News.

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1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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 sleek   

adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢

参考例句：

• Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
• The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 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

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

8 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

9 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

10 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。

11 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

12 abhorrent   

adj.可恶的，可恨的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• He is so abhorrent,saying such bullshit to confuse people.他这样乱说，妖言惑众，真是太可恶了。
• The idea of killing animals for food is abhorrent to many people.许多人想到杀生取食就感到憎恶。

13 ensemble   

n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果

参考例句：

• We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
• It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。

14 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。