3) confession n. 承认，供认
4) lick v. 舔
5) heckle v. 诘问，诘难
6) compliance n. 顺从，依从
7) cushion n. 软垫，靠垫；这里比喻为积蓄
★★《2003年07月号-第41期-Disc02-07》★★
What An OSCAR Means to Me
Kathy Bates: Thank you! Every time an Oscar's given out, an agent gets his "Wings". Not only that, but every time an Oscar's given out, someone's life is changed, usually for the better. Most of the time, when the happy event occurs, the 1)recipient is either so excited or so 2)numb they don't even remember what they said or did. It's only later, when they look back on that special night, that they get... (3)gimme a break, will you?) ... it's only later when they get that full impact of what happened. Here, in a film by Academy Award Winner Chuck Workman, are some Oscar recipients whose lives were impacted by the addition of "Oscar" to their resumes.
Tom Hanks: It's much heavier than you think it's going to be. The little 4)statuette - I mean it weighs like 40 pounds or something like that.
Kevin Spacey: It's hotter than anyone can imagine it is, and everyone is sweating. Halle Berry doesn't sweat, but everybody else sweats.
Michael Caine: They say your name, and I think there's a rush of blood in your ears, 'Cause I was clapping Tom Cruise.
Robin Williams: Then you suddenly go into very slow motion. You start to realize, "I should go, but first, kiss your wife."
Hilary Swank: The moment my name was called, I was in a state of... (Looking shocked)
Charlton Heston: I was astonished. I was 5)bewildered...
Gina Davis: Snow White was dancing around...
Ron Howard: It honestly seemed as though I was playing a guy in a movie who just won an award.
Carley Simon: Let's see. Who should you thank? Your manager, oh, God, what's your manager's name?
Randy Newman: It really touched me ... big rush of, if I had a heart, what would be called emotion.
Robin Williams: English becomes a second language.
Robert Duval: I ran right to the 6)urinal and put the thing right up on top. I just had to go to the bathroom, so bad, it was unbelievable.
Susan Sarandon: I'd been nominated five times in four years. They were probably just so glad to finally get rid of me.
Issac Hayes: Growing up an American; to win an Oscar for anything, my great grandkids can talk about it.
Michael Douglas: It gave me a sense of my own identity and allowed me, I think, to act with more confidence in the future.
Barbara Kopple: It just gives you more strength and power to continue.
Lili Fini Zanuch: Now some little girl can see me win and dream about winning "Best Picture" as a Producer.
Angelica Houston: I got to see my father's face, and tears were streaming down his cheeks, and then I went out and danced all night.
Tom Hanks: Of the real concrete, 7)tangible memories, the only one I really have is looking down and locking eyes with 8)Jack Palance.
John Williams: Here's Star Wars. Here's another one...
Frank Pierson: The Journal of Medicine have done the science; Oscar winners live four and a half years longer than the losers.
Dustin Hoffman: Happy 75th Anniversary Oscar! I'm still younger than you are!
Holly Hunter: Happy Anniversary to you!
Tommy Lee Jones: Happy 75th birthday, 9)dude!
Issac Hayes: Damn right!
Kathy Bates: OK, this is his 10)ass. These are my lips. (Sound of a kiss)
奥斯卡于我意味深长
凯茜·贝茨∶谢谢！每颁发一个奥斯卡金像奖，就有一名经纪人“飞黄腾达”。不单如此，每颁发一个金像奖，就有人的人生从此改写，多数都是往好处改写。大部分得奖的人领奖时，要不太兴奋，要不太麻木，令他们忘记了自己说了些什么或做了些什么，而当他们回想起那特别的一夜时，（拜托，别想歪了）他们才会感受到那种震撼。在此，金像奖得主查克·沃克曼制作了历届金像奖得主访问的花絮，看看得到“奥斯卡”奖对他们的生活有什么影响。
汤姆·汉克斯：金像奖奖座比我想象中的要重得多，这个小金人足有40磅左右。
凯文·史贝西：会场比大家想象的热，人人都在流汗，除了哈莉·贝瑞外，其他人都在冒汗。
迈克尔·凯恩：公布我的名字时，顿时我觉得血液涌上耳朵来，因为我在为汤姆·克鲁斯鼓掌。
罗宾·威廉姆斯：然后一切都变成慢动作，你逐渐意识到：“我该上台了，但首先要吻你的太太。”
希拉里·史旺克：公布我得奖时，我感到……（万分惊愕的表情）
查尔顿·赫斯顿：我既惊讶又不知所措。
吉娜·戴维斯：就像白雪公主在乱舞……
罗恩·霍华德：说真的，我活像在扮演电影里一个刚刚得奖的角色。
卡莉·西蒙：让我想想，我应该感谢谁呢？是经纪人，哦，天哪，他叫什么来着？
兰迪·纽曼：我好感动……假若我有心肝，我便会激动万分。
罗宾·威廉姆斯：英文顿时成为我的第二语言。
罗伯特·杜瓦尔：我直奔洗手间，把奖座放在便池上面。我竟然就跑进了洗手间，太糟糕了，这委实难以置信。
苏珊·萨兰登：我四年来获得五次提名。终于能除掉我了，他们想必很高兴吧。
艾塞克·海斯：我是在美国长大的，无论如何都要得一个奥斯卡奖，这样就可以在子孙面前吹嘘一番。
迈克尔·道格拉斯：我肯定了自己的成就，我想，这让我在日后能更有信心地演出。
芭芭拉·科波尔：它给我增添了力量，让我继续努力。
莉莉·芬妮·查努克：现在某个小女孩看到我得奖，也梦想自己成为“最佳电影”的监制。
安杰莉卡·休斯顿∶我看见父亲老泪纵横，然后我便外出通宵达旦地跳舞。
汤姆·汉克斯：我唯一有印象的事就是跟杰克·帕兰斯四目交投。
约翰·威廉姆斯：这是《星球大战》的奖座。这是另一个……
弗兰克·皮尔森：《医学期刊》的研究显示，金像奖的得主比落选者要长寿四年半。
达斯汀·霍夫曼：奥斯卡75周年快乐！我还比你年轻啊！
霍利·亨特：75周年快乐！
汤米·李·琼斯：年年有今日，小金人！
艾塞克·海斯：太好了！
凯茜·贝茨：金像奖的屁股，我来也！（亲了一下）
注释:
1) recipient n. 接受者，容纳者
2) numb a. 麻木的，失去知觉的
3) gimme = give me
4) statuette n. 小雕像，这里指奥斯卡奖杯
5) bewildered a. 迷惑的，困惑的，不知所措的]
6) urinal n. 小便池
7) tangible a. 有形的，切实的
8) 因1990年出演《城市骗子》（CITY SLICKERS）获六十四届奥斯卡“最佳男配角”奖
9) dude n. 花花公子，纨绔子弟
10) ass n. 屁股，臀部
★★《2003年07月号-第41期-Disc02-08》★★
Star Power
A: The great lie in the movie business, and one that you'll hear all the time is "the material is everything". The material is actually nothing. OK, the material doesn't matter. You can show up with the greatest 1)script on earth and flop it down in front of the 2)studio executive and they can come back with the greatest reasons on earth not to become involved with it. And you realize that what really drives the entire business is 3)attachment.
B: Star power. In order to pre-sell a movie, in order to 4)convince somebody in Germany that they should put enormous amounts of money on the line to bet on the script, they could bet on a star.
C: A bad movie with Bruce Willis will make more money than a bad movie without Bruce Willis. And a good movie with Bruce Willis will still make a lot more money than a good movie without Bruce Willis. Yeah, the other thing, none of them want to pay taxes again... ever.
D: As part of creating an event, you want to anchor that around a large personality. And those personalities are few, as always, are few and far between. Even back in the old studio days, there were basically five to ten stars who were very big. And so everybody wants those very big stars.
E: It's ruled by fear. What they seem to want is to be believed of the necessity of making a decision, which goes like this: If Tom Cruise is in the movie, well, it's going to be a hit. And if it's not a hit with Tom Cruise, well, it's not our fault because the last five Tom Cruise pictures were hits.
(In the movie Mission Impossible II)
Tom Cruise: You got to be kidding!
明星的魅力
A: 电影行业有个弥天大谎，你常常听到的一种说辞是“素材决定一切”。实际上素材什么也决定不了，明白了吧？素材怎样无关痛痒。你可以亮出全世界最好的剧本，把它递到电影公司主管的面前，他们也能找到最堂皇的理由拒绝拍摄，你会发现真正让这个行业运作的力量说穿了就是明星效应。
B: 运用明星的魅力。为了能提前卖出电影，为了要说服德国的某个人投资大笔金额来拍片，他们就要打出明星的招牌。
C: 有布鲁斯·威利斯的一部烂片要比没有布鲁斯·威利斯的一部烂片赚的钱更多。有布鲁斯·威利斯的一部好片比没有布鲁斯·威利斯的一部好片赚的钱更多。还有一件事，他们中无人愿意交两次税，永远是这样。
D: 要创作一部大片，你必不可少地要用上一些明星。而真正的明星凤毛麟角，少之又少。哪怕是回头看看，电影史上也只有那么五到十人是算得上巨星的。所以人人都想找那几个真正的巨星来拍片。
E: 这种效应是由惧怕所操控的。人们似乎确信在做决策时，这么想是理所应当的：如果片中出现了汤姆·克鲁斯，好了，片子一定会卖座；而如果有了汤姆·克鲁斯也不卖座呢，啊，那可不是我们的错，因为汤姆·克鲁斯的前五部片子都很卖座。
（电影《碟中谍II》中的对白）
汤姆·克鲁斯：你在开玩笑吧！
注释:
1) script n. 剧本
2) studio n. 电影厂
3) attachment n. 附属；依恋
4) convince v. 使确信，使信服
★★《2003年07月号-第41期-Disc02-09》★★
Is This Right Time to Ask For A Raise of Salary?
Consuella: Is this any time to ask for a raise?
Sheila: Well, you know, I think there's never been a more important time to be in communication with your boss about your roles, your responsibilities, and your 1)compensation. What happens is, all these layoffs are happening. In the wake, people are taking on other people's jobs. I'm doing 50% of my boss's job because they 2)eliminated that level of management. So it may be that your compensation hasn't kept up with your roles and responsibilities. That's the way to approach the conversation.
Consuella: OK. So how do you do that? You have several steps that we should take in approaching these negotiations. Step one is, know what you're worth. How do you figure that one out?
Sheila: Preparation is essential. OK, and I think the mistake we make is that we come in thinking, "Well, this is what I want. I need $3,000 more a year.? Your boss doesn't care what you want. Your boss cares what you're worth. So what you need to do is go on monster.com -- they have a terrific 3)data base - that will tell you that someone in your role, your responsibilities, your industry, your region; this is what they're making. You can 4)kinda target it that way.
Consuella: And also know your "5)Walkaway Plan" when you're asking. What's a "Walkaway Plan"?
Sheila: Yeah. Often people think of a walkaway as "This is the least I'll take? But actually a walkaway is "What am I going to do if my boss says 'No'?", OK, so it may be another job; it may be "Well, I need to find out why 'No'", and "I need a plan for how to fix the problems in the next six months."
Consuella: So, and this actually leads beautifully to your step two, which is "Don't ask for a raise, discuss it."
Sheila: Yeah.
Consuella: So, talk about the difference.
Sheila: Asking for a raise is the worst way to go about it. Easiest thing in the world for your boss to simply say "No".
Consuella: Right.
Sheila: So, instead, what you should say is, "I'd like to talk about my compensation. Seems to me an adjustment is in order. Here's why I think that's true. I want to get a sense of where you're coming from on this question."
Consuella: So, discuss it without putting him or her on the spot, in other words.
Sheila: You don't want to corner your boss, right? Because they're going to react defensively rather than thoughtfully.
Consuella: Alright. Step three is "Go beyond No" and what do you mean by that, and how do you do it?
Sheila: Yeah, I think if you get a "No", the first step is to find out why "No". "Is it me?"-- that's something I can control -- tell me, specifically, what is it about my skills that need improving for me to go to the next level, for me to get the raise? Or is it the environment? And if, you know, they're 6)strapped for cash, get creative. Uhm, I know someone who negotiated two weeks of paid leave so she could 7)freelance on the side. She worked for a cash-strapped non-profit. Also, flex time, educational benefits, 8)flexible spending, working at home, extra vacation; these are all things that cost your boss little, but are worth a lot to you.
Consuella: Now if the boss says "No", what's your next move? I mean, you kinda discussed that a little bit, but is there a point when you just decide you gotta leave?
Sheila: Yeah, absolutely. And I think the question of, you know, "Is there something I'm missing here?" will help you know "Is there something I need to fix?" "Is there something I could help fix?" And I think the last thing you want to find out is, "When do we have this conversation again?" "When should we check in again?" so that you know and your boss knows this is something we'll revisit.
Consuella: Alright. Really good advice, Sheila Hume. Thank you very much.
Sheila: Thank you. It's a 9)tough topic, a difficult conversation.
Consuella: It is. Something definitely to 10)ponder.
Sheila: It should be real simple.
Consuella: Thanks again.
是要求加薪的时机吗？
康丝韦洛：什么时候要求加薪最好？
希拉∶哦，你知道的，选择一个好时机与老板商量有关职责和待遇的问题最重要不过了。看看现在发生了什么，一些人刚被解雇了不久，又有一些人来接替他们的工作。因中层管理人被裁，你的工作量增加了一半，但是待遇却没有随着你的角色和职责做相应的增加。这时，你就可以要求加薪了。
康丝韦洛：好的，因此你应该怎么做呢？准备讲条件分几个步骤走，第一步是：知道自己的价值。你是怎么做的？
希拉：事前一定要做好准备工作。我们经常想“我要求加薪，我的年薪要加三千多美元。”我认为这个想法是错误的。你的老板才不会管你想要多少呢，他只想知道你的价值所在。因此，你要上一上monster.com网站--上面有很好的薪酬行情数据--你可以查看一下你的工作、你的职责、你的行业、你的领域，他们都有列出。你大可参考一下。
康丝韦洛：在提出加薪时还要小心部署“应变措施”。什么是“应变措施”？
希拉：很多人把应变措施当作“薪酬底线”。但实际上是“如果老板拒绝我的加薪要求的话，我应该怎么办？”所以，你可以考虑跳槽，或找出老板拒绝你的原因所在，然后在后面的六个月内对症下药。
康丝韦洛：这实际上是到第二步的一个漂亮过渡，第二步即：有商有量，而别光说要求加薪。
希拉：是的。
康丝韦洛：说说它们的分别。
希拉：向老板要求加薪是最坏的做法，他大可干脆拒绝你。
康丝韦洛：很对。
希拉：所以，相反的，你应该对老板说∶“我想和你谈谈我的待遇问题。我似乎有必要做些调整。我之所以这么认为是出于某某原因。我想在此问题上听听你的意见。”
康丝韦洛：没错，换句话说，就是要与老板好话好说，千万不要让人难堪。
希拉∶你不想跟老板弄得太僵，对吧？不然他们的反应并不是经过深思熟虑，而是防备性的。
康丝韦洛：是的。第三步是∶不接受拒绝。你这个说法是什么意思？应该怎样去做？
希拉∶我觉得，如果你被拒绝了，首先要立即弄清楚原因是否与自己有关--这是自己可控制的--尤其要明确自己需具备什么样的条件才能升职加薪。或者又是否与世道有关？你知道的，如果公司财政紧张，你就要变通一下。我认识一位非牟利性的、收益不太好的公司的职员，她请了两周带薪假期到别的公司做兼职。又如弹性工作时间、学费津贴、弹性花费、在家工作和更多假期等，这些对你的老板来说花费甚少，而对你自己却大有裨益。
康丝韦洛：如果被老板拒绝，下一步应该怎么办？我知道你刚才提过一些，但何时决定辞职才是最好的呢？
希拉：当然要分清形势再决定辞职。我认为问题是，“我这份工作有没有做得不够好的地方？”这可以帮助你弄清楚∶“我要做什么补救？”“我能帮助解决什么吗？”我觉得最终你应该问清楚：“我们什么时候再做进一步商议？”“什么时候再确认？”好让自己知道老板明白这件事情还要跟进。
康丝韦洛：谢谢。希拉·休姆，你的建议太好了。非常感谢你。
希拉：谢谢。加薪的问题确实是难以启齿。
康丝韦洛：是的。确实要经过深思熟虑。
希拉：但做起来也简单。
康丝韦洛：再次谢谢你！
注释:
1) compensation n. 补偿，赔偿
2) eliminate n. 消除，排除
3) data base 储存之资料，资料库
4) kinda adv. 有一点，有几分（= kind of）
5) walkaway n. 轻易得到的胜利，轻易完成的事
6) strapped a. 身无分文的
7) freelance n. 自由作家，自由记者
8) flexible a. 灵活的
9) tough a. 艰难的，强硬的
10) ponder v. 沉思，考虑
★★《2003年07月号-第41期-Disc02-10》★★
Cry Me A River
You were my sun
You were my earth
But you didn't know all the ways I loved you, no
So you took a chance
And made other plans
But I bet you didn't think that they would come crashing down, no
You don't have to say, what you did,
I already know, I found out from him
Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be
And don't it make you sad about it
You told me you loved me
Why did you leave me, all alone
Now you tell me you need me
When you call me, on the phone
Girl I refuse, you must have me confused
With some other guy
Your bridges were burned, and now it's your turn
To cry, cry me a river
Cry me a river-er
Cry me a river
Cry me a river-er, yea yea
I know that they say
That somethings are better left unsaid
It wasn't like you only talked to him and you know it
(Don't act like you don't know it)
All of these things people told me
Keep messing with my head
(Messing with my head)
You should've picked honesty
Then you may not have blown it
