真实生活英语Unit16:Television 电视

Part One: Expressions

1. What’s wrong with the regular television stations?
一般的电视台有什么问题？
2. There’re educational stations too.
也有教育电视台嘛。
3. Everybody has cable¹.
家家都有有线电视。
4. I’ll talk to your father about it.
我跟你父亲商量商量。
5. We’re never going to get to the end of this one.
我们永远也看不到结局。
6. You want something to drink?
想喝一点什么吗？
7. Hurry, the movie is coming back on.
快一点，电影马上又要上演了。
8. What’s on TV tonight?
今天有什么电视节目？
9. Dark Angel is a good show.
末世黑天使》这电视剧不错。
10. There’s a football game on too.
也有足球比赛。

Part Two: Dialogues
1.Cable TV有线电视
A: Mom, can we get cable TV or a satellite dish?
B: It costs money, dear. What’s wrong with the regular television stations?
A: The shows are dull and they’re too many advertisements.
B: Well, you already watch too much TV instead of doing your homework, anyway.
A: There ’re educational stations too. I could learn while I watched TV.
B: Well, that’s true, but you’d probably only watch cartoons and action movies.
A: No I wouldn’t…can’t we get cable? Everybody has cable.
B: Well, if everybody jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
A: Mom!!!! Please. All my friends have had it for years.
B: Get new friends. 
A: Why are you always so mean?
B: Because you’d end up spoiled rotten² if I wasn’t.
A: I could help pay for it.
B: Let’s see how your grades are this semester³, and maybe I’ll talk to your father about it.
A: O.K. Thanks, Mom!
A: 妈妈，我们可以装有线电视或者卫星电视吗？
B: 亲爱的，那可很贵呢。一般的电视台有什么不好？
A: 这些节目都很没趣，而且广告太多了。
B: 哦，你可是光看那么多电视不做作业了。
A: （卫星电视）也有教育电视台嘛。我可以一边看电视一边学习。
B: 哦，那倒是真的。可是你可能只会看卡通片或动作片哦。
A: 不，我不会的。我们不可以装有线电视吗？家家都有。
B: 那么，如果人人都跳河，你也跟着跳吗？
A: 妈妈！拜托，我的朋友们几年前就有了。
B: 那就交一些新朋友。
A: 你为什么总是这么小气？
B: 如果我不这样的话你肯定会被我宠得不行的。
A: 那我也可以出一部分钱嘛。
B: 我们看看你这个学期考得怎么样，然后我倒可以和你爸爸商量一下。
A: 好的，谢谢妈妈。

2. Advertisements广告
A: Ugh. Another advertisement. They’ve added two hours of advertisements to a two hours movie.
B: Yeah. We’re never going to get to the end of this one.
A: Why are we watching it anyway?
B: Well, it does have a lot of girls in it.
A: True. True. 
B: Do you think Bruce Willis just drank a Coke for his health?
A: Really? Did Coke pay him for that?
B: Of course.
A: You want something to drink?
B: Yeah, Got a Coke?
A: Sure.
B: Hurry, the movie is coming back on.
A: 喔，有是广告。两小时的电影他们夹了两小时的广告。
B: 是呀。我们永远也看不到结局。
A: 可我们为什么还要看呢？
B: 哦，有很多女孩子在里面呀。
A: 是呀，对呀。
B: 你说布鲁斯·威利斯为了健康就只喝一杯可乐吗？
A: 真的吗？难道可乐掏钱请他来喝吗？
B: 当然。
A: 你要不要喝点什么？
B: 好的，有可乐吗？
A: 当然有了。
B: 快点，电影要开演了。

3. TV Series 电视剧
A: What’s on TV tonight?
B: Not much, that new reality-TV show, Ally⁴ McBeal, oooo, Dark Angel.
A: Wait a second. I want to watch Ally McBeal.
B: Oh, come on. That’s such a girl’s show.
A: No it’s not. It’s just funny.
B: Yeah, if you’re a girl.
A: Well, you just want to watch Dark Angel because of the hot girl.
B: That’s not true. Dark Angel is a good show.
A: It’s story is just an excuse to get the girl dressed up in different tight outfits⁵.
B: O.K., O.K. Let’s forget it. There’s a football game on too.
A: No way. I’m watching Ally McBeal. Go to John’s to watch the game.
A: 今晚有什么电视节目？
B: 没有很多节目，有那个新写实电视《甜心俏佳人》，哦哦哦，还有《末世黑天使》。
A: 等等。我想看《甜心俏佳人》。
B: 哦，得了吧，那是小女孩子看的。
A: 不是呀，很有趣的。
B: 是有趣，如果你是小女孩的话。
A: 哦，你不就是因为那个热辣的女孩才看《末世黑天使》的。
B: 不是这样。《末世黑天使》可是一部好电视。
A: 故事情节无非是那个女孩找各种借口着全套装备而已。
B: 好了好了，不说了。还有足球赛可以看。
A: 没门。我要看《甜心俏佳人》。要看足球赛去约翰家看吧。

Part Three: Substitution Drills
1. A: What’s (wrong/ the matter/ the problem) with the regular television stations?
   B: The shows are boring.
一般的电视台有什么（不好/不妥/问题）？
节目台没趣了。

2. A: There’re (educational/ news/ sports) stations too.
  B: That’s true.
也有（教育电视台/新闻台/体育台）。
那倒是。

3. A: Everybody has (cable/ garage/ a car).
  B: Well, if everybody jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
家家都有（有线电视/车库/小汽车）。
哦，如果人人都去跳河，你也跟着跳吗？

4. A: I’ll talk to your (father/ mother/ teacher) about it.
  B: O.K. Thanks.
我会跟你（爸爸/妈妈/老师）商量商量。
好的，谢谢。

5. A: We’re never going to (get to the end of this one/ finish this movie/see the result).
  B: That’s right.
我们（永远等不到结尾/看不完这部电影/看不到结局）。
对呀。

6. A: (You want / Do you want/ Would you like) something to drink?
  B: Sure. Thanks.
（要/想要/愿意来）点喝的吗？
当然，谢谢。

7. A:(Hurry/ Quick/ Hurry up)! The movie is coming back on.
  B: I’m coming.
（快/快一些/快点）！电影开始了。
来了。

8. A: What’s on (TV/ television/ the tube) tonight?
  B: Nothing much.
今晚有什么电视节目？
没有很多。

9. A: Dark Angel is a (good show/ great program/ a wonderful television series).
   B: No, it isn’t. / Yes, it is.
末世黑天使》是一部（不错的电视/好看的电视节目/精彩的电视连续剧）。
不，不是的。/是呀，是的。

10. A: There’s a football game on (too/ also/ as well).
B: Go watch it at John’s.
（也/还/还会）有足球赛上演
要看去约翰家里看。
Part Four: Monologue⁶
Carl’s Note
Americans watch a lot of television. Many people, especially doctors and teachers, think they watch too much. There are at least seven to ten free channels in every city, and cable TV offers up to a hundred stations for around $40 dollars a month. Cable TV stations will often only show one thing: movies, news, sports, entertainment news, financial news, there are even stations that show nothing but cooking shows. If you get a satellite TV, you can get 300-500 TV stations. If you have time, you can watch every college and professional basketball game in the country. The effect on children of this much television is especially troubling. Teachers complain that students neglect⁷ their homework and do not read for pleasure anymore, and doctors note that children who watch too much TV are often not physically⁸ fit.
卡尔的话：
美国人经常收看电视。有很多人，尤其是医生和老师，认为自己收看了较多的电视节目。在每个城市，大概最少有7到10个免费的电视频道。有线电视则可以接收近100个电视台，费用为每个月40美元。有线电视每个台通常只播放某一种节目，如电影、新闻、体育、娱乐新闻、财经新闻，甚至还有一些电视台只播放烹饪节目。如果你安装了卫星电视，你便可以接收到300到500个电视台。只要你有时间，你可以收看国内每一所大学的篮球赛或是职业篮球赛。如此丰富的电视节目给孩子们也造成了不好的影响。老师们抱怨学生不能完成作业，也不会再为了乐趣而阅读。医生们也发现经常看电视的孩子身体状况不佳。

Part Five: Vocabulary
--television 电视，电视广播
--educational 教育的
--cable 缆；索；钢索
--satellite dish碟形卫星信号接受器
--news 新闻；消息；报导
--channel 频道，波段
--complain 抱怨，发牢骚，诉说
--neglect 忽视，忽略
 

1 cable   

n.缆绳，索；电缆；电报；vt.电汇，打电报

参考例句：

• Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。
• The worker attached a cable.工人连接电缆。

2 rotten   

adj.腐烂(朽)的；令人不愉快的；糟糕的

参考例句：

• The book was pretty rotten.这本书糟透了。
• Rotten eggs give off a bad smell.臭蛋散发出难闻的气味。

3 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。

4 ally   

n.同盟者，同盟国；vt.使结盟，与...有关联

参考例句：

• In that war England was not an ally,she was neutral.在那场战争中，英国不同任何一国结盟，保持中立。
• She felt she needed an ally so badly.她感到她极需一个支持者。

5 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

6 monologue   

n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白

参考例句：

• The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
• He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。

7 neglect   

vt.忽视，忽略；疏忽，玩忽；n.疏忽，玩忽

参考例句：

• Don't neglect to lock the door when you leave.你离开时别忘了锁门。
• Today's housing problems are the product of years of neglect.今天的住房困难是多年来忽视的结果。

8 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。