美语三级跳 Go English：015A 电视节目: 初级课程

Will和Jane在约会，俩人聊起了各自爱看的电视节目。

Professor: That's right, Winnie. Today they are talking about reality TV.

"Reality TV" - 电视真人秀! 这种节目其实一点都不真实，我听说，很多情节和对话其实也是按照剧本，有安排的!

Professor: Maybe, but they are still entertaining.

Will: So Jane, what kind of TV shows do you like to watch?

Jane: I really love reality TV. Do you?

Will: Oh yeah, me too. And it's great that there are so many shows now to choose from!

Jane: I know. There are so many reality TV programs I can't keep them straight!

原来这两人都喜欢看真人秀。 Will很高兴地说，电视上的这种节目很多，Jane说，节目太多了，所以she can't keep them straight! Professor, 这是不是说她已经看得眼花缭乱，弄不清哪个是哪个了？

Professor: Yes! Jane is saying that there are so many reality TV shows out there, she can hardly keep track¹ of which is which.

对了，Professor, Will 管“节目”叫“show," 而Jane用了"program," 这两个词有什么区别么？

Professor: They mean exactly the same thing.

Will: You know what my favorite reality show is? Cops².

Jane: Cops? The show where they show what happens to the police? That show is so stupid.

Will: No way! Some people don't remember that Cops was the very first reality show.

Jane: I guess so ... but just because it was the first, doesn't mean it was the best.

Will最喜欢的真人秀是“Cops”--“传奇警察”，他还说这是美国的第一个真人秀电视节目。我看过Cops，他们在警察的巡逻车里安上摄像机，跟拍警察出任务的情况。这个节目有什么意思啊，我不懂!

Professor: Well, Winnie, it's very successful. It has been on 22 seasons, and has made more than 750 episodes³.

哇， Professor, 你记得好清楚啊! 我还真不知道这个节目这么受欢迎，已经拍了 22 seasons--二十二季，more than 750 episodes--七百五十多集啦？!

Professor: Yes, it's that popular! But what does Jane say?

Jane说，虽然Cops是第一个真人秀，但并不代表它就是最好的。不知道Jane最爱看的是哪个节目。

Will: OK Jane, what reality TV shows do you like?

Jane: I like shows that have real people who are like me.

Will: You like to watch normal people doing regular things? That's not interesting at all!

Jane: Yes it is! If it isn't interesting, why are reality TV shows on all the channels?

Will: Jane, you don't need to watch TV to see normal people. They're all around you in your real life!

看来，Jane的品味和Will很不同，她喜欢看那些演普通人日常生活的真人秀。我同意Will的看法，如果你喜欢看普通人，那看看周围的人不就行了么，何必要看电视呢？

Professor: I agree. When I watch TV, I want to see amazing things I can't see every day.

就是嘛。对了，Professor, Jane 还说，真人秀节目 "are on all the channels"，这是不是说，每个台都在播这种节目？

Professor: That's right. For example, "I couldn't find a good show to watch on any channel, so I read a book."

Jane: Have you ever watched the show Survivor⁴?

Will: Yeah. I haven't seen the whole series⁵, but I've seen a few reruns.

Jane: It's a good show because it showed regular people, but in a strange place.

Will: Yeah, that's a really good show.

Jane 喜欢看“Survivor”--“幸存者”。Will说，他没看过这个节目的whole series--整个系列，但是看了a few reruns--几集重播。

Professor: Right. Why does Jane like that show?

Jane说，Survivor演的是普通人身处险境时的事儿，所以很好看。

Professor: That's right. So Winnie, do you think Will and Jane have other kinds of shows they like to watch?

我们继续收听下次的节目就知道啦!

 

1 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

2 cops   

n.堆，顶；警察( cop的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• As usual, the cops get the baddies in the end. 跟平常一样，警察最后把坏人都抓起来了。
• Somebody call the cops! 去个人报警啊！

3 episodes   

插曲，片断( episode的名词复数 )； 一集

参考例句：

• The novel deals with the romantic episodes of her early life. 小说叙述了她早期生活的浪漫插曲。
• Three episodes have been telescoped into a single programme. 把叁集的内容压缩成了一个节目。

4 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

5 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。