1月11日,金球獎(Golden Globe Awards)照例要在這一天舉行頒獎典禮,評選出年度傑出電影與電視。2014年12月中入圍名單公布時,預期是大熱門的《星際效應》鎩羽而歸,引發眾人好奇:誰才是本屆最大黑馬(dark horse)?而《星際效應》又能否在奧斯卡扳回一城?
1. dark horse 黑馬 A:Have you seen Birdman? It's a dark horse in this year's Golden Globe Awards. (你看過《鳥人》嗎?它是今年金球獎的黑馬。) B: I haven't, but I know it has won seven nominations! (還沒,但我知道它贏得7項提名。) 2. to miss out 遺漏 A:Is Interstellar really as good as everybody says? It's got only one nomination. (《星際效應》真有大家說的那麼好看?它只提名1項耶。) B:It got missed out on the Best Motion Picture list. It should be one of the strongest competitors this year. (《星際效應》成了最佳影片名單上的遺珠,它應該是今年最強競爭者之一。) 3. career booster 事業強心劑 A:If Birdman star Michael Keaton wins a Best Actor award, it will be a real career booster for him. (如果基頓能靠《鳥人》贏得最佳男主角獎,對他的事業可是一針強心劑。) B:You can say that again. I pretty like him, but his recent films were mediocre at best. (一點也沒錯。我還滿喜歡他的,但他最近的作品頂多算平庸而已。)
【延伸關鍵字】 1. snub:突然止步;鎩羽而歸 2. starlet:未來之星(僅用於女性) 3. predictor:風向球 TOEIC900 工作團隊獨家授權