George Bush gets pipped to "Foot in Mouth" award- w! l7 b1 M& U$ V' Z- Q
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Former England soccer manager Steve McClaren fought off toughcompetition from US President George W. Bush to win a dreaded "Foot inMouth" award on Tuesday from the Plain English campaign.
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Hewas hailed for a supreme example of in talking about star player WayneRooney: "He is inexperienced but he』s experienced in terms of what he』sbeen through."
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George W. Bush came second for "All I can tell you is that when the governor calls, I answer his phone."
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( w/ x8 x5 [7 ~) ], n9 J' Z' G Plain English Campaign spokesman Ben Beer said: "We thought it was abit obvious to honor Bush as he comes up with them every day."
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Every year, the pressure group hands out a raft of awards mockingincomprehensible jargon in a battle to clear the linguistic fog that sooften envelops the English language.3 V4 u+ n" D& N
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Past winners include model Naomi Campbell, actor Richard Gere and former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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There is never a shortage of entrants sent in by people baffled by bureaucratic language and befuddled legalese.
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"We get 40 to 50 examples a week, mostly from British documents. Themedia, including advertising and marketing, is riddled with insiderjargon," Beer said.1 i- `. C5 n( ^9 I5 O6 f8 S
) i t& s( s; | L1 _, e' ~* _ Offering the best way to obliteratemeaningless verbosity, Beer said: "Thinking before you write is themain thing and then re-reading what you have written."
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That message clearly fell on deaf ears at Coleraine railway station in Northern Ireland.
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# d9 Q8 i1 w {& r, O1 h The station sign read: "Every autumn a combination of leaves on theline, atmospheric conditions and prevailing damp conditions lead to alow adhesion between the rail head and the wheel which causes servicesto be delayed or even cancelled."
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The campaign was founded in 1979 by Chrissie Maher who only learned to read and write at the age of 14./ G" _3 s+ p/ P! i' O
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本週二,「簡明英語運動組織」年度「不知所云」大獎揭曉,前英格蘭國家足球隊主教練史蒂夫‧麥克拉倫力挫美國總統布什,贏得這一「殊榮」。
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: {* t+ E8 f- ] K 麥克拉倫對球星韋恩‧魯尼的評價是最為經典的例子,令人「讚歎」。他說:「魯尼經驗不足,不過他對自己做過的事情還是很有經驗的。」
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布什總統「屈居」亞軍。他的「獲獎名言」是:「我想告訴你們,如果州長打來電話,我一定會接。」(譯者註:布什訪問發生火災的南加州,在回答有關應急救援的問題時說了這句話。)( {& f- V$ ]1 }% k
( q" W. V+ s0 h 「簡明英語運動組織」的發言人本‧比爾說:「我們原以為布什總統奪冠的可能性比較大,因為他說錯話可是家常便飯。」# L- [! l& V" U+ m' K' W9 @1 d/ B9 w
) _! f, Y: X: V4 Y% v; w 為了消滅英語中經常出現的「雲山霧罩」的語言,該「施壓組織」每年都頒發一系列獎項,嘲諷各種讓人摸不著頭腦的晦澀言論。
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歷屆「不知所云獎」得主包括名模納歐米‧坎貝爾、影星理查德‧基爾和美國前國防部長唐納德‧拉姆斯菲爾德。
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0 ]3 r8 `$ o: t$ ]) U3 K4 \7 M 該組織經常收到人們「舉報」的一些令人費解的「官話」和法律用語。, x1 U0 L. `0 C( T( ? c' \% `( Q
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比爾說:「我們每週能收集到四、五十個這樣的例子,其中大多數來自英國的官方文件。此外,廣告、營銷等傳媒中也充斥著大量的行業術語。」
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針對這個問題,比爾提出,最好的解決辦法就是「提筆前慎重思考,寫完後再三通讀」。
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而北愛爾蘭的科勒雷恩火車站顯然沒有做到這一點。" x4 y/ i8 R- v
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該火車站的一個告示牌上寫道:「每到秋天,鐵道上的落葉、大氣狀況和潮濕的天氣使火車頭和車輪間的粘附力減小,導致火車延誤或取消。」, W! N: h3 F3 Z+ v
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而倫敦加特維克機場是做到了百分百的「簡要,但是在「清楚」方面卻是最差的了。該機場的一個告示牌是這樣寫的:「乘客鞋遣送專用區」。
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《音樂之聲》當選「史上最偉大音樂劇」$ {, ~9 W- F9 l! x( i# U2 ]) r; ]
『The Sound of Music』 named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』
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1960』s classic The Sound of Music has been named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』 in a new poll.) ^+ w7 Z9 {( b
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The 1965 film, starring Julie Andrews, got 15 per cent of the vote in the Twentieth Century Fox poll.5 J3 r/ B" f4 B+ K2 n
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Speaking at the launch of the Sound Of Music DVD at London』sPalladium, Charmian Carr, who played Liesl von Trapp said: "It』s such agood feeling to be a part of something that changed so many lives forthe better.7 i. ^5 v9 R# y4 [: r* i
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"To love each other and to stay together is sucha wonderful message and I think probably nowadays more than ever peopleneed to hear that message again."! A2 E- E& T; k) A2 B0 Q
: I3 K& B; l) u- O6 d1 H Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta starred, 1978 musical Grease, bagged the second place, reports The Sun.
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Musical comedy The Rocky Horror Show landed the third, while MaryPoppins, a Disney musical starring Julie Andrews stood fourth." C3 R8 F7 d9 O- k# C
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Oliver, West Side Story and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rounded off the top ten 『Greatest Musicals of All Time.』
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The top ten 『Greatest Musicals of All Time』 are:
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6.Phantom of the Opera
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8.Oliver
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上世紀60年代名噪一時的經典音樂劇《音樂之聲》在近媽養我一項調查中被評為「歷史上最偉大的音樂劇」。6 W; M8 ~& U. f! y
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在「20世紀福克斯」電影公司開展的調查中,《音樂之聲》以15%的得票率名列榜首。這部音樂劇於1965年上映、由茱麗葉‧安德魯斯主演。( e: b, {- I b& ? A: Z' ^) M
& S1 s# v8 y! e: Z' u$ S" S: ] 安德魯斯在劇中飾演修女瑪莉婭,她離開了奧地利的修道院,到一位海軍上校家給他的七個孩子當家庭教師。
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在倫敦帕裡蒂亞劇院舉行的《音樂之聲》原聲大碟發佈儀式上,在劇中飾演(大女兒) 麗莎‧馮‧崔普的查爾米恩‧卡爾說:「這部音樂劇讓很多人的生活變得更加美好。能夠參演這部偉大的作品,我感到非常自豪。」7 {! u; l, F9 d$ ^( m# m; C
) X5 q t J3 A3 ^ 「互相關愛、相依相伴是人世間最美好的東西,我想如今的人們可能比以往更需要它。」
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據《太陽報》報道,由奧立瓦‧牛頓-約翰和約翰‧特拉沃爾塔主演的音樂劇《油脂》位居第二。該劇於1978年上映。* G$ q( l& o& k/ v9 g
' ~% a5 G( F, T 音樂喜劇《洛基恐怖秀》名列第三,茱麗葉‧安德魯斯主演的另一部迪斯尼音樂劇《瑪麗‧波平斯阿姨》排在第四。
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妮可‧基德曼主演的歌舞劇《紅磨坊》名列第五;《歌劇魅影》和《綠野仙蹤》分別位列第六和第七。
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「史上最偉大的十大音樂劇」如下:
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1、《音樂之聲》
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2、《油脂》
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3、《洛基恐怖秀》
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6、《歌劇魅影》
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9、《西區故事》
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