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1 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn] in 206 BC)
2 fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

项庄舞剑，意在沛公

Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng

1 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
2 an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

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喔，对了，今年金马奖最意外的惊喜就是最佳女主角奖项，竟然是由同一部电影的两位女主同时摘得！

ō ，duìle ，jīnnián jīnmǎjiǎng zuì yìwài de jīngxǐ jiùshì zuìjiā nǚ zhǔjué jiǎngxiàng ，jìngrán shì yóu tóngyī bù diànyǐng de liǎng wèi nǚzhǔ tóngshí zhāidé ！

Oh, yes. The biggest surprise at this year's Golden Horse Awards was the best actress category. It turned out that it got jointly awarded to two female leads in the same film!

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我记得《烟雨蒙蒙》、《婉君表妹》、《庭院深深》等电影，横扫了当时金马奖的各大奖项。

wǒ jìde 《 yānyǔméngméng 》、《 wǎnjūnbiǎomèi 》、《 tíngyuànshēnshēn 》děng diànyǐng ，héngsǎo le dāngshí jīnmǎjiǎng de gèdà jiǎngxiàng 。

I remember films like "Fire and Rain", "Four Loves" and "You Can't Tell Him", and they swept the board at the Golden Horse Awards at the time.

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那可了不起了，配角奖项部分，女配角比较没有悬念，男配角就比较难预测，几乎大家都有机会。

nà kě liǎobuqǐ le ，pèijué jiǎngxiàng bùfen ，nǚ pèijué bǐjiào méiyǒu xuánniàn ，nán pèijué jiù bǐjiào nán yùcè ，jīhū dàjiā dōu yǒu jīhuì 。

That's really something, eh? As to the supporting role categories, the best supporting actress category hasn't got as much suspense around it, whereas the best supporting actor is harder to predict, almost everyone has an opportunity.

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你这么一说我倒是想起来了了，东野圭吾就是凭借这一部《放学后》赢得了日本国内众多奖项。

nǐ zhème yī shuō wǒ dào shì xiǎng qilai le le ，Dōngyě Guīwú jiùshì píngjiè zhè yī bù 《fàngxué hòu 》yíngdé le Rìběn guónèi zhòngduō jiǎngxiàng 。

Now that you've said that I remember it, Keigo Higashino won several prizes for 'After School' in Japan.

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国内的导演和影迷似乎都有“奥斯卡情结”，其实奥斯卡奖只是一个以美国人的评判标准设立的电影奖项，并不代表国际水平，而且商业性很强，我觉得即使得奖了也不代表影片的艺术价值高。

guónèi de dǎoyǎn hé yǐngmí sìhu dōu yǒu “àosīkǎ qíngjié ”，qíshí àosīkǎ jiǎng zhǐshì yī ge yǐ měiguórén de píngpàn biāozhǔn shèlì de diànyǐng jiǎngxiàng ，bìng bù dàibiǎo guójì shuǐpíng ，érqiě shāngyèxìng hěn qiáng ，wǒ juéde jíshǐ déjiǎng le yě bù dàibiǎo yǐngpiàn de yìshù jiàzhí gāo 。

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