Song Contest!
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents In the Beginning.
目录 在开始。
4 What Is Eurovision?
4 欧视是什么?
5 When Did Eurovision Start?
5 欧视何时开始?
6 How Does Eurovision Work?
6 欧视如何运作?
7 Eurofever.
7欧佛.
10 National Pride and Unity.
10"民族自豪与团结".
13 The Future Looks Bright.
13 未来看起来很明亮。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 In the Beginning The first time I saw the Eurovision Song Contest on television was in 1970.
16 从一开始,我第一次在电视上看到欧洲影视歌曲大赛是在1970年。
I was with my family, who are Irish.
我和我的家人在一起,他们是爱尔兰人。
The songs were sung in different languages.
歌曲以不同的语言演唱.
I didn’t understand what they meant.
我不懂他们是什么意思。
Judges from foreign lands voted for their favorite songs.
来自外国的法官投票支持他们最喜欢的歌曲.
We waited excitedly as we watched each country’s votes add up.
我们激动地等待着,
We wanted Ireland’s song to earn the most points and win the contest.
我们希望爱尔兰的歌曲获得最多的分数,
My earliest memory of this yearly TV gala has stayed with me.
我对这个一年一度的电视盛会的最早记忆一直留在我身边.
It was the first time I realized that Ireland was part of Europe.
这是我第一次意识到爱尔兰是欧洲的一部分。
I remember it because that year Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest.
我记得它是因为当年爱尔兰赢得了欧洲视界歌曲大赛.
Dana won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “All Kinds of Everything.”
达纳凭借"万事俱备"一曲赢得了1970年"欧洲视觉"歌曲大赛. “
This sweet ballad topped the charts in Europe.
这个甜美的芭蕾舞曲在欧洲名列前茅
What Is Eurovision?
欧视是什么?
The Eurovision Song Contest is Europe’s largest and most spectacular song competition.
欧洲卫视歌曲大赛是欧洲最大和最壮观的歌曲大赛.
Many people are proud of their country’s performance.
许多人为自己国家的表现而自豪。
Contestants show off their talent to their international neighbors.
参赛者向国际邻居展示他们的才华.
Audiences across the continent have fun watching the performances.
整个大陆的观众都乐于观看演出.
They take part in judging the songs, too.
他们也参与评选歌曲.
Fans pose at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Norway.
粉丝在挪威举办的2010年欧洲视觉歌曲大赛上出场.
The contestants of the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest pose in front of the song entry board.
1963年欧视歌曲大赛的选手在歌曲入围板前摆出姿势.
Prior to 2013, the order of performances was decided at random.
2013年之前,表演顺序是随机决定的.
Today, producers choose the order.
今天,制片人选择顺序.
When Did Eurovision Start?
Eurovision什么时候开始的?
The Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956.
1956年欧洲视歌大赛开始.
It was a way to help bring European countries together after the Second World War.
这是第二次世界大战后帮助欧洲国家走到一起的一种方式.
The first Eurovision took place in Switzerland, and only seven European countries took part.
首个"欧洲视觉"在瑞士举行,只有7个欧洲国家参加.
The show lasted over an hour and a half.
节目持续了超过一个半小时.
Popular singers from each country sang with the backing of a live orchestra.
来自每个国家的受欢迎歌手在现场管弦乐团的支持下演唱.
At first, songs had to be sung in the national language of the country they represented.
起初,歌曲必须用所代表国家的国语来演唱.
Songs sometimes used simple lyrics that were easy to remember.
歌曲有时会使用简单的歌词,这些歌词很容易被记住.
“Boom, Bang-a-Bang” (Lulu winning for England, 1969) and “La, La, La” (Massiel winning for Spain, 1968) had simple, catchy phrases.
“Boom, Bang-a-Bang”(Lulu为英格兰取胜,1969年)和“La, La, La”(Massiel为西班牙取胜,1968年)的短语简单而紧凑。
In 1973, the rule was relaxed.
1973年,规则被放宽.
In 1974, the famous Swedish pop group ABBA sang their winning song “Waterloo” in English.
1974年,瑞典著名流行团体ABBA用英语演唱了他们的取胜歌曲"Waterloo".
ABBA performs “Waterloo” during the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in England.
ABBA在1974年英国欧洲电视歌曲大赛期间表演了"Waterloo".
How Does Eurovision Work?
欧视如何运作?
This is the only contest in the world in which countries vote on and judge each other’s acts.
这是世界上各国投票和评判对方行为的唯一竞争。
Song entries are selected by a national competition in each country.
歌曲入围由每个国家的全国性比赛选出.
All songs must be sung live and must be three minutes or less.
所有歌曲必须活唱,必须3分或更短.
Zany Song Titles Titles of songs that have won include “A-Ba-Ni-Bi” (Israel, 1978) and “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley” (Sweden, 1984).
获奖歌曲的标题包括“A-Ba-Ni-Bi”(以色列,1978年)和“Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley”(瑞典,1984年)。
In 2014, the prize for the oddest title (and song) could have gone to France, whose song “Moustache” by Twin Twin was about a man who wants a moustache.
2014年,最奇特的头衔(和歌曲)奖项可能去法国了,而Twin Twin的歌曲"Moustache"是关于一个想要胡子的人.
Twin Twin During Eurovision week, performers travel to the host country.
欧洲电视周期间,表演者前往东道国。
They rehearse and compete to reach the semifinals.
他们排练和竞争 到达半决赛。
This event takes place over two days.
这项活动为期两天。
The twenty-six highest scorers reach the Grand Final.
26名得分最高的选手进入了大决赛.
The voting is split equally between the audience and the jury.
投票在观众和陪审团之间平分.
In addition, five music industry experts vote using a point system.
此外,有5名音乐行业专家使用分数系统投票.
Viewers at home can vote by telephone or text message or through the official app.
在家观看者可通过电话或短信或通过官方应用进行投票.
To keep it fair, people can’t vote for their own country.
为了公平起见,人民不能投自己的国家票。
Wearing Michael Jackson tribute jackets, the stylish identical twins Jedward came in eighth in 2011 with their song “Lipstick.”
穿着迈克尔·杰克逊的致敬外衣,风格一模一样的双胞胎杰德沃德于2011年以歌曲"Lipstick"入围了第八名. “
The finalists sing once more in the Grand Final.
决赛选手在"大决赛"再唱一次.
Juries and viewers from all the participating countries vote again.
所有参与国评审和观众再次投票.
When the voting ends, spokespeople from every country reveal their jury points live on air.
投票结束后,来自每个国家的发言人会现场直播他们的陪审团点数.
Next, the presenters reveal the total number of points for each country.
接下来,介绍者透露每个国家的总分数.
From the lowest to the highest score, fans wait with excitement for the winner to be announced.
从最低得分到最高得分,球迷激动地等待胜出者公布.
The song is sung once again, and the winner is awarded a glass microphone trophy.
歌曲再次被唱出,获奖者被授予玻璃麦克风奖杯.
The winning country will have the honor of hosting the next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
获奖国将荣获明年欧视歌曲大赛主办权.
Facts and Figures 1.
1. 事实和图。
Ireland, which has won seven times, is the most successful country in the history of the contest.
已经赢得了7次的爱尔兰是该届比赛历史上最成功的国家.
In 1996, the contest cost $3.
1996年,参赛费用为3美元.
5 million to put on, but it was thought to have made over $9 million for Ireland’s economy!
5百万美金要上市,
three times.
诵三遍.
introduced to stop this from happening again.
来阻止这种情况再次发生
Eurovision Song Contest—the longest-running yearly TV music competition in history.
Eurovision Song Conference——历史上持续时间最长的年度电视音乐比赛.
Eurofever Eurovision is flashy and dramatic, and many viewers love the event.
Eurofever Eurovision是闪亮而戏剧性的,许多观众都喜欢这个活动.
Scorecards are offered for fans to download and join in the entertainment in the comfort of home.
计分卡为粉丝提供下载并加入娱乐以舒适自在.
In its early days, the contest had a serious air.
比赛初期气氛很认真.
Women wore ball gowns, and all the performances were very formal.
女性穿着球衣,所有的表演都非常正式.
Lys Assia, a Swiss contestant, was the first winner of Eurovision, in 1956.
瑞士选手Lys Assia于1956年获得欧洲视网第一名.
She also started the tradition of performing the song again at the end of the show.
她还在节目后期又开始了再次出演歌曲的传统.
Assia was so overcome with emotion that she forgot her lyrics.
阿西娅被情感所克服,以至于忘记了她的歌词.
She made up some verses by singing “La, la, la.”
她通过唱出“La, la, la, la, la”来创作一些诗歌。
These nonsense lyrics are now well known in Eurovision songwriting.
这些无稽之谈的歌词现在在"Eurovision"的歌曲作曲中已广为人知.
Swiss singer Lys Assia won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 with her song “Refrain.”
瑞士歌手Lys Assia于1956年凭借她所唱的"Refrain"赢得了首届欧洲视界歌曲大赛. “
Performers now wear dazzling costumes.
表演者现在穿着眩晕的服装.
The set designs and performances can be very imaginative and sometimes surprising.
设定的设计和表演可以非常有想象力,有时令人惊讶.
In popular TV talent shows, contestants with their own unusual style may not make it to the final round.
在受欢迎的电视才艺节目中,具有自己不同寻常风格的选手可能无法晋级入围决赛.
Eurovision, however, embraces everyone.
然而,Eurovision却拥抱了每个人.
Eurovision winners don’t usually go on to have successful pop music careers, but some do.
Eurovision的获奖者通常不会继续成功的流行音乐生涯,
The group ABBA won the 1974 contest, and Celine Dion competed for Switzerland in 1988.
组合ABBA赢得了1974年的比赛,而Celine Dion则于1988年出战瑞士.
Mariya Yaremchuk of Ukraine wowed audiences in 2014 with the song “Tick-Tock.”
乌克兰的Mariya Yaremchuk于2014年以一首"Tick-Tock"为歌词,
It featured a man running behind her in a giant wheel.
它的特征是一个男人 跑在她身后 一个巨大的轮子。
The winners are often not even the most interesting entries.
获胜者往往甚至不是最有趣的参赛者.
The Russian entry in 2012, Buranovskiye Babushki (bu-RAH-nuhv- skee-ye BAH-bush-kee), was the runner-up with “Party for Everybody.”
2012年的俄罗斯入会,Buranovskiye Babushki(Bu-RAH-nuhv- skee-ye BAH-bush-kee)是“人人聚会”的领先者。 “
The Grannies amused audiences with cute lyrics about how everyone, including dogs and cats, is filled with happiness and joy.
外公们以可爱的歌词取笑观众,讲述每个人,包括狗和猫,如何充满了快乐和喜悦.
In 2012, the Buranovskiye Babushki (Grannies from Buranovo) proved that cute lyrics could get attention.
2012年,布兰诺夫斯基耶·巴布什克(英语:Buranovskiye Babushki (Grannies from Buranovo))证明了可爱的歌词可以引起关注.
National Pride and Unity The purpose of the contest is to show audiences the broad range of cultures across Europe.
民族自豪与团结 比赛的目的是向观众展示整个欧洲的广泛文化.
These days, more than forty countries may take part in Eurovision.
现在,四十多个国家可能参加欧洲视网.
It can have an audience of at least two hundred million people worldwide.
它可以在全世界拥有至少两亿观众.
Europeans can vote to support their favorites.
欧洲人可以投票支持自己最喜爱的作品.
A 2006 study by two London colleges found that neighboring countries like to vote for each other.
2006年由两所伦敦学院进行的一项研究发现,相邻国家喜欢相互投票.
This is called bloc voting.
这叫做集团投票。
Scandinavians support each other, and Eastern Europeans usually vote for each other.
斯堪的纳维亚人相互支持,东欧人通常会投票支持对方.
The United Kingdom and Ireland always keep track of how many points they give each other.
联合王国和爱尔兰始终注意彼此给予多少分。
Do Voting Blocs Help?
投票组织有帮助吗?
Being part of a group of countries, or bloc, doesn’t always mean a win.
成为国家集团或集团的一部分并不总是意味着胜利。
Norway is in the Scandinavian bloc.
挪威属于斯堪的纳维亚集团。
Yet it is still the unluckiest country in Eurovision history.
然而,它仍然是欧洲电视历史上最不幸的国家。
Norway has come in last a record eleven times and earned “nul (no) points” four times.
挪威创下11次历史记录,并获得4次“无分(无分)”。
Some voting patterns might result in bad feelings between countries.
一些投票模式可能导致国与国之间的不良情绪.
In 2014, Armenia was ranked last by its neighbor, Azerbaijan.
2014年,亚美尼亚被邻国阿塞拜疆排到最后.
The Armenian voters and jury also gave Azerbaijan the lowest scores.
亚美尼亚选民和陪审团也给阿塞拜疆评分最低.
The reason behind this negative voting was thought to be resentment from a military conflict between them that ended in 1994.
这次反对投票的原因被认为是他们之间于1994年结束的军事冲突的不满.
In 2015, both countries continued to rank each other last.
2015年,两国相继名列前茅.
Eurovision is run by a group of public broadcasters—the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
欧洲电视由一群公共广播公司——欧洲广播联盟(EBU)管理。
Member countries of the EBU can enter the contest.
EBU成员国可入选.
Some countries not in Europe are also members of the EBU.
一些非欧洲国家也是欧盟成员。
After the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, new Eastern European countries joined.
1991年苏联解体后,新的东欧国家加入.
Some countries that are not in the EBU, such as Morocco and Australia, have also been invited.
一些未加入欧盟的国家,如摩洛哥和澳大利亚,也受到邀请。
The Eurovision Song Contest has been won by twenty-seven countries since 1956.
自1956年以来,有27个国家赢得了欧视歌曲大赛.
Some have won more than once.
有些人赢得了不止一次。
The Future Looks Bright In 2017, Portugal’s Salvador Sobral won.
2017年"未来"亮相葡萄牙萨尔瓦多索布拉尔取胜.
The winning song was a sweet, old-fashioned tune.
取胜曲是一首甜美而古老的曲调.
This simple tune beat a rap act from Romania and a dancing gorilla from Italy for the win!
这个简单的曲子击败了来自罗马尼亚的饶舌表演和来自意大利的舞蹈大猩猩取胜!
Can the Eurovision Song Contest offer hope for a more united Europe?
欧视歌曲大赛能否给欧洲带来更加统一的希望?.
The contest is all about joyful celebration of different values and customs.
比赛内容是欢快地庆祝不同的价值观和习俗。
Every year its popularity grows.
它的受欢迎程度逐年提高。
Friends and families come together to watch and cheer on their favorites.
朋友和家人聚在一起观看并欢呼他们的最爱.
The future looks bright for this fun and exciting tradition.
对于这个有趣而激动人心的传统来说,未来看起来很光明.
A dancing gorilla joined Italy’s Francesco Gabbani in 2017.
2017年有一只跳舞的大猩猩加入了意大利的Francesco Gabbani.
Salvador Sobral Glossary audiences (n.)
萨尔瓦多索布拉尔词汇受众(n.)
groups of people gathered to see and hear a performance or presentation (p.
一群人聚集在一起观看和听到表演或表演(第2页)。
5) broadcasters (n.)
(5) 广播机构(不详)
people or organizations that send out radio or television programs (p.
发送广播或电视节目的个人或组织(第2页)。
14) competition (n.)
14) 竞争 (n.
a rivalry between businesses, teams, or individuals for something desired (p.
企业、团队或个人之间为了某种期望而进行的竞争(p.
5) contestants (n.)
5) 参赛者 (n.
people who are part of a competition (p.
参加比赛的人(p.
5) cultures (n.)
5)文化 (n.
the ideas and customs of certain groups of people; particular societies with their own ideas and customs (p.
某些群体的思想和习俗; 具有自己思想和习俗的特定社会(p.
13) experts (n.)
13) 专家(不详)
people who have a lot of knowledge about a subject (p.
对一个课题有丰富知识的人(p.
8) international (adj.)
8) 国际(adj.