VOA常速英语:'The Artist' Tops Golden Globe Awards

turn out出来，出去，出动(以便集合、参加)
例句：10 000 people turned out to welcome the world champion.
一万人出来欢迎那位世界冠军。

2. The Descendants, a bittersweet story of a family in Hawaii, won best dramatic film and best lead actor in a drama for star George Clooney, who accepted the award with thanks to its writer-director.

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。

3. "Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for putting in my hands the same award that Marilyn Monroe herself won over 50 years ago. I am honored," Williams said.

put in(使)在内; 把…放于…中
例句：He put his head in at the window.
他从窗口把头伸进来。

4. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also gives out awards for television programs and performances, but the film categories get the most attention as one of the first salvos in the barrage of award shows leading up to Hollywood's top annual honors, the Oscars, presented in February. 

give out散发，分发，颁发
例句：They stood there, giving out the leaflets to the passers-by.
他们站在那里, 向过路人散发传单。
lead up to作为…的准备; 导致
例句：In the months leading up to the great ceremony, many people took part in the preparations.
临近盛典的几个月里, 许多人参加了准备工作。