《摩门经(The Book of Mormon)》主宰托尼奖

短语讲解：

1. The American Theater Wing gave out its annual Tony awards on Sunday, honoring plays and musicals staged on Broadway in New York - considered the highest level of the U.S. theater industry.

give out 公布; 宣布
例句：The news of the event was given out over the radio.
关于这个事件的消息通过无线电发表了。

2. Broadway is an industry known for glitz and dazzle, and the Tony Awards, stage acting's premier event of celebration and congratulations was true to character right from the start. 

known for以…而著名
例句：The islanders are known for their hospitality.
岛上的居民以好客闻名。

3. "This is… I can't … I didn't expect to be standing here tonight," an emotional James said.

expect to do期待去做…
例句：I expect them to do their duties.
我期望他们尽责工作。

4. High marks were given for Norbert Leo Butz, who showed a touching humility after beating out four other Tony nominees for "Best Performance for an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical."

beat out胜过(对手或竞争者)，击败
例句：He beat out another firm in bidding. 
他在投标击败另一家公司。 

5. But it was the five Tonys awarded for a revival of The Normal Heart, a powerful 1985 play about New York's gay community in the early days of the AIDS crisis that seemed to move the night's audiences the most viscerally.

seem to好像; 仿佛
例句：He certainly didn't seem to be a fool.
他当然不像是个傻瓜。

6. Playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer seemed to speak for many.

speak for代表…讲话; 为…辩护
例句：Have you got anyone to speak for you?
你找到人代表你们发言了吗?

7. Learn from it, and carry on the fight.

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取〕
例句：A man who does not learn from others can't hope to achieve much.
一个不向别人学习的人不能指望有多大成就。
carry on经营, 从事, 忙于
例句：That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.
那家已经经营五金生意五代了。

8. The Tony Awards, named for actress and director Antoinette Perry, have been given out annually since 1947.

be named for　以…命名
例句：The boy is named for his grandfather.
这男孩是以祖父的名字取名的。