相当于俄罗斯mtv音乐奖的muz tv音乐奖近日公布提名名单,让人意外的是俄罗斯总理普京竟然在“年度事件”提名者之列。muz tv音乐奖将在本月底举行颁奖仪式,普京能否出席以及会否获奖还是未知数。
vladimir putin meets with young people at rap music competition in moscow.
vladimir putin is 1 to(信誓旦旦,准备就绪) receive an award honoring his musical talents after making an improbable(不可信的,不太可能的) foray(突袭,侵略) into the world of 2 3 and rap.
russia's home grown answer to mtv – muz tv – said it had nominated the russian prime minister for its "event of the year" award for his bizarre(奇异的) appearance last november on the televised final of a rap "battle for respect". the 4 is something of a surprise, since at the time the 57-year-old mr. putin looked awkward(笨拙的,尴尬的) and stood motionless among a crowd of teenagers as they 5(蠕动,扭曲) to a noisy rap song.
at another point, as a hip-hop 6 played in the background, mr. putin delivered a speech that mixed teenage street slang with observations on the hip hop scene - about which he 7 knew little. critics dismissed the move as a 8(愤世嫉俗的,冷嘲的) 9(策略,活动) to boost his already stellar ratings but mr. putin denied that, saying he wanted to reach out to young people to warn them of the dangers of drugs and vodka(伏特加) .
"it would be impossible to perform so-called low risk break dancing and still less high risk break dancing while on drugs," he told his teenage audience, without apparent 10(讽刺,反语) .
the awards ceremony will take place in moscow later this month, though it is unclear whether mr. putin will attend or indeed win.