A: Who are the nominees for Best Leading Actor?
B: The nominees are Louis Cheung, Lam Ka-tung, Anthony Wong, Joseph Chang and Yu An-shun.
A: How about the Best Leading Actress category?
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B: The contestants include Tsai Hsuan-yen, Angela Yuen, Cya Liu, Sylvia Chang and Hong Hui-fang.
A: Wow, it’s Chang’s 10th nomination for Best Leading Actress! I can’t wait to see her new film “A Light Never Goes Out.”
A: 今年提名最佳男主角的有哪些?
B: 有張繼聰、林家棟、黃秋生、張孝全、游安順。
A: 最佳女主角呢?
B: 有蔡?晏、袁澧林、劉雅瑟、張艾嘉、洪慧芳。
A: 哇,這是影后張艾嘉第十次入圍女主角耶!我真等不及想要看她的新片《燈火闌珊》。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: Wow, singer Bruno Mars will be visiting Kaohsiung for the first time. B: Really? Where will he be performing? A: He’s going to hold a concert at the National Stadium on Sunday. B: Why do the Taiwanese like to call him the “Martian” in Chinese? A: Because his last name “Mars” is the same word as the planet Mars. A: 哇!火星人布魯諾將首度唱進高雄。 B: 真的嗎?在哪裡? A: 他將於本週日,在國家體育場開唱唷。 B: 但是為什麼台灣人喜歡叫他火星人呢? A: 因為他的姓氏「Mars」這個字剛好是「火星」的意思啊。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: Bruno Mars is definitely one of today’s most popular singers. B: He has even won 14 Grammy Awards. A: I love all his megahits, like “Just the Way You Are.” B: And his new song with Lady Gaga “Die with a Smile” has a caused worldwide sensation. A: I wonder if we’ll hear the new song at his Kaohsiung concert? A: 火星人布魯諾是近年來最受歡迎的流行歌手。 B: 對啊他還曾榮獲14座葛萊美獎。 A: 他所有的金曲我都愛,像《Just the Way You Are》。 B: 最近他和女神卡卡合唱《Die with a Smile》更造成大轟動! A: 不知道在高雄有沒有機會聽他演唱這首新歌呢? (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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