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Oscar,one of several gold statuettes awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the USA for outstanding achievements in the cinema. The trophies,first awarded in 1929,were not called Oscars until1931,when,so it is said,the Academy‘s librarian,Margaret Herrick,remarked that the statuettes reminded her of her uncle Oscar. A newspaper reporter who happened to be listening passed this fact on to his readers,and so,the story goes,the word came into the language.
    奧斯卡是一尊金雕像,一年一度由美國(guó)電影藝術(shù)與科學(xué)學(xué)院頒發(fā)給電影輥有突出業(yè)績(jī)的人士。該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)始于1929年,但直到1931年才被稱(chēng)為奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)。據(jù)說(shuō)學(xué)院的圖書(shū)館員瑪格麗特。赫里克說(shuō)該雕像使她想起她的叔叔奧斯卡。一名報(bào)社記者恰巧聽(tīng)到,便把這一信息傳達(dá)給讀者,奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)由此得名。
    Pulitzer prizes,awarded annually for outstanding achievements in journalism,literature,and music. Named after Joseph Pulitzer(1847-1911),the Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher,the prizes were established by Pulitzer‘s will.
    普利策獎(jiǎng)一年一度頒發(fā)給在新聞、文學(xué)和音樂(lè)領(lǐng)域有突出業(yè)績(jī)的人士。該獎(jiǎng)以匈牙利裔美國(guó)報(bào)紙出版商的瑟夫。普利策(1847-1911)的名字命名,是根據(jù)他的遺愿而設(shè)立的。