著名
well-known
notorious 臭名昭著
dirt 黑料
The Golden Globe, which was well-known as just the second to Oscars, became notorious recently.
作为仅次于奥斯卡的第二大奖项,金球奖最近变得臭名昭著。
The award is notorious for shadowy workings and a lack of diversity.
该奖项以暗箱操作和缺乏多样性而臭名昭著。
There's a lot of dirt on the Golden Globes.
金球奖上有很多黑料。
Do you have any dirt on the new guy?
你知道新来那个人的丑闻吗?
02.
多样性
diversity
shadowy 鲜为人知的,阴暗的
Diversity in a workplace is generally composed of a wide range of races, genders, ages, religions, and many other factors.
工作场所的多样性通常包括各种种族、性别、年龄、宗教以及许多其他因素。
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) faced condemnation for its lack of diversity. In February, an insider revealed there were no black people among the organization's members, in at least two decades.
好莱坞外国记者协会(HFPA)因缺乏多样性而受到谴责。今年2月,一位内部人士透露,该组织的成员中至少有20年没有黑人。
Shadowy workings mean things hard to see and little-known. The members were said to accept money, vacations, gifts, and a host of perks “provided by studios and producers".
暗箱操作意味着很难看到和鲜为人知的事情。据说,这些成员接受金钱、假期、礼物,以及“由制片厂和制片人提供的”一系列额外津贴。
03.
公款旅游
junket
head-scratching 令人头痛的,迷惑的
A junket is usually a trip that is paid for using public money.
公费旅游通常是用公款支付的旅行。
It's said that more than 30 HFPA members took a lavish junket to Paris to visit the set and were wined and dined "like kings and queens.
据说,30多名协会成员到巴黎参观了片场,享受了“像国王和王后一样的酒宴”。
The HFPA has a reputation for making occasionally head-scratching choices.
HFPA 以偶尔做出令人迷惑的决定而闻名。
04.
A 和 B 比起来就是 C 和 D再比
A to B is what C to D
burnish its public image 提升公共形象
'The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton. A bit louder, a bit trashier, a bit drunker, and more easily bought. '-Ricky Gervais
金球奖之于奥斯卡就像金·卡戴珊之于凯特·米德尔顿。更吵一点,更垃圾一点,更水一点,更容易买到。
The HFPA has in recent years sought to burnish its public image in large part by donating millions to a variety of charities.
近年来,协会通过向各种慈善机构捐赠数百万美元来提升自己的公众形象。
05.
弄虚作假,装点门面的事情
window-dressing
If you refer to something as window dressing, you are critical of it because it is done in order to create a good impression.
如果你把某件事称为“装点门面”,你对它持批评态度,因为觉得这样做就是为了给人留下好印象。
The association's donation is just window-dressing.
协会的捐款只是装点门面而已。


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