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Тема 4: Тексты для чтения с разбором лексики

Урок 3: Oscars

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Oscars

         It is well-known that Oscars are awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It is a professional honorary organization composed of over 6,000 motion picture artists and craftsmen and women. The Academy was organized in May, 1927, as a nonprofit corporation chartered under the laws of California.

 

A popular story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar and said so, and that as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn's first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didn't use the nickname officially until 1939.

 

The Oscar is a tin and copper statuette of a naked man holding a sword and standing on a reel of film. The award weighs 8 1/2 pounds and is plated with gold. Since the list of winners is kept secret until the telecast, the awards handed out on television are blanks. The Academy reclaims the statuettes the morning after the telecast and has them engraved. The personalized engraving is on a small plaque attached to the pedestal on which Oscar stands. 

 

Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards - with a few notable exceptions. In the 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas of the statuette; ventriloquist Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth; and Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster. After the War, winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes.

 

Watching the Oscar telecast has become the equivalent of a secular religious experience for many. The Oscar itself has become a sacred icon within the industry.

 

Лексика из текста

well-known [welˈnəʊn] – хорошо известный,

awarded [əˈwɔːdɪd] – награжденный,

honorary [ˈɒnərərɪ] – почетный,

nonprofit [nɒnˈprɒfɪt] – некоммерческий,

chartered under the laws of California – зарегистрированная по законам Калиформнии,

librarian [laɪˈbre(ə)rɪən] – библиотекарь,

eventual [ɪˈvenʧʊəl] – возможный,

executive directorgˈzekjʊtɪv dɪˈrektə] - исполнительный директор,

resembled [rɪˈzembl] – напоминал,

staff [stɑːf] – персонал,

a tin and copper statuette – статуэтка из олова и меди,

a naked man holding a sword and standing on a reel of film – обнаженный мужчина с мечом в руках стоит на катушке с пленкой,

weighs [weɪs] – весит,

pounds [paʊndz] - фунты стерлингов (денежная единица),

handed out [hændid aʊt] – вручались,

blanks [blæŋks] – подделка,

reclaims [rɪˈkleɪmz] – забирает,

plaque [plæk] – металлическая пластинка,

attached to the pedestal – прикрепленный к постаменту,

conception [kənˈsepʃn] – концепция,

exacting uniform standardsстрогие единые стандарты,

notable exceptionsзначительные исключения,

juvenile [ˈʤuːvənaɪl] – молодой,

replicas [ˈreplɪkəz] – копии,

ventriloquist [venˈtrɪləkwɪst] – чревовещатель,

wooden [wʊdn] – деревянный,

а moveable mouthподвижный рот,

on behalf of [bɪˈhɑːf] – (зд.) в честь,

in support of the war effortв поддержку военных действий,

turned in [tɜːnd ɪn] – сдали,

temporary [ˈtempərərɪ] – временный,

telecast [ˈtelɪkɑːst] – телепередача,

equivalent [ɪˈkwɪvələnt] – эквивалент,

secular religious [ˈsekjʊlə rɪˈlɪʤəs] - светская религия,

sacred seɪkrɪd] – священный.

 

Используемые конструкции

are awarded – награждают (пассивный залог),

has been – был (перфект),

is kept secret – держится в секрете (пассивный залог),

is plated with – покрыт… (пассивный залог),

has them engraved – делают на них гравировку (перфект),

was presented with – был награжден (пассивный залог),

was honored with – был награжден (пассивный залог),

were made of plaster – сделанные из пластика (пассивный залог).