Lady Gaga brings Oscars audience to tears with empowerment anthem
impassioned /ɪmˈpæʃənd/ adj. 充满激情的;感激的 TEM8
assault / ə'sɔlt / v/n. 攻击;袭击 CET6
grim-faced / 'grimfeist / adj. 面孔铁青的
survivor / sɚ'vaɪvɚ / n. 幸存者 CET4
solidarity / ,sɑlɪ'dærəti / n. 团结,团结一致 CET6
ovation / o'veʃən / n. 热烈欢迎;大喝采 TEM8
It may have been the most emotional moment of the Oscars.
Toward the end of Lady Gaga's impassioned performance of "Til It Happens to You," her Oscar-nominated song about sexual assault, a curtain parted onstage, and dozens of grim-faced young men and women stepped forward. The group, all of them survivors of sexual assault, exposed their forearms to reveal such words and phrases as "Survivor," "You Are Love," "Unbreakable" and "Not Your Fault."
When Gaga wrapped the song, the men and women joined hands and raised them in solidarity. The Dolby Theatre audience rose for a standing ovation. Several stars, including Rachel McAdams and Kate Winslet, had tears in their eyes.
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