No. 168- Are you still a big TV addict

No. 168- Are you still a big TV addict

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A:Hey, Cathy. Fancy meeting you here.

B:Hi, Amy. What brings you here?                                                                                             A:I’m here on business. And what about you?

B:I got a new job a few weeks ago. My office is right across this street. Let’s get a coffee, shall we?

A:Great. We haven’t met for a long time.

B: Are you still a big TV addict?                                                                                                

A:Well, I used to be. Today, if there’s a really good TV series on I do get a bit addicted to it.

B:We know that people around the world love to watch TV. Watching TV is one of our most popular pastimes.  

A:There’s no doubt about it. Now so much of our life is influenced by what we see on TV.

B:Yeah. The number of channels we can watch has also expanded, especially with the development of digital television.

A:You’re right. We can get TV sets with huge screens and with pictures in high definition and 3-D. And we can even watch TV on our mobile phone.

B:Exactly. It’s no wonder people all over the world spend much of their time watching TV. What’s the latest popular TV series you’re addicted to?

A:An American TV drama “Gotham”[ˈɡɔθəm]. It’s worth watching.


A: 嘿,凯西。想不到在这儿碰到你啊。

B: 嗨,艾米。什么风把你吹来了?

A: 我来出差。你呢?

B: 几周前我得到了一份新工作。我的办公室就是这条街对面。我们一起去喝杯咖啡吧。

A: 好啊。我们好久没见面了。

B: 你依然是个电视迷吗?

A: 好吧,曾经是了。现在嘛,如果有一部很好的电视连续剧,我会有点上瘾。

B: 我们知道世界各地的人们都喜欢看电视。看电视是最受我们欢迎的消遣。

A: 这毫无疑问。现在我们的大部分生活都受到了电视节目的影响。

B: 是啊。我们可以观看的频道数量也在增加,尤其是随着数字电视的发展。

A: 没错。我们拥有了大屏幕、高清晰画面、3-D的电视机。我们甚至可以在手机上看电视。

B: 正是如此。难怪全世界的人都花很多时间看电视了。你最新迷上的流行电视剧是什么?

A: 迷上了一部值得一看的美剧《哥谭镇》。

注释:

969、series        ['siəriːz]  

n. (同一种事物的)一连串,连续;(书、节目等的)一系列,丛书,连续剧

e.g. 

There has been a series of car accidents at the crossing.

在那个交叉路口曾经发生过一连串的车祸。

There is a television series on this channel every night.

这个频道每天晚上都有电视连续剧。

 

970、doubt      [daut]

n. 怀疑

v. 怀疑

(doubts; doubt-doubted-doubted; doubting)

e.g.

I have some doubts about his words.

对他的话是否真实我有些怀疑。

I have no doubt that he will pass the examination.

我确信他会通过考试。

I will be back on Friday without doubt.

我一定会在周五回来。

I doubt the truth of the news.

我怀疑那件新闻的真实性。

I doubt whether/if he will keep his word.

我怀疑他是否会遵守诺言。

 

971、influence      ['influəns]

n. 影响,作用;影响力,威望;有影响力的的人或事物

v. 给予……影响;左右……

(influences; influence-influenced-influenced; influencing)

e.g. 

The book has a great influence on his life.

这本书对他的人生影响很大。

He has no influence over his children.

他对子女没有影响力。

Environment is a great influence on character.

环境对性格有很大的影响。

The weather in summer influences the rice crops.

夏天的天气影响谷物的收成。

What influenced you to do it?

你受了什么影响去做那件事?

 

972、television       ['teliviʒn]   

n. 电视(TV;美口语亦称为tele; 英口语亦称为telly);电视机(亦称为television set)

e.g.

 I watched a football game on television last night.

我昨晚在电视上看了一场足球比赛。

We bought a new color television.

我们买了一台新的彩色电视机。

 

973、huge     [hjuːdʒ]

adj. 巨大的

e.g. 

That’s a huge ship!

那艘船好大!

The party was a huge success.

聚会办得非常成功。

 

974、American        [ə'merikən]  

n. 美国人;美洲人

adj. 美国的;美国人的;美洲大陆的

e.g.

She’d married an American and settled down over there.

她嫁给了一位美国人,并在那边定居了。

The American Congress and media mostly missed the point about all this.

美国国会和媒体大都没搞清这一切的核心问题。

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