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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