2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 17 TV Shows Being Renewed and Cancelled

 

TV Shows Being Renewed and Cancelled

Mo: I have some bad news: Your favorite TV show has been cancelled. 

Amy: I’m not surprised. Ratings plummeted¹ last season, so the writing was on the wall. 

Mo: Also on the chopping block is your favorite reality show: American Idiots. 

Amy: Oh no, not American Idiots, too! I thought it was gaining ground in the ratings after a slow start. 

Mo: Unfortunately, it stayed a cult² favorite and never garnered³ a large enough viewership to be renewed. 

Amy: I’ll have nothing to watch next season. 

Mo: You can watch some of my shows. All of my favorites are being renewed, with one taking a short hiatus. 

Amy: A short hiatus? We all know what that means. 

Mo: What are you implying? 

Amy: The network will put in a mid-season replacement⁴, and if it does well, you’ll never see your show again. 

Mo: That’s not true. You’re just saying that because your shows got the ax. 

Amy: No, I’m not. That show is on its last legs. Mark my words. 

Mo: Well, even if it’s true, I still have something to watch, for now. 

Amy: What are you watching right now? 

Mo: A show called Podsters. It’s a reality show where a bunch of podcasters live in a house together and are watched 24 hours a day. 

Amy: I’ve never heard of anything so inane⁵. Who cares about the lives of podcasters? They must be the most boring people in the world. 

Mo: You might have a point there. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 plummeted   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
• A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

3 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

4 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

5 inane   

adj.空虚的，愚蠢的，空洞的

参考例句：

• She started asking me inane questions.她开始问我愚蠢的问题。
• Such comments are inane because they don't help us solve our problem.这种评论纯属空洞之词，不能帮助我们解决问题。