Grammy Awards
author：Jocelyn Liu, Will Kirkby
源自：百词斩爱阅读Grammy Awards，笔记整理：lch
passage：
Beyoncé’s unparalleled vocal range, Taylor Swift’s epic transition from sweet country songs to defiant pop, Ed Sheeran’s warming, invigorating interpretation of love and romance, Bruno Mars’ infectious cheerfulness, and Adele’s resonant emotional depth.
碧昂丝那空前的广阔音域，泰勒·斯威夫特那史诗般地从甜美乡村音乐转向反抗的流行音乐。艾德·希兰那对爱与浪漫的温暖、鼓舞人心的解读。布鲁诺·马尔斯那极富感染力的活泼唱腔，以及阿黛尔那与人们情感深处产生的共鸣。
These famous and hugely successful artists vary greatly in their music styles, but there’s one title they all share.
They were all winners of Grammy Awards, the awards that celebrate distinguished achievements in the music industry.
Every year, the Grammy sceremony is a musically rich spectacle that both treats your ears to and indulges your eyes with over three hours of breath-taking performances.
每年，格莱美颁奖典礼都是一场充满音乐的盛典。在超过三小时的盛典中，精彩的表演不仅让你的听觉得到享受，你的视觉也能得到无比的满足。
The idea of establishing the award can be traced back to the 1950s when the Hollywood Walk of Fame project was collecting names of artists to be carved into its star-shaped rocks.
设立这个奖项的构想可以追溯到20世纪50年代，当时好莱坞星光大道的项目正在收集被刻入星形石的艺术家的名字。
Big names like Michael Jackson and John Lennon, the famed member of the Beatles, came up in the process.
However, the selection committee came to realize that there still existed a large number of accomplished artists whose names didn’t make the cut.
然而，筛选名单的委员会意识到还是有很多才华横溢的艺术家未能入选。
In order to recognize their contribution to the history of music, they proposed to set up an award expressly devoted to the music industry.
为了表彰他们对音乐历史的贡献，委员会提议专门为音乐产业建立一个奖项。
When gathering ideas on how to name the award, they eventually settled on Grammy, paying tribute to the invention of gramophone, an old-fashioned, classic device for playing music records.
在收集关于奖项名字的意见时，他们最终将其定为格莱美。此举是向留声机的发明致敬，留声机是一种老式经典的音乐唱片播放器。
Echoing Grammys’ origin story, its trophy takes the shape of a golden gramophone securely placed on top of a golden plate.
为了应和格莱美的起源故事，它的奖杯于是被设计成一个金色留声机安稳地放置在一张金色唱片上。
One thing you might not know about it is that the winning artists’ names are only inscribed on to their trophies after they accept their awards during the ceremony.
As a result, the trophies that you see them holding on stage while you watch the ceremony live on television are not their real ones and are merely for show.
Those “fake” ones are then recycled for the ceremony year after year, from one group of artists to another.
Awards sorted by genres are announced each year, from the best rap song to the best country music.
Overtime, more genres have been included as modern music and popular tastes evolved.
However, four important award categories take on a level of significance that other awards simply can’t beat. They are Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
然而，四个大奖在重要性上依然碾压其他奖项，它们分别是年度最佳专辑奖、年度最佳唱片奖、年度最佳歌曲奖和年度最佳新人奖。
One thing worth noting is that all the four awards transcend genre, so that you might see jazz music simultaneously competing against metal music.
值得一提的是，这四个奖项都超越了类型的范畴，所以你可能会看见爵士乐和金属乐同台竞技。
Although professional music critics don’t always concur with the lists of winners, and viewers from time to time complain about its declining quality,the ceremony is still one of the biggest pageantries of music that has thousands of music lovers anticipating its arrival each year.
即使专业音乐评论家们的意见并非总是和获奖名单一致，观众们也时不时抱怨奖项典礼质量的下降，但格莱美奖颁奖典礼仍然是最大的音乐盛典之一，每年都有成千上万的音乐爱好者期待着它的到来。
summary：
（1）New words：
| words | paraphrases |
|---|---|
| defiant | adj.挑衅的、目中无人的； |
| invigorating | adj.精神充沛的； |
| resonant | adj.洪亮的、共振的、共鸣的； |
| pageantries | n.壮丽的展示、盛况； |
| trophy | adj.炫耀的、招摇的、摆阔的；n.奖品、战利品； |
| unparalleled | adj.无与伦比的、空前的； |
| expressly | adv.特意的、专程的；明确的、清楚的； |
eg.The week of the royal wedding is crammed with festivities and pageantry.
（2）Phrases：
| phrases | paraphrases | illustrative sentence |
|---|---|---|
| vary in | 在…有差异 | The examinations should vary in difficulty. |
| treat oneself/sb to | 款待、请客 | I’m going to treat myself to a new pair of shoes. |
| indulge oneself with | 沉湎于 | I indulge myself with binge drinking.（放任纵酒） |
| trace back to1 | 追溯到 | The Chinese people celebrate the activity of the Labor Day and can trace back to 1918. |
| come to realize | 意识到、恍然 | You haven’t come to realize the importance of knowledge. |
| make the cut | 晋级、成功做 | If you can make the cut in the competition, you can get a considerable reward. |
| devote to | 致力于、完全用于 | She devoted all her youth to her career. |
| paying tribute to | 致敬、赞扬 | We should pay tribute to those martyrs who sacrificed their lives for our well-being. |
| take the shape of | 呈…状，以…形式 | After raining, one cloud in ths sky appears taking the shape of a camel. |
| concur with | 同意 | I concur with your views in giving him the first prize. |
（3）Excellent Sentence：
Every year, the Grammy sceremony is a musically rich spectacle that both treats your ears to and indulges your eyes with over three hours of breath-taking performances.
In order to recognize their contribution to the history of music, they proposed to set up an award expressly devoted to the music industry.
When gathering ideas on how to name the award, they eventually settled on Grammy, paying tribute to the invention of gramophone, an old-fashioned, classic device for playing music records.
However, four important award categories take on a level of significance that other awards simply can’t beat. They are Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
One thing worth noting is that all the four awards transcend genre, so that you might see jazz music simultaneously competing against metal music.
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