George Bush gets pipped to "Foot in Mouth" award
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& K" c( w- a" p2 a k' D. s4 X9 U 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.) r: {& y; s3 n6 Q
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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."1 \0 K. _9 o* h9 l3 M
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Plain English Campaign spokesman Ben Beer said: "We thought it was abit obvious to honor Bush as he comes up with them every day."# r( W' q, m T4 `. ~
9 h2 u' z1 R! |, G2 i/ Q 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.4 ?: H! g' A! A0 G4 @% j) a# u
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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.9 i+ y$ ^) y# }# n' ~/ c
% A7 \8 X9 j9 @5 s "We get 40 to 50 examples a week, mostly from British documents. Themedia, including advertising and marketing, is riddled with insiderjargon," Beer said.
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Offering the best way to obliteratemeaningless verbosity, Beer said: "Thinking before you write is themain thing and then re-reading what you have written."( B* \. C* t+ |& e4 O. V/ ?" ]
( D8 M2 L; J7 A+ n( c That message clearly fell on deaf ears at Coleraine railway station in Northern Ireland.0 `6 `; N7 X8 z
7 ]9 W( @% i# S; ?9 E 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."; k/ ?- C9 d, q# G( q
, |# e/ T0 h' Z' T( O+ m- W1 \ 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.": E; A! @8 i& q: Y
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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.+ b# E3 L- e0 T5 A& @/ ]& K9 v
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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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: `: u, u- ]8 j1 f9 ~ 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。」5 Y: w; T! B% O1 [5 H9 M
s( V& Y( x* D: z7 l- { 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。)2 l) R# L& Z/ A* K) \/ G; C) _
! H8 N" b( N `+ k. h) u. n 「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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) }% U/ l. q2 V8 o( K. k 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。 I @2 O- k! W
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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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( Y: g* I) f4 O0 @ 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。
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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」。1 p% W* A( a! @( R5 ]( H
, y8 f, C6 s" @3 M 而北愛爾蘭的科勒雷恩火車站顯然沒有做到這一點。
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7 `. {1 K e& i+ J3 i- N/ I, A 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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( [1 f2 }6 \8 H2 l+ z 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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^: W6 ^. d& q+ o; ]! T: K1 a( H 「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。( _4 r( x+ T4 @. T5 i
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《音樂之聲》當選「史上最偉大音樂劇」; b& x4 B, r" ^) O- ?( h+ n; I
『The Sound of Music』 named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』+ C+ l4 N* G- Z6 J7 S1 F+ L! Z
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1960』s classic The Sound of Music has been named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』 in a new poll.+ X' a4 ]0 \/ \: x3 h- c
$ a, `7 h7 l$ b5 e' @2 U2 h The 1965 film, starring Julie Andrews, got 15 per cent of the vote in the Twentieth Century Fox poll.& B8 q6 U) z H) c+ U9 K$ z
* u9 v' R5 f7 v6 a 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.( v; N2 E: t% F8 J w
3 K7 j/ E. x6 F. Y6 E3 P 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.
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9 J- T, K m+ x5 p9 A3 F3 C8 Z7 f "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."5 E4 U2 N! @& |8 Y9 K0 u% Y8 Y
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! D; y, E f' ~, C! a Musical comedy The Rocky Horror Show landed the third, while MaryPoppins, a Disney musical starring Julie Andrews stood fourth.5 X' m8 y/ z0 y. g
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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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The top ten 『Greatest Musicals of All Time』 are:
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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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7 e+ @( d8 J- T5 x 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。7 h2 a' G4 F3 ]) ~( M9 W4 H
- s# H& g7 G( c A. Z$ y2 A' i1 f 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。! @0 a4 W2 B% D, c, h- c/ ?4 K
) c& \, F1 i+ [* J* i 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。」) i' B: K: j/ [
5 @0 S* s8 f2 Y0 B6 u$ x 「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。」- M" D8 x5 m6 I: j" W/ {6 u
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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。
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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。9 f3 W2 b: a1 ?) q
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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。$ k3 w, J, D+ Y' G4 L. l
# f3 i1 U1 @: n 《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 R. X" X3 X, q; Z- u; Z
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5、《紅磨坊》
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