VOA常速英语:Iran, Israel Among Contenders for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar

compete for为夺取…而比赛; 为……而竞争
例句：These young men competed for the gold medal.
这些年轻人为夺取金牌而比赛。

2. I just prefer to say something about my people.

prefer to较喜欢; 宁愿
例句：He preferred to die instead of stealing.
他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃。

3. "It is our duty." "Absolutely," replies Socha, even though he risks his life to bring food to the fugitives.

risk one's life冒着生命危险; 拼死
例句：The brave man risk his life in trying to save the child.
那位勇敢的人冒着生命危险试图救那孩子。

4. Bullhead, from Belgium, is a dark tale of brutality and vengeance in the illegal underworld known as the "hormone mafia."

known as被认为是，被称为
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

5. "I wanted to tell the story of a tragedy of my main character, who is a beef trader, who is involved in the illegal growth hormone business," explains Roskam.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。

6. This year films submitted from 63 countries were narrowed down to the five nominees by a diverse committee of the Motion Picture Academy.

narrow down (使)变窄; (使)减少; (使)缩小
例句：The police have now narrowed down their list of suspects.
警方现已缩小了嫌疑犯人数的范围。