为此, 就必须先得创造一个能象征电影成就的奖座. 当 时, MGM(米高梅电影公司)的艺术总监塞德里克•吉邦 斯(Cedric Gibbons)负责设计了这个现在在全世界都知 名的小雕像---一个手持宝剑站立在电影卷轴上的骑士!
而来自洛杉矶的雕塑家乔治•斯坦利(George Stanley)有 幸的成为了这个小雕像的制作者. 这个高13.5英寸（早 斯为10.25英寸）, 重11磅（早期为6.75磅）的小雕像起 初是由青铜做成的. 二战期间,由于资源匮乏, 改为用石 膏制成. 而今天我们看到的小金人是由锡、铵合金磨光 后，敷10K金箔，经过精磨，外面再敷24K金箔，最外 层涂上发光漆而制成的.
Oral English Course
Lesson 6
Oscar 奥斯卡奖的来历
说起奥斯卡奖, 就不能不先提到美国电影艺术与科学 学会(Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). 该 机构成立于1927年, 致力于推动电影制造业向更高水 平、更高质量、更高技术方面发展, 而为了表彰在这 些领域做出杰出贡献的优秀人才, 将向他(她)们授予 代表着电影业至高荣誉的Academy Awards(学院奖). 该学会的第一次颁奖会于1929年5月16日在好莱坞罗 斯福（Roosevelt）酒店举行.
my watch with you. A: It’s 2 o’clock./ It’s 10 sharp. My watch says it’s five. It’s a few minutes before 6 o’clock. I can’t tell you the correct time. My watch is fast/
Weighing 8.5 pounds and standing 13.5 inches tall, the statuette was designed by MGM's chief art director Cedric Gibbons. Frederic Hope, Gibbons' assistant, created the original Belgian black marble base; artist George Stanley sculpted the design; and the California Bronze Foundry hand cast the first statuette in bronze plated with 24-karat gold.
The Origin of the Oscar Name
A popular but unsubstantiated story has been that the moniker(绰号) caught on after Academy librarian and eventual executive director Margaret Herrick said that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar. Its first documented mention came after the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934 when Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used it in reference to Katharine Hepburn's first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didn't use the nickname officiale)--- Virginity, Purity, Majesty, It‘s Heavenly To Be With You 百合花(白色) --- 童贞，纯洁，威严，和你在 一起如同天堂
Lily (orange)--- Hatred 百合花(橙色) --- 仇恨
本来电影艺术与科学学会将这个奖的正式名称叫做学院 奖(Academy Awards), 但实际上世人对这个奖项的更多 的认识却是对它的另一种称呼—奥斯卡奖(Oscars). 而对 于为什么会把学院奖称之为奥斯卡奖, 至今也没有一个 准确的说法. 一个比较流行的说法是: 学会的一个名叫 玛格丽特•赫丽克(Margaret Herrick)的图书馆管理员兼执 行董事的女士认为小雕像很像她那名为奥斯卡(Oscar)的 叔叔, 所以, 她就以此来称呼它. 之后, 学会内的人员都开 始以奥斯卡来作为小雕像的昵称.
the Academy statuette
It's been called "the golden trophy" and "the statue of merit." Born in 1928, the Academy Award of Merit — which we know as simply "the Oscar" — depicts a knight holding a crusader's sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers and Technicians.
Lily (Yellow)---I'm Walking On Air, Gratitude 百合花(黄色)--- 我如在云端，感激
Oral Scene---Time & Weather
Q: What time is it now? Could you tell me what time it is? What time do you have? What’s the time by your watch? I want to check