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　　This year will mark the 74th anniversary of the Oscars. The first ceremony, on May 16,1929, was a private dinner in a dining hall of the Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets were US ten dollars, and fewer than 250 people attended that evening.

　　Public interest in the awards that year ensured that the next year's ceremonies would be broadcast live over the radio. Since that time, the Oscars have come a long way. The awards are now watched on television by millinions of viewers in over 100 different countries.

　　This year, the event wil be held in the bradnnew Kodak Theater. This new theater promises to be a beautiful and elegant site, suitable for the Hollywood royalty that will be attending. The Kodak Theater will also be perfect for another important part of the ceremony, the "red carpet."This is where famous celebrities make their grand entrances.

　　Language Focus

　　This is where famous celebrities make their grand entrances.

　　句型：关系副词=介词+关系代词

　　解析：常见的关系副词有：when, where, why, how。其先行词the time, the place, the reason都可省略。本例句可还原为：This is the place in which famous celebrities...

　　例1：

　　The little village, where I spent my happy childhood, is now deserted.

　　我度过快乐童年的小村庄，如今已杳无人烟。

　　例2：

　　Disagreement over who had the right to use the bathroom first in the morning was the reason why they broke up.

　　对早上谁有使用浴室优先权的看法不一致，是他们分手的原因。