①The Oscars have gone from trying to cut down on musical performances to adding extra ones. In trying to cut down on time for the show to keep broadcaster ABC happy, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (henceforth AMPAS) said it would cut performances from most of the nominees for Best Original Song. After being forced to backtrack, they're now adding a non-nominee to the lineup. Adam Lambert and Queen will perform at the 2019 Oscars from the hit biopic Bohemian Rhapsody,

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奥斯卡已经远离了试图削减音乐节目以增加额外的环节。试图削减节目时间以迎合ABC广播公司的喜欢，电影艺术和科学学院（以下简称AMPAS）说他们将减少大多数来自最佳原创歌曲的表演。之后强迫改回来，他们现在增加了非候选人到节目表演中去，亚当·兰伯特和库英·威尔将在2019年的奥斯卡之夜表演来自热门电影《波西米亚狂想曲》。

have gone from…to…已经从……转变到……

cut down on减少，节省

oringinal song 原创歌曲

backtrack  v. 变卦，出尔反尔 | 原路返回，折返

biopic n.传记片

②Bohemian Rhapsody is filled with just as much music as it's Best Picture rival A Star Is Born. It has more musical performances per minute than any other film nominated this year. Having Queen, who have been touring on and off all decade with American Idol Season 8 first runner up Adam Lambert perform of the Oscars should be a no-brainer. It brings an extra music element and celebrates the band who helped inspire and write the hit movie.

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波西米亚狂想曲与它最佳影片的竞争者《一个明星的诞生》一样包含非常多的音乐元素。这部电影每分钟的剧情中有比今年被提名的其他电影包含更多的音乐表演。奥斯卡选择与美国偶像第8季亚军亚当兰伯特同台演出了十年的皇后乐队参与演出是意料之中的。他们的表演将带来与众不同的音乐元素，同时对给予灵感帮助写出这部热门电影的皇后乐队表达敬意。

first runner up 是亚军，

second runner up是季军。

冠军就是winner 或champion。

hit move 热门电影

no-brainer无需思考的事 毫无疑问的事