英语PK台 第697期:学英语可以听的国外电台

 Dialogue 1

Mark: Jingjing, have you been keeping up with the news recently?

马克：京晶，最近一直在关注新闻吗？

Jingjing: I like to think so. I listen to NPR almost every morning.

京晶：可以这么说吧。我几乎每天早上都收听NPR的广播。

Mark: National Public Radio? That's where I get my news also.

马克：美国国家公共电台？我的新闻也是从这儿听来的。

Jingjing: Yeah, I find out about stories when they're broadcast on NPR. Then I read more about them online.

京晶：我在广播里能听到都发生了些什么事，然后上网了解更详细的内容。

Mark: NPR is a good place to get news topics. Don't you think it's a little too focused on American news, though?

马克：NPR是个很好的获取新闻的渠道。你不觉得它稍有些过多关注美国本土新闻了吗？

Jingjing: That goes for any national news outlet¹ from any country. BBC might seem to have more international coverage²; but sometimes their broadcasts have nothing to do with recent news. Anyway, I like NPR's style.

京晶：任何国家的新闻发布机构都是这样吧。BBC可能看上去有更多的国际报道，但有时候他们的播报跟最近的时事没什么关系。不管怎么说，我还是喜欢NPR的风格。

Mark: How's that?

马克：为什么？

Jingjing: Well, no issue is one-sided. Usually, there's an argument over how the issue should be handled. Even if it's something that doesn't affect me, like American immigration, I like to hear arguments about it.

京晶：没有什么主题是有失偏颇的。通常，一个话题如何把握是会有争论的。即使有些事于我并无太大影响，比如美国移民，我也喜欢收听它们关于此事的讨论。

Mark: What's your favorite show?

马克：你最喜欢的节目是？

Jingjing: I like On Point, because each show starts with an important question about how to make the future better.

京晶：我喜欢On Point，因为每个节目都是以一个重要的问题开场：如何让未来变得更好。

Mark: I like that show also. My favorite is the Indicator³, though. I usually catch that on the podcasts.

马克：我也喜欢那个节目。可我最喜欢的是Indicator. 我通常是在播客上听。

Jingjing: Yeah, I have the NPR One app on my phone. I'll tune⁴ in to the Indicator next time I'm listening.

京晶：是的，我有NPR One的手机软件，下次我听节目的时候也听听Indicator.

Mark: OK, don't miss anything at Beijing Radio International, though.

马克：好，可别错过北京外语广播的节目哦。

Jingjing: Of course not!

京晶：当然啦。

New words:习语短语

one-sided (adj) （观点态度等）偏向一方的

offering only one opinion, rather than debate or alternate sets of facts

podcast 播客

(noun) an audio recording⁵, usually pretty short, that can be listened to online anytime

app 手机应用

(noun) short for application—software on your smartphone (note English pronunciation)

Dialogue 2

Mark: I asked you about radio news earlier. Do you listen to the radio for music also?

马克：之前问了你关于广播新闻的看法，你也在广播里听音乐吗？

Jingjing: I sure do! You know, I used to host a radio show about music.

京晶：当然了！你知道，我以前可是还主持过音乐节目的呢。

Mark: Yeah, so I was wondering how you caught wind of new artists.

马克：所以我很想知道，你怎么找到那些新晋艺术家的歌曲呢？

Jingjing: Actually, I do most of my listening on apps. That way, I can easily find the songs I like.

京晶：是这样的，我主要在手机软件上听，这样就可以很容易找到我喜欢听的歌。

Mark: Those are pretty good. They don't do much to introduce new artists and songs, though.

马克：那些是挺好的，但是对新的音乐人和歌曲的介绍不太多呢。

Jingjing: No, not really—just the most popular hits. Do you have a recommendation?

京晶：确实，主要是一些大热的流行打榜歌曲。你有什么推荐吗？

Mark: Well, there's one I listen to. I'm not sure you'd like it.

马克：我在听一个，不确定你是否喜欢

Jingjing: Give me the name, and if it's free of charge, I'll give it a whirl.

京晶：告诉我名字吧，如果免费下载，我也去下一个试试。

Mark: Sure. This one's listener-supported. So, like with NPR, you don't have to pay for it or listen to advertisements.

马克：没问题。这个是听众支持的。就像NPR一样，你不需要付费或收听广告。

Jingjing: That sounds ideal. Don't forget to tell me what it's called.

京晶：听上去很理想。别忘了告诉我它叫什么。

Mark: Radio Paradise. They have a website and an app. Just tap the listen button and get started. They choose all the songs for you, just like broadcast radio.

马克：电台天堂。它们有网站和手机应用。点一下听按钮就开始播放了。他们为你挑选所有的歌曲，就像电台播放一样。

Jingjing: What genre⁶ do they play?

京晶：主要是什么风格的音乐？

Mark: All, kinds, but a little heavy on classic rock. That's why I thought you might not like it.

马克：各种风格，稍微有一点多的古典摇滚，所以我想你可能会不大喜欢。

Jingjing: I like classic rock. I'll check it out.

京晶：我喜欢古典摇滚，我这就去听。

New words:习语短语

catch wind of something 找出关于某个事件更多的信息

(phrasal verb) find out about something, especially an event

give it a whirl 尝试，试一试

give it a try

tap 点击

select something on the screen of your smartphone (rather than "click" which would be with a mouse on a PC)

1 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

4 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

5 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

6 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。