年末是頒獎的時節,不論是上週六剛落幕的金鐘獎(Golden Bell Awards)、或是即將陸續登場的台北電影節(Taipei Film Festival)、金馬獎(Golden Horse Awards),以及即將揭曉的學術界最高桂冠──諾貝爾獎(Nobel Prize)都是接下來令人期待的盛事。本次應景一下,認識多益測驗中與頒獎典禮相關的詞彙與表達吧!
awards ceremony頒獎典禮
ceremony為「儀式、典禮」的意思,此字可以運用在多種場合,例如religious ceremony(宗教儀式)、wedding/marriage ceremony(婚禮)、opening ceremony(開幕典禮)、graduation/commencement ceremony(畢業典禮) 等。
award (n)常與動詞present/bestow/hand out搭配,表示「贈予獎項」;award當動詞時則表示「授予」,常用搭配如award a prize/medal/honor「頒發獎賞/獎牌/榮譽」使用。
A gold medal, a certificate, and a monetary award will be bestowed upon the winners.(獲勝者將獲得金牌、證書和獎金。)
In 1986, the Nobel Committee awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Yuan Tseh Lee.(1986年,諾貝爾委員會將諾貝爾化學獎頒給李遠哲。)
有趣的是,得獎或頒獎的新聞標語往往簡單明確帶出,用法也很漂亮,非常值得學習。
The Magician on the Skywalk wins big at Golden Bells.(《天橋上的魔術師》在金鐘獎中大獲全勝。)
The Special Contribution Award went to veteran weather broadcaster Jen Li-yu who retired earlier this year.(特別貢獻獎將頒給今年稍早退休的資深氣象主播報任立渝。)
red carpet紅地毯
頒獎典禮前所有入圍的表演者都會走過紅地毯,而走紅地毯的由來最早可追溯至西元前458年古希臘劇作家Aeschylus的文學作品《阿伽門農》,阿伽門農的妻子為了迎接丈夫從戰場中凱旋歸返的丈夫,鋪上紅色地毯已顯尊榮。這樣的神聖大道在千年之後被運用至各大頒獎典禮,以顯示受獎人的高貴。
Celebs always look so outrageously attractive as they walk down the red carpet.(明星走在紅毯上時,總是顯得格外迷人。)
Red carpet to roll out for Golden Bell Awards Saturday. (focustaiwan.tw)(金鐘獎頒獎典禮週六將隆重登場。)
to roll out the red carpet字面上即「鋪上紅地毯」,也就是指「熱烈歡迎;隆重歡迎」之意。
When our VIP clients come next week, we must roll out the red carpet.(下週我們的VIP客戶蒞臨時,我們必須隆重歡迎。)
nomination提名
頒獎典禮前的提名過程為nomination,被提名者即為nominee,皆源於動詞nominate。其字根「nom-/nym-」表示「名字」,常見的相關詞彙有synonym(同義字)與anonymous(匿名的)。
The Magician on the Skywalk, a fantasy comedy-drama and based on the novel of the same name by Wu Ming-yi, has the most nominations. (Taipei Times)(由吳明儀同名小說改編的奇幻喜劇《天橋上的魔術師》獲得最多提名。)
The 56th Golden Bell Awards are to be held today in Taipei, with 192 nominees vying for 39 television industry awards. (Taipei Times 02/10/2021)(第56屆金鐘獎今天將在台北舉行,共有192位提名者角逐39個電視獎項。)
此外,nominee與candidate、applicant兩個單字意思類似,但仍有差別。nominee為其他人提名、提議擔任某職務或進行比賽;candidate為參加選舉或申請職位、學位的「候選人」,並要透過選舉或其他票選方式,獲取資格,candidate同時也可以當作求職的「應試者」;applicant則為「申請人」。因此在職場英文用法裡,求職者除了有(job)applicant的說法外,也可用candidate表示。
The three politicians are vying for their party nominees for the next presidential election.(這3位政治人物正在爭取下屆總統選舉的黨內候選人。)
All job applicants have to complete two-stage tasks so as to be interviewed.(所有求職者都必須完成兩個階段的任務才能接受面試。)
shortlist入圍名單
提名之後,經過既定的審查規則,則產生入圍名單(shortlist)。
The organizers received 1,781 entries, of which 192 were shortlisted for the awards, which are to be presented at a ceremony.(主辦單位收到了1,781件參賽作品,其中192件入圍,獎項將在典禮上頒發。)
Many talent acquisition leaders find it hard in recruitment to identify the right candidates from a large pool and to shortlist their applicants quickly.(許多人才招聘者發現,在招聘過程中很難從龐大的人才庫中找到適合的應徵者人,並快速篩選出入選的求職者。)
多益模擬試題
1. The ceremony held at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall saw a total of 40 awards _________, honoring outstanding works and individuals working in the TV industry.
(A) conferred
(B) granted
(C) presented
(D) rewarded
2. At the 56th Golden Bell Awards, Lee could be the youngest actor to win either the Best Leading Actor or Best Newcomer in a television program, both of _________ he has been nominated for.
(A) them
(B) which
(C) who
(D) whom
解析:
1. 正解為(C)。本題為字彙題。要選擇搭配award的動詞。四個選項都含有「給予、頒給」之意,但(A)多指授予稱號或學位、(B)為准允許可權或補助(金),通常是被請求後才有、(D)則有報答、報償之意,與頒發獎項意義有出入。故(C)為正解。句意為「在國父紀念館舉辦的典禮共頒發了40個獎項,以表揚在電視業傑出的作品與人員。」
2. 正解為(B)。本題為文法概念題。which代替前方the Best Leading Actor 與 Best Newcomer,並具有連接前後方句子的功能。故(B)為正解。語意為「在第 56屆金鐘獎頒獎典禮上,李可能是獲得電視節目最佳男主角或最佳新人獎的最年輕演員,這兩個獎項他都獲得提名。」
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