George Bush gets pipped to "Foot in Mouth" award
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& a7 ~6 A+ J1 w5 s! P# g/ p 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./ a. ~/ s# P( O p: m
9 Q* ~& m3 r. l4 e( C 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."9 r0 }* c7 ]1 y; h5 g
& c! S; Q7 l: S. O. {. t 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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. M* F0 m6 q% N( r Plain English Campaign spokesman Ben Beer said: "We thought it was abit obvious to honor Bush as he comes up with them every day."# H. l$ `, o' U# C
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7 _( ? z6 g9 c" W: }; ?2 I( E) W Past winners include model Naomi Campbell, actor Richard Gere and former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.8 S- Z$ ^- K) Q$ v9 j& j: h0 {
! m! u7 v* O! U7 `( @4 J* n There is never a shortage of entrants sent in by people baffled by bureaucratic language and befuddled legalese.+ M8 E8 \5 N! S& b# x
. n& s5 e8 W! R1 d "We get 40 to 50 examples a week, mostly from British documents. Themedia, including advertising and marketing, is riddled with insiderjargon," Beer said.# s; X! h# M: w5 V: n$ G( X
q6 Z7 a9 e- h0 v1 i! { 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.+ O- W( S% l- o1 u" R
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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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London』s Gatwick Airportgot 10 out of 10 for brevity but came bottom of the class for clarityfor one of its signs: "Passenger shoe repatriation area only."8 f" R: v* Z& J- C: \4 O! `
7 f( S* p6 L& X: T3 ~: ^: H" D3 K The campaign was founded in 1979 by Chrissie Maher who only learned to read and write at the age of 14.5 u, n7 }2 A" J: t9 Y3 j/ d
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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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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。)
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「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。」
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: G0 s1 W/ F3 W. h3 p 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。/ U( p! {. o# x5 l
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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。+ w+ Y$ w0 _7 t' E$ y8 t/ g; l
9 U/ t: i3 F* I& t2 a 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。, [8 d% V+ |# h7 ?
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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。」( }" Z# i- E0 [7 E
4 Z6 F/ S8 f4 Y( {8 D6 l: h 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。/ V4 P2 R' }1 E3 }
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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。」
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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」。3 n! g: ?: t5 K. Q1 }
0 V; \% _& i8 \& i: h, T 「簡明英語運動」組織成立於1979年,其創始人克裡西‧馬赫在他14歲時才開始識字。; v1 o; n8 \: c/ B- [% a6 e$ _, H, `
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2 x/ z2 t# d1 }$ d 《音樂之聲》當選「史上最偉大音樂劇」
5 ^# ^# P3 E1 I% N5 t' } 『The Sound of Music』 named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』1 E+ [# t; y; k5 J; s8 K0 H
0 a! j" ^" j# P( k 1960』s classic The Sound of Music has been named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』 in a new poll.
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The 1965 film, starring Julie Andrews, got 15 per cent of the vote in the Twentieth Century Fox poll.
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In the film, Andrews plays nun Maria who leaves an Austrian convent totake up a job of a governess to a Navy captain and his seven kids.
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8 y3 \' t! Z& X 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.; B; h9 Q4 h t! J5 E& E* ~3 l
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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."4 J4 E' e1 j- \# d7 B: g7 V0 D
6 ~ N! h' E) b" j 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.5 Y' E4 O. i0 @1 g8 M% C
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Nicole Kidman starred Moulin Rouge came fifth, while Phantom of theOpera and The Wizard of Oz stood sixth and seventh respectively.
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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」。
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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。: h/ a% \+ k% v& Q$ A3 f' p
) @ {9 i6 g& p$ Z! U5 U" f6 n! v 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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# C% {, \ s/ p8 G$ x 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。」8 S* ?3 e" n8 E7 g$ X* k
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「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。- _" ^1 A& C0 G
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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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《奧立弗》、《西區故事》和《飛天萬能車》也躋身「史上最偉大的十大音樂劇」排行榜。0 O- n( L: v( S2 C, J% A
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「史上最偉大的十大音樂劇」如下:' Q7 u) H7 d1 j4 w. @/ o
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1、《音樂之聲》
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2、《油脂》
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