常交际用语之看电视

 　　把遥控器给我。Give me the remote control。

　　电视上有什么节目?What’s on TV?

　　我喜欢这个节目。I like this program。

　　现在电视里的暴力内容太多了。There’s too much violence on TV nowadays。

　　电视报在哪儿?Where is the TV Guide?

　　你看什么节目了?What did you watch?

　　我调到了六频道，看了一部很好的电影。I switched to Channel 6, and watched a terrific¹ movie。

　　有什么好节目吗?Is there anything good on?

　　换个频道。Change the channel。

　　不要把频道换来换去。Stop flipping² channels。

　　离电视机远点。Move back from the TV.

　　你真是个电视迷。You are really a couch³ potato。

　　把音量调小些。Turn it down。

　　这是现场直播节目。It’s live TV。

　　Watching TV

　　Blair：How are you feeling, Flora⁴?

　　Flora：Much better. Thanks. I’ve been resting all day, only with the television as my companion. In fact, in the whole week, the only thing I felt like doing was watching TV。

　　Blair：What did you watch today?

　　Flora：I started with some game shows this morning. I really enjoy them and even answered most of the questions correctly。

　　Blair：And next?

　　Flora：At 2 o’clock, I switched to Channel 6, and watched a terrific movie without commercials。

　　Blair：I know what you mean. There was an old action movie next. I think you won’t like it。

　　Flora：I wanted to watch it, but I was already tired by the time it came on. I had a rest instead. Then I watched the news on Channel 11.

　　Blair：Anything important happened?

　　Flora：A bank was robbed this afternoon. A reporter on the scene covered the event. The live coverage⁵ reproduced⁶ the robbery to the life。

1 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

2 flipping   

讨厌之极的

参考例句：

• I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆！
• Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。

3 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。

4 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

5 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。

6 reproduced   

复制( reproduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 重现； 再版； 生殖

参考例句：

• a manuscript reproduced in facsimile 精确复制的手稿
• The article was reproduced by the special permission of the President. 由于总统的特殊允许，这篇文章被复印了一份。