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原文
The 2021 Grammy Awards has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, say the organisers.
The ceremony, one of the music industry's biggest awards, was due to take place on 31 January.
The event will now take place on 14 March, due to rising infection numbers in Los Angeles and the state of California.
语言点
1. postpone v. 推迟
2. due to sth. concerns 出于对某事的担忧
· due to 由于,鉴于
· due to budget concerns 出于对预算的担忧
· due to capacity concerns 出于对产能的顾虑
· We canceled the activity due to budget concerns.
由于担心预算不足,我们取消了活动。
· They extended the contract duration due to capacity concerns.
出于对产能的顾虑,他们延长了合同周期。
3. the music industry's biggest award 音乐界的最大奖
① industry n. 行业
· the movie industry's biggest award 电影行业的最大奖
· the car industry's biggest award 汽车行业的最大奖
· the architecture industry's biggest award 建筑行业的最大奖
② award n. 奖
· award与reward的区别:在表示某个奖项时,只能用 award;在表示奖金时,award 指的是一个奖项、荣誉中所包含的奖金,而 reward 指用来回报他人的奖赏或酬金
4. (the) rising sth. numbers 持续上升的某个数字
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