George Bush gets pipped to "Foot in Mouth" award
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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./ L4 u1 Q6 [/ k* t: c4 d. a3 b
) `6 O$ K8 r, B# {# s 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 W1 q, |6 B" |1 c% c2 \
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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." W! \' T+ w% m# y/ d( i
. j* {3 q; _0 J1 P9 a: G/ l 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 z* R( C6 {& Z1 o1 o# R$ h
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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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8 }' l5 a) G+ \7 j# m1 H "We get 40 to 50 examples a week, mostly from British documents. Themedia, including advertising and marketing, is riddled with insiderjargon," Beer said.+ ^1 u3 h, x7 y, u
. J+ n0 [: T' m$ t6 s1 q 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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0 x/ F: `: E, l0 I; F0 I/ } 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 i5 n; Q6 {3 u' `1 L
- S( g' n& v( {9 L 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."- B' s$ z: r: m2 Z# h# M/ q
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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.
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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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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。」3 q4 U9 z8 o- S+ W' r; I4 O
$ e1 y9 y; f3 t* ^* V4 u' Y 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。)0 D( e4 j( F) J' ?0 w+ @
9 ?+ T1 j9 {# i* p6 I6 i5 ]. ] 「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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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。+ e9 N2 r+ M! k3 \) s+ z( T
; g5 ]3 t6 _' ^/ O' B 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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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。+ W; H+ P8 A0 g2 k: w' C
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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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$ q" v: s" H. @! m( n7 { 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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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。」6 Q2 f% H, {4 h' h$ |5 w! G
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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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「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。9 x. a- p) M7 o; o" j
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『The Sound of Music』 named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』" O6 k" N) T; B
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1960』s classic The Sound of Music has been named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』 in a new 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.9 t% a( Z/ u0 X3 o) {3 n% k
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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.
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5 R& X% V8 X8 g3 |$ C0 n$ } "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."9 Y# k' r" @0 o6 V
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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.) x; K* W2 e. q7 y% X
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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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3.The Rocky Horror Show
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) B, M, N$ |0 A( Q. e' V4 u& K: o 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」。8 O8 O. Q; o) Q0 E! m# ~" j% {
+ Y' q* k" R# D8 X* w: z 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。5 F, ?4 R) E$ P* v
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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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. g% W+ R! g( P' f* D4 b5 y& d 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。」
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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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& `8 F/ c! o# c8 ~# Z# v5 Z 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。0 t# P4 b6 D: `' r( b( |
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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。. t$ N% G* c: B* L8 N8 N7 }4 Q0 b
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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。. K, t* v( w ]3 P! \# w% V, }( e
" ^% L' N3 O7 W 「史上最偉大的十大音樂劇」如下:/ i4 z8 T) ?8 x
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4、《瑪麗‧波平斯阿姨》
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5、《紅磨坊》
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6、《歌劇魅影》: S9 s0 `4 _; j4 |* x. d, s: t
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8、《奧立弗》
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