▍原文 With Sinners and One Battle After Another neck-and-neck for best picture and several acting races far too close to call, this Sunday’s Oscars gala is shaping up to be the most unpredictable in years. Sinners, a vampire period horror film from director Ryan Coogler, has already made Academy Awards history with its whopping 16 nominations. But the frontrunner of this awards season has long been One Battle After Another, a zany thriller about a retired revolutionary looking for his daughter. ▍語言點 best picture 最佳影片獎 neck-and-neck adj. 競爭激烈的，不相上下的 far too close to call 過於接近，難以判定 close adj.（本文）比分接近的 call v.（本文）預測，判定 shape up to be something 逐漸發展成、顯現為某種樣子 period（本文）adj. 歷史題材的 whopping adj. 巨大的，驚人的 whopping bill 巨額賬單 frontrunner n.（本文）領跑者，最有可能獲勝的人或事物；跑在前面的人 zany adj. 滑稽可笑的，荒誕古怪的 thriller n. 驚悚片 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇...