VOA常速英语:For Black Actresses, Few Oscar-Worthy Roles

pass over置之不理, 忽视
例句：Let us pass over his rude remarks in silence.
对他粗暴无礼的话我们不去理会算了。

2. “Once you’re a victim, you can’t be a man, a woman, a child who may be a brat, or a woman who may be cheating on her husband, or a man who might be a noble pillar of the community," he says.

cheat on对…不忠实
例句：It is rumored that he cheats on his wife.
据传他对他老婆不忠。

3. But critics argued that her character tapped into the stereotype of an African American con artist.

tap into利用; 开发
例句：They made success by tapping into recent developments in technology.
他们靠最近开发的技术取得了成功。

4. Horwitz says Halle Berry’s role as Leticia Musgrove, who develops a relationship with her executed husband’s white guard, deviated from the norm.

deviate from背离, 偏离…; 不同于…
例句：The boy's behavior deviates from the usual pattern.
这个男孩子的举止与一般人不同。

5. The film, based on a novel, offers a bleak portrait of a teenage girl called Precious. Daniels says his film is true and its truth should not be forgotten.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：This play is based on a true story.
这出戏以真事为基础。

6. And I was taken aback by the audaciousness of it all.

take aback使吃惊, 使惊呆
例句：The little girl screamed and it took us aback.
小女孩的尖叫声吓了我们一跳。

7. And that begs the question: Should African-American actors wait for race-neutral roles?

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

8. And where will the winning roles come from?

come from由…造成, 源自
例句：Knowledge comes from practice.
知识来自于实践。