George Bush gets pipped to "Foot in Mouth" award
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( s2 s3 B4 y* v$ F+ T) s( y* j7 Z! H 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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8 A$ h6 n t& R5 u 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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+ g3 ]1 ~7 R; ^2 f: t George W. Bush came second for "All I can tell you is that when the governor calls, I answer his phone."/ M3 s2 l% u7 O) P0 y) k! n, o1 B
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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."5 U3 h8 q* b+ ~9 T( S/ u1 n) a- P5 G9 r
% U3 p/ H7 Y- |: N* G 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.
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/ G7 B( l, J# J& x Past winners include model Naomi Campbell, actor Richard Gere and former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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3 P* G8 X& _. _ There is never a shortage of entrants sent in by people baffled by bureaucratic language and befuddled legalese." |9 {8 X, u" [3 x3 r! j
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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.
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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."
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That message clearly fell on deaf ears at Coleraine railway station in Northern Ireland.5 B7 W7 {. h# J8 v4 U
. o- s* x$ }# p2 N' \7 `, z5 s 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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W g4 ?5 o$ b: q% r8 X 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."
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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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& e2 \8 R- y' s" e$ \$ \ 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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0 j" O- d8 |6 ]' ~7 w 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 [# P# {. j1 \- ^8 q! s
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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。」5 j8 s( \1 y9 ?, E! X6 W# G- l
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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。
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5 D4 ?7 c* c, H! e8 _& c9 ]6 e 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。
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5 K$ |& t( L6 z* u& b& Q2 R6 J 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。」% h6 I o7 V+ P, n. W
! y, `# d5 S- W2 O8 N 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」。7 n' _2 m1 x5 Q* U( E
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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。5 v6 K8 q5 V) Y. l! P3 a9 H
& g4 m, b3 E4 t; v5 j: ] 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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9 S ~* C" v# o6 n/ @( F 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」。2 }5 ]1 [- ]( Y
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8 W6 U7 `" w1 }/ J 《音樂之聲》當選「史上最偉大音樂劇」
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1960』s classic The Sound of Music has been named the 『Greatest Musical of All Time』 in a new poll.0 {" r& \* V! v! t. J4 z
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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." k6 c: o B/ a
: K# J7 U! l( ]% l 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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"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."
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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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5 T5 P5 @2 P/ e4 i) K6 A Musical comedy The Rocky Horror Show landed the third, while MaryPoppins, a Disney musical starring Julie Andrews stood fourth.
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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.3 U8 d8 H; \! a# e
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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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5 ^& J% b2 j: k& O% i; ]1 t The top ten 『Greatest Musicals of All Time』 are:% d, @# j; p0 P- W! i% ~7 _
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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。
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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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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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+ G( R& p$ G$ C+ W0 Q) E 「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 C2 L+ s, y- D b% X 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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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。2 q% A$ n/ W7 @$ i6 W) X V
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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。
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z9 c3 v& r" B. n 「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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9、《西區故事》
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