A: Is the award ceremony going to be televised? Do you think they’ll do a close-up of your faces when your names are announced, and at the moment they declare the winner?
B: I hadn’t thought of that! How mortifying. I suppose I have to practice feigning surprise or looking pleased for the other team if we don’t win.
A: You’ll be fine. Just act natural, and make sure you don’t eat the dessert until after your category has been announced.
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B: Why? Because I need to wait to see whether I should eat the cake to celebrate or to console myself if I lose?
A: No, because you’re a messy eater, and you don’t want chocolate mousse all over your face when they zoom in.
A: 這個頒獎典禮電視會不會轉播啊？他們會不會在唸到你名字的時候，和宣布得獎者的時候，給你的臉一個特寫啊？
B: 我還沒想過耶！這真是太窘了！那我猜我就得要來練習一下假裝驚訝的樣子，或是知道別的團隊得獎的時候為他們高興的樣子，如果我們沒得獎的話。
A: 你沒問題的啦。只要表現自然就好，還有，在你的獎項揭曉以前千萬不要吃甜點。
B: 為什麼？這是因為得獎者宣布以後，我才會知道吃蛋糕到底是要慶祝得獎，還是因為落選要安慰自己一下嗎？
A: 不是。因為你吃相不佳，免得到時候鏡頭拉近你，也照到你滿臉的巧克力慕斯。
（Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯）
English 英文:
Chinese 中文:
“mortifying”
This means “causing great embarrassment or shame.” It is usually reserved for extreme situations, but can also be used as an exaggeration for comic effect.
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