Take Away English-Eurovision Results 欧洲电视歌曲大赛
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：Take Away English
Scooch from the UK received a dismal 1 score and were nearly last
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been won by a singer from Serbia with a powerful ballad 2 about an estranged 3 lover. But it was a disappointing night for the UK, whose team tied with France in joint 4 second-last place.
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition between more than 40 European countries, which is broadcast live on television throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Each participating country sends one musical act to the competition to sing a song. Once all the acts have performed, each country awards points to the singers they liked best – these points are usually based on phone and text message votes sent in by viewers in the various countries.
However, the contest has faced mounting criticism in recent years as countries have tended to vote for their neighbours and "friends" rather than judging each entrant on their merits.
This process, known as "block voting", often sees Scandinavian, Baltic and Balkan countries voting for each other while other countries receive few votes or even no points at all – the dreaded 5 "nul points".
But some commentators 6 say the competition should not be taken too seriously and that national partisanship 7 is all part of the fun.
Whatever the result, the Eurovision Song Contest is always a spectacle featuring camp acts, baffling lyrics 8 and incomprehensible titles such as "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" and "Ding-A-Dong".
The competition has acted as the springboard for a few successful musical careers and many failed ones.
Eurovision winners who have gone on to superstardom include Abba, who won the competition in 1974 with the hit song "Waterloo", and Celine Dion, who won the competition in 1988 representing Switzerland despite being a French–Canadian.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
ballad
民谣
tied with
并列;平手
musical act
表演曲目; 表演团体
mounting criticism
越来越多的批评
merits
成绩
Scandinavian
斯堪的纳维亚(的)
Balkan
巴尔干(的)
national partisanship
国家派系
camp acts
夸张的表演
springboard
跳板
estranged lover
离异的情人
broadcast
广播
text message votes
短信投票
tended
有…倾向
block voting
盟友互投票
Baltic
波罗的海(的)
nul points
零分
spectacle
壮观的场面
baffling lyrics
难懂的歌词
superstardom
超级明星的地位
- That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
- My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
- This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
- This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。
- He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。
- The argument estranged him from his brother.争吵使他同他的兄弟之间的关系疏远了。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
- He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
- Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
- Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her violent partisanship was fighting Soames's battle. 她的激烈偏袒等于替索米斯卖气力。
- There was a link of understanding between them, more important than affection or partisanship. ' 比起人间的感情，比起相同的政见，这一点都来得格外重要。 来自英汉文学