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▍原文
Will Smith has issued an apology for striking presenter Chris Rock at Sunday's Academy Awards.
In a post on Instagram on Monday afternoon, Smith called his behavior "unacceptable and inexcusable.” "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally," he wrote.
Smith on Sunday caused a stir that changed the tone of an otherwise uplifting Oscars ceremony when he stormed the stage and struck comedian Rock in the face.
▍语言点
1. issue /ˈɪʃuː/ v. 发表，发出
· issue a statement 公开发表声明
· issue a warning 发出警告
· issue an apology 发表道歉声明
2. strike /straɪk/ v. 用手打(slap)
3. unacceptable /ˌʌnəkˈseptəb(ə)l/ adj. 不可接受的
· accept /əkˈsept/ v. 接受
4. inexcusable /ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəb(ə)l/ adj. 不可原谅的
· excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ v. 原谅
· It’s absolutely unacceptable and inexcusable.
这是完全无法接受和不可原谅的。
5. joke at one’s expense 拿某人开涮，拿某人开玩笑
6. too much for sb (to bear) 让某人难以接受
· Working full-time was too much for her.
全职工作对她来说太难了。
7. cause a stir 引起轰动，引起骚动
· stir /stɜːr/ n. 搅动
· The show has caused a stir with viewers of all ages.
这档节目在各年龄段观众中都引起了轰动。
8. uplifting /ʌpˈlɪftɪŋ/ adj. 令人振奋的
9. storm /stɔːrm/ v. (气冲冲地)冲上去 n. 暴风雨
· storm the stage 怒气冲冲地冲上台
▍复述文本
The biggest mix-up in the Oscars history – you probably won’t believe it, but Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock at Academy Awards.
Then later he posted an apology on his Instagram. He called his behavior "unacceptable and inexcusable.”
And he wrote, "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear, and I reacted emotionally."
Such an action really caused a stir that changed the tone of an otherwise uplifting Oscars ceremony when he stormed the stage and struck comedian Rock in the face.
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