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"Argo" wins top award at Writers Guild

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 　　LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Actor-director Ben Affleck won yet another victory Sunday night when his film "Argo" was named best adapted screenplay by the Writers Guild1 of America.

　　The triumph came hot on the heels of the movie's win at the American Cinema Editors' ACE2 Eddie Awards Saturday night when it was recognized with Best Edited Feature (Dramatic).
　　The political thriller3 has received seven nods for the 85th Academy Awards, including best picture and best adapted screenplay for Chris Terrio.
　　The movie prevailed at the annual WGA gala, which was simultaneously4 broadcast in Los Angeles and New York, by beating fellow nominees5 including "Lincoln," "Life of Pi," "The Perks6 of Being a Wallflower" and "Silver Linings7 Playbook."
　　The win further consolidated8 the Iran hostage drama's stature9 as the major front-runner on the Oscar trail.
　　"Zero Dark Thirty" thwarted10 fellow nominees including "Flight," "Looper," "The Master" and "Moorise Kingdom" for best original screenplay.
　　"Searching for Sugar Man" won best documentary screenplay.
　　Such Oscar front-runners as "Les Miserables," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained" and "Amour" failed to make the cut as they were deemed ineligible11 under stringent12 WGA rules. Only screenplays written by WGA members or under their jurisdiction13 can qualify as contenders.
　　The WGA awards have been regarded as one of the major honors which is well-received as Oscar guidepost. Among the past 20 WGA winners, 15 went on to nab Oscars.
　　On the television front, "Breaking Bad" was named the year's best drama series while "Louie" won as best comedy series.

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1 guild 45qyy     
n.行会，同业公会，协会
参考例句：
  • He used to be a member of the Writers' Guild of America.他曾是美国作家协会的一员。
  • You had better incorporate the firm into your guild.你最好把这个公司并入你的行业协会。
2 ace IzHzsp     
n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的
参考例句：
  • A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
  • He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。
3 thriller RIhzU     
n.惊险片，恐怖片
参考例句：
  • He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
  • I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。
4 simultaneously 4iBz1o     
adv.同时发生地，同时进行地
参考例句：
  • The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
  • The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
5 nominees 3e8d8b25ccc8228c71eef17be7bb2d5f     
n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
  • A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网
6 perks 6e5f1a81b34c045ce1dd0ea94a32e614     
额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
  • Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？
7 linings 08af65d71fb90cd42b87d2d9b97c874f     
n.衬里( lining的名词复数 )；里子；衬料；组织
参考例句：
  • a pair of leather gloves with fur linings 一双毛皮衬里的皮手套
  • Many of the garments have the customers' name tags sewn into the linings. 这些衣服有很多内衬上缝有顾客的姓名签。 来自辞典例句
8 consolidated dv3zqt     
a.联合的
参考例句：
  • With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
  • Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。
9 stature ruLw8     
n.（高度）水平，（高度）境界，身高，身材
参考例句：
  • He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
  • The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。
10 thwarted 919ac32a9754717079125d7edb273fc2     
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过
参考例句：
  • The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
  • Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。
11 ineligible o7Ixj     
adj.无资格的，不适当的
参考例句：
  • The new rules have made thousands more people ineligible for legal aid.新规定使另外数千人不符合接受法律援助的资格。
  • The country had been declared ineligible for World Bank lending.这个国家已被宣布没有资格获得世界银行的贷款。
12 stringent gq4yz     
adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的
参考例句：
  • Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
  • Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。
13 jurisdiction La8zP     
n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权
参考例句：
  • It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
  • Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

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