文本选自:CNN(美国有线电视新闻网)
作者:Dan Heching
原文标题:Michelle Yeoh makes history with best actress Oscar win
原文发布时间:13 Mar. 2023
Michelle Yeoh makes history with best actress Oscar win
Michelle Yeoh has won best actress at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award. Yeoh, who earned the trophy for her acclaimed performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once, " has also entered the history books for becoming the first Malaysian-born performer to be honored with a best actress Oscar. Yeoh is the fifth person of Asian descent to win an Oscar in an acting category and the first to win in a lead acting category.
"For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is proof to dream big and dreams do come true," Yeoh gushed while accepting her Oscar. She added: "Ladies, don't let anybody tell you you're ever past your prime." Yeoh dedicated her Oscar to her mother, and "all the moms in the world, because they really are the superheroes and without them none of us would be here tonight."
In "Everything Everywhere All at Once, " Yeoh portrayed Evelyn Wang, a beleaguered Asian American immigrant who runs a laundromat and is confronted with the staggering prospect of infinite possible lives as part of the multiverse. As she navigates this bizarre new terrain and gains exceptional new powers, she must come to terms with rifts within her family that ultimately pose a grave existential threat – all while also facing a tax audit.
创历史!杨紫琼获奥斯卡最佳女主角
精听党背景导读
北京时间今天上午(美国当地时间3月12日晚),第95届奥斯卡金像奖颁奖礼在美国洛杉矶好莱坞举行。
全场最大的惊喜《瞬息全宇宙》横扫奥斯卡奖最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳女主角、最佳剪辑、最佳原创剧本、最佳男女配角等七项大奖,成为本届奥斯卡的终极赢家。值得一提的是,杨紫琼击败“大魔王”凯特·布兰切特,登顶最佳女主角,成为首位获得该奖项的华裔演员,创造了历史。此外,导演关家永也成为李安之后的第二位获得奥斯卡最佳导演的华裔导演。
文本选自:CNN(美国有线电视新闻网)作者:Dan Heching原文标题:Michelle Yeoh makes history with best actress Oscar win原文发布时间:13 Mar. 2023关键词:杨紫琼 奥斯卡 最佳女主角
精听党带着问题听
1.“追溯祖先”用英语可以怎么表达?2. 如何理解第二段中的“prime”?3. 《瞬息全宇宙》主要讲的是什么?
精听党选段赏析
标题解读
Michelle Yeoh makes history with best actress Oscar win
创历史!杨紫琼获奥斯卡最佳女主角
make history 造历史;做出永垂史册的事情;
best actress 最佳女主角;最佳女演员;
段一
Michelle Yeoh has won best actress at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award. Yeoh, who earned the trophy for her acclaimed performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has also entered the history books for becoming the first Malaysian-born performer to be honored with a best actress Oscar. Yeoh is the fifth person of Asian descent to win an Oscar in an acting category and the first to win in a lead acting category.
Academy Awards 美国奥斯卡电影金像奖;奥斯卡;金马奖;
descent n. 下降,降落;斜坡,斜面;出身,血统;1. Chinese descent 中国血统;炎黄子孙;2. a person of Irish descent 具有爱尔兰血统的人;3. to trace one's descent 追溯祖先;
trophy n. 奖杯,奖品;(用于比赛或赛跑名称)奖,奖杯(Trophy);
acclaimed adj. 得到高度评价的,被称赞的;
Everything Everywhere All at Once n. 《瞬息全宇宙》(电影名);
Malaysian n. 马来西亚人;1. Malay n. 马来人;马来血统的人;
honor vt. 尊敬(等于 honour);给…以荣誉;
lead adj. 带头的;最重要的;1. lead singer 主唱,领唱;2. lead actress 女主角;3. supporting actor 男配角;
参考译文
杨紫琼于周日晚获得第95届奥斯卡最佳女主角奖,成为首位获得该奖项的亚裔女性。杨紫琼凭借在《瞬息全宇宙》中的出色表演获得了该奖项,成为了第一位获得奥斯卡最佳女主角的出生于马来西亚的演员,被载入史册。杨紫琼是第五位获得奥斯卡表演类奖项的亚裔,也是奥斯卡历史上第一位获得最佳女主角的亚裔演员。
段二
“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is proof to dream big and dreams do come true,” Yeoh gushed while accepting her Oscar. She added: “Ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you’re ever past your prime.” Yeoh dedicated her Oscar to her mother, and “all the moms in the world, because they really are the superheroes and without them none of us would be here tonight.”
beacon n. 灯塔,灯标;(无线电)信标;引路人,指路明灯;1. to act as a beacon to someone 作某人的指路明灯;
proof n. 证明,证据;检验,证实;
dream big 有远大梦想;1. Refuse to hold yourself back, and dare to dream big. 拒绝退缩,敢于梦想。
gush vi. 涌出;迸出;滔滔不绝地说话;1. to gush over sth. 滔滔不绝地谈论某事;
prime n. 盛年,壮年时期;
dedicate vt. 致力于,献身于;把(书、戏剧、音乐作品等)献给;1. dedicate to 献身;把(时间、精力等)用于;奉献给;
superhero n. 超级英雄;
参考译文
杨紫琼在领奖时激动地说道:“对于所有今晚在观看颁奖典礼,和我一样长着亚洲面孔的男孩女孩来说,这是希望和可能性的信号灯。这证明了要有远大的理想,梦想是会成为现实的。”她补充道:“女士们,不要让任何人告诉你,你已经过了你的黄金时期。”杨紫琼把她的奥斯卡奖献给了她的母亲,以及“世界上所有的母亲,因为她们真的是超级英雄,如果没有她们,我们今晚都不会站在这里”。
段三
In “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Yeoh portrayed Evelyn Wang, a beleaguered Asian American immigrant who runs a laundromat and is confronted with the staggering prospect of infinite possible lives as part of the multiverse. As she navigates this bizarre new terrain and gains exceptional new powers, she must come to terms with rifts within her family that ultimately pose a grave existential threat – all while also facing a tax audit.
portray vt. 描绘,描写;(在艺术或文学作品中)描述,刻画;(在电影、戏剧等中)扮演;1. Who portrayed Evelyn Wang? 谁扮演伊芙琳·王?
beleaguered adj. 被包围的,处于困境的,饱受指责的;
Asian American 亚裔美国人;1. Chinese American 华裔美国人;美籍华人;2. American Chinese 中国籍美国人;3. American-born Chinese 美国出生的持有中国籍的人;4. African American 非裔美国人(指美国黑人);
laundromat n.(美)自助洗衣店;
confront vt. 面对,面临;正视,处理;1. confront with 使面临;使面对;
staggering adj. 大得惊人的,令人吃惊的;
prospect n. 可能性,希望;预期,展望;(尤指事业的)成功机会,前景;
infinite adj. 无限的,无穷尽的;(数量或程度上)极大的,无穷大的;
multiverse n. 多元宇宙;平行宇宙;
bizarre adj. 奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等),古怪的;
terrain n. 地形,地势;领域;
come to terms with 妥协;达成协议;让步;屈服;甘心忍受;1. come to terms with sb. 与某人达成协议;2. come to terms with sth. 接受某事;妥协某事;
rift n.(人际关系)不和,分歧;裂缝,裂口;1. a rift between A and B A与B之间的分歧;
ultimately adv. 最终,最后;根本上,最重要地;
grave adj. 严峻的,严重的;严肃的,庄重的;
existential adj. 存在主义的;有关存在的;存在判断的;
pose a threat 构成威胁;形成一种威胁;
audit n. 审计,查…的账目;审查,审核;
参考译文
在《瞬息全宇宙》中,杨紫琼饰演了一名陷入困境的亚裔美国移民伊芙琳·王(Evelyn Wang),经营自助洗衣店的她面临着元宇宙中无限可能的人生带来的惊人可能性。当她穿行于这个奇怪的新环境中并获得了特殊的新能力时,她必须与家庭内部分歧妥协,这些分歧构成了严重的生存威胁,期间还面临着税务审计。
精听党每日单词
make history
造历史;做出永垂史册的事情;
best actress
最佳女主角;最佳女演员;
Academy Awards
美国奥斯卡电影金像奖;奥斯卡;金马奖;
descent
/dɪˈsent/ n. 下降,降落;斜坡,斜面;出身,血统;
trophy
/ˈtroʊfi/ n. 奖杯,奖品;(用于比赛或赛跑名称)奖,奖杯(Trophy);
acclaimed
/əˈkleɪmd/ adj. 得到高度评价的,被称赞的;
Everything Everywhere All at Once
n. 《瞬息全宇宙》(电影名);
Malaysian
/məˈleɪʒn/ n. 马来西亚人;
honor
/ˈɑːnər/ vt. 尊敬(等于 honour);给…以荣誉;
lead
/liːd/ adj. 带头的;最重要的;
beacon
/ˈbiːkən/ n. 灯塔,灯标;(无线电)信标;引路人,指路明灯;
proof
/pruːf/ n. 证明,证据;检验,证实;
dream big
有远大梦想;
gush
/ɡʌʃ/ vi. 涌出;迸出;滔滔不绝地说话;
prime
/praɪm/ n. 盛年,壮年时期;
dedicate
/ˈdedɪkeɪt/ vt. 致力于,献身于;把(书、戏剧、音乐作品等)献给;
superhero
/ˈsuːpərhɪroʊ/ n. 超级英雄;
portray
/pɔːrˈtreɪ/ vt. 描绘,描写;(在艺术或文学作品中)描述,刻画;(在电影、戏剧等中)扮演;
beleaguered
/bɪˈliːɡərd/ adj. 被包围的,处于困境的,饱受指责的;
Asian American
亚裔美国人;
laundromat
/ˈlɔːndrəmæt/ n.(美)自助洗衣店;
confront
/kənˈfrʌnt/ vt. 面对,面临;正视,处理;
staggering
/ˈstæɡərɪŋ/ adj. 大得惊人的,令人吃惊的;
prospect
/ˈprɑːspekt/ n. 可能性,希望;预期,展望;(尤指事业的)成功机会,前景;
infinite
/ˈɪnfɪnət/ adj. 无限的,无穷尽的;(数量或程度上)极大的,无穷大的;
multiverse
/ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs/ n. 多元宇宙;平行宇宙;
bizarre
/bɪˈzɑːr/ adj. 奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等),古怪的;
terrain
/təˈreɪn/ n. 地形,地势;领域;
come to terms with
妥协;达成协议;让步;屈服;甘心忍受;
rift
/rɪft/ n.(人际关系)不和,分歧;裂缝,裂口;
ultimately
/ˈʌltɪmətli/ adv. 最终,最后;根本上,最重要地;
grave
/ɡreɪv/ adj. 严峻的,严重的;严肃的,庄重的;
existential
/ˌeɡzɪˈstenʃl/ adj. 存在主义的;有关存在的;存在判断的;
pose a threat
构成威胁;形成一种威胁;
audit
/ˈɔːdɪt/ n. 审计,查…的账目;审查,审核;
精听党文化拓展
据新京报,杨紫琼祖籍中国福建,1962出生于马来西亚的一个富裕的华人家庭,她从小性格外向活泼,喜欢运动,跟弟弟去踢球、爬山,4岁开始学习芭蕾,15岁去了英国,考进了著名的英国皇家舞蹈学院。21岁的杨紫琼,在妈妈的鼓励下,参加了马来西亚的选美比赛,获得冠军。
之后,偶然的机会进入演艺圈,杨紫琼签约了洪金宝的德宝电影公司。第一部戏是1984年在《猫头鹰与小飞象》中饰演受人欺负的柔弱女教师,这是动作喜剧片当时比较流行的柔弱花瓶角色。片中,她看到主演洪金宝等人的武打动作跟跳舞很像,便也想尝试一些动作戏。
她和洪金宝说,拍武打戏和跳舞差不了多少,自己也想试试拍动作片,最后还专门请教练教自己武术。
决心拍拳头的杨紫琼很快放弃了当花瓶的机会,开始展示自己的拳脚功夫。在其第二部电影《夏日福星》里,杨紫琼就扮演了一位柔道教练,同时跟随洪金宝和成龙学习功夫,每天打沙包、踢腿。成龙谈起这段往事时,印象最深的是杨紫琼的刻苦,每天都要练足9个小时,“因为有芭蕾舞的底子,功夫练得不错”。
最终这部影片让杨紫琼一炮而红,并获得了香港电影金像奖最佳新人奖提名。
1986年的《皇家师姐》,杨紫琼凭借着片中的巨大付出,拿到了当年香港金像奖的最佳新人奖提名。此后数年间,杨紫琼先后推出了《皇家战士》、《中华战士》、《通天大盗》等多部影片,这也形成了她早期的作品风格:动作戏偏于写实,掺杂着插科打诨等喜剧元素等等。
1988年,在拍完《通天大盗》之后,杨紫琼和德宝电影公司的老板潘迪生结婚,正在事业上升期的杨紫琼选择息影,当时令不少人感到惋惜。
据中新网,1992年,杨紫琼息影四年、离婚复出后的第一部电影,便是与成龙合作的《警察故事3》。杨紫琼的拼劲让成龙也“卷”了起来,成龙曾开玩笑地说:“要是你再做多一点,那我要靠什么吃饭?”二人精彩的动作戏让影片上映后广受好评,杨紫琼成为当时亚洲最具知名度和片酬最高的女影星。
1997年,杨紫琼获得了一个进军好莱坞的机会,成为电影《007之明日帝国》史上第一位亚裔“邦德女郎”。值得一提的是,她扮演的“邦女郎”摆脱了花瓶定位,是一名可以和邦德并肩作战的独立女性。
3年后,由李安导演,周润发、杨紫琼、章子怡主演的电影《卧虎藏龙》大获成功,并在第73届奥斯卡金像奖上独揽包括最佳外语片等4项大奖。女主角杨紫琼也因此成为西方观众心目中的“功夫女神”。
精听党每日美句
To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.
事事及时做,一日胜三日。