2月29日,美國影壇最重要的盛事,奧斯卡頒獎典禮終於揭幕。好萊塢演員李奧納多總算結束三度陪榜命運,憑著《神鬼獵人》中為子復仇的父親角色,榮獲最佳男主角。李奧納多戲中受盡折磨,睡馬屍,啃腐肉,生咬牛肝⋯⋯,這些大自然的殘酷經驗,不僅為他帶來第一座小金人,也讓他體驗到全球氣候已劇烈變遷,嚴重影響生態,促使他在致詞時,發聲呼籲,「不要將地球的存在,當作理所當然。」
The Revenant was the product of the tireless efforts of an unbelievable cast and crew. I have to thank everyone from the very onset of my career.……Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. For our children's children, and for those people out there whose voices have been drowned out by the politics of greed. Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted.
《神鬼獵人》是這個棒得不可思議的劇組,持續不懈努力的成果。我要謝謝從出道時合作過的每一位對象。⋯⋯氣候變遷是真的,它正在發生。全人類都面臨這個極度緊急的威脅,我們必須共同合作,不要再拖延了。為了我們孩子的孩子,也為了那些聲音被貪婪的政治所淹沒的人們。我們不要將地球的存在當作理所當然,就像我沒把今晚獲獎當作理所當然。
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onset /ˋɑn͵sɛt/ n. 開始
例句:The boy is reluctant to see a doctor at the onset of a cold.
那個男孩在感冒開始時,就很排斥去看醫生。
procrastinate /proˋkræstə͵net/ v. 拖延
例句:When it comes to work, I tend to procrastinate.
每當要工作,我總是拖拖拉拉。
drown out 淹沒、壓過⋯⋯的聲音
例句:The noise of the firework drowned out our conversation.
鞭炮的響聲,把我們對話都壓過去了。