To host or not to host, that is the question。主持還是不主持，這是個問題。

Ellen DeGeneres admits she had difficulty deciding whether to host the Academy Awards for a second time. Although her performance in 2007 received positive reviews and even earned her a Primetime Emmy nomination, the TV star just wasn't sure if she wanted to do a repeat performance。艾倫·狄珍妮絲承認，她在做是否第二次出任奧斯卡主持人的這個決定時感到困難。雖然她在主持2007年的奧斯卡時贏得眾多好評，甚至還獲得了艾美獎提名，但這位電視明星還不能肯定自己是否愿意做一件重復(fù)的事情。

So like many people faced with a big decision, she made a pros-and-cons list。和許多面臨重大抉擇的人一樣，她列出一份利弊清單。

So what are the pros and cons of one of the biggest gigs in showbiz? Here's a peek into Ellen's thought process: 那么作為這娛樂界最大的盛典之一，主持奧斯卡有什么利和弊呢?就讓我們來看看艾倫的思考過程吧：

Pro: I get to perform in front of 60 million people。

Con:Oh my God, 60 million people watch that thing。利：我將在六千萬人眼前演出。

弊：噢，我的天，有六千萬人在看那演出。

Pro: I'll be invited to all the cool Oscar after parties。

Con: I like to be tucked in by 7:30.利：我將被邀請到奧斯卡頒獎禮后所有的超酷派對。

弊：我想盡情吃喝，但是在7點半前。

Pro: Meryl Streep could get a record 17th Oscar nomination。

Con: Hashtag we're over it, Meryl。利：梅麗爾·斯特里普會創(chuàng)下獲得17項奧斯卡提名的紀錄。

弊：我們會結(jié)束這一熱門話題的，梅麗爾。

Pro: A lot of fancy designers will approach me to wear a beautiful, expensive gown of theirs。

Con: Ain't no way in hell I'm wearing a gown。利：許多優(yōu)秀的設(shè)計師們將會來勸我穿上他們美麗昂貴的禮服。

弊：除非在地獄，也沒別的地方我會穿上禮服。

Pro: I've done it before. The second time should be even better。

Con: My second sitcom got canceled after five minutes。利：我之前已經(jīng)主持過了。第二次應(yīng)該要更好。

弊：我第二次出演情景喜劇就在五分鐘后被撤下了。

Pro: If I'm on stage hosting, I won't be sitting on my couch drinking margaritas。

Con: If I'm on stage hosting, I won't be sitting on my couch drinking margaritas。利：如果我在臺上主持，我就不會靠在沙發(fā)上喝瑪格麗特。

弊：如果我在臺上主持，我就不能靠在沙發(fā)上喝瑪格麗特。

Pro: The theater holds 3,000 seats。

Con: It's gonna take 45 minutes to dance through all those aisles。利：劇院有三千坐席。

弊：到時候要花45分鐘在所有走道上跳舞。

Despite the compelling "cons" on the list, DeGeneres decided to host the 86th annual Academy Awards, which will air Sunday, March 2, on ABC. 即使清單上列出如此有趣的“弊端”，狄珍妮絲已決定主持第86屆奧斯卡盛典，將在3月2日周日在ABC上直播。