做好获奖感言的技巧 Acceptance speeches丨随身英语

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2-2020

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获奖后说什么合适？电影及音乐颁奖典礼的主办方通常会给获奖者发表感言的机会：有人幽默风趣、风度翩翩；有人慷慨激昂、感情真挚；有人因为准备不充分，在台上支支吾吾说不出话。《随身英语》介绍几个值得参考的小贴士。

"Thank you" is a very polite thing to say when you are given something, and this is particularly important when receiving an award at a prestigious ceremony. But if you're one of the lucky winners, "thank you" is just the start of the most important acceptance speech of your life.

Film, TV and music award ceremonies are all about the acceptance speeches — they are an art form in their own right. They are a chance for an actor or performer to publicly thank people who've helped them. In this year's BAFTAs, Letitia Wright even thanked God for her EE Rising Star award in an emotional acceptance speech.

Speeches are also used as a platform to make a political statement or just to raise someone's profile — so it's important to get the words right. And these words have to be delivered in a short amount of time. For example, at this year's Oscars, nominees have only 90 seconds from finding out they've won to finishing their speech. John Bailey, president of the Academy, has told them they should "get up there and keep speeches brief".

When the clock is ticking, it's hard to say everything you want. Weeping can waste time; bumbling costs valuable seconds. 

Experts in the field say it's important to be personable, heartfelt and to speak like you're talking to a friend. At the 2019 Golden Globes, Olivia Colman was named the best actress for her role as Queen Anne in The Favourite and gave an endearingly excited speech that ended with her holding up her trophy and sending a message to her family: "Ed and the kids — look! Yay!"

You would expect an actor to be eloquent and able to perform on stage in front of an audience. But for others, such as sports people, it can be more awkward. When Japan's Naomi Osaka won this year's Australian Open final, she said "Sorry, public speaking isn't my strong point so I hope I can get through this… I read notes before this but I still forgot what I was meant to say."

Preparation is key. It's important to make notes that remind you to thank people, say some words of wisdom, and win over the audience. But if you've got nothing to say, accept your award graciously then get off stage before the music starts playing again — just remember to say "thank you"!

词汇表

prestigious 

有声望的

art form 

艺术形式

emotional 

动情的，激动的

profile 

知名度，形象

weeping 

流泪

bumble 

结结巴巴地、支支吾吾地讲话

personable 

讨人喜欢的，风度优雅的

heartfelt 

真挚诚恳的

endearingly 

使人喜爱地

eloquent 

有说服力的，能言善辩的

awkward 

难应对的，尴尬的

words of wisdom 

至理名言

win over 

赢得…的喜爱

graciously 

彬彬有礼地

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