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M: did you watch the Oscars on Sunday night?

S: no, but I heard about that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt didn't attend.

M: yes, that was surprising. I heard that they got into a fight and then dicided not to go.

S: they must be the most famous celebrity couple in Hollywood.

M: they're also one of the richest couples. They have so many money and they can buy almost anything they want.

S: I also heard that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes made an appearance at the Oscars.

M: did either one of them win an Oscar this year?

S: I think Tom might have been nominated for one of his films, but I don't think he won anything.

M: Tom Cruise may be handsome, but I think he's a bit crazy, don't you?

S: yes, his marriage to Katie is actually quite scandalous.

M: I still think that they only got married to get more publicity for their movies and themselves.

S: people in show biz can have such an easy life; I don't know why they have to make it so complicated.

M: I would never want to be a celebrity because the paparazzi would also be after you.

S: that's true. I guess it would be difficult to have people taking pictures of you everywhere you go.

M: thank goodness we're not rich and famous!

S: being famous, I can do without, but I wouldn't mind being rich.

参考翻译


周日晚上你看奥斯卡颁奖典礼了吗?
没有,不过我听说安吉丽娜朱莉和布拉德皮特没出席.
是啊,这真出乎意料.据说他们之间发生了争执,最终决定不参加.
他们俩大概是好莱坞最著名的一对明星情侣了.
也是最富有的一对.他们所拥有的财产几乎可以让他们随心所欲地购买想要的一切.
我还听说汤姆克鲁斯和凯蒂赫尔姆斯在奥斯卡颁奖现场露面了.
他们俩中有谁获奖了吗?
我想汤姆可能凭借自己的一部电影获得了提名,不过我觉得他可能获不了奖.
汤姆克鲁斯长得是帅,不过我觉得这回他脑筋有点不清楚,你不觉得吗?
是啊.他跟凯蒂结婚简直是个笑话.
我还是觉得他们俩结婚只是为了给他们的电影和自己做宣传而已.
演艺圈的人可以生活得轻松自在,我搞不懂他们为什么要把事情弄得那么复杂.
我可不想做明星,因为身后总会有狗仔队跟着你.
没错.我想只要在你所到之处都有人偷拍你,那样的日子恐怕很煎熬.
谢天谢地,咱们既没钱也没名气.
没名气倒是无所谓,但是我可不介意有钱!!

核心词汇


Nominate: to formally suggest that somebody should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. 提名;推荐 ~ sb (for/as sth)
She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名.
He was nominated (as) best actor. 他获得了最佳男演员的提名.

Scandalous: shocking and unacceptable 可耻的;不可原谅的
a scandalous waste of money 金钱的浪费触目惊心
It is scandalous that he has not been punished. 他没有受到惩罚,天理难容啊.

Publicity: the attention that is given to somebody/something by newspapers, television, etc. (媒体的)关注,宣传,报道
good/bad/adverse publicity有利的／不利的／反面的报道
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. 他的失踪已为传媒广泛报道.
The trial took place amid a blaze of(= a lot of)publicity. 审讯在全面曝光的情况下进行.

Biz: a particular type of business, especially one connected with entertainment 生意(尤指与娱乐业有关的)
people in the music biz 音乐圈的人

paparazzo: a photographer who follows famous people around in order to get interesting photographs of them to sell to a newspaper 猎奇名流的摄影记者;狗仔队