Children of 'BBC Dad' Inspire New Show

 

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Do you remember Robert E. Kelly? He is the professor from South Korea who quickly became world famous earlier this year.

On March 10, Kelly was giving an interview to the BBC about the impeachment² of President Park Geun-hye when his two young children burst into his home office.

His four-year-old daughter, Marion, opened the door to Kelly’s home office and marched confidently up to her father. Her baby brother, James, followed. He entered the room in a walker, a device with wheels for babies who cannot yet walk.

Not long after, Kelly’s wife, Jeong-ah Kim, ran into the office. She quickly tried to gather the children so that Kelly could continue with his interview.

The video of Kelly’s interview spread quickly on the Internet. In two days, more than 20 million people watched it.

The incident started an online discussion about the roles of men and women, and whether Kim should have been so concerned about the children interrupting Kelly’s interview.

An Australian television comedy show even made a parody³ video of the moment. Only this time, the politics expert was the mother.

A few days after the BBC interview, the whole Kelly family held a news conference and appeared together on several television news programs. Many people who watched these talked about young Marion’s stylish⁴ look. She wore glasses and a trench⁵ coat.

Now, about six weeks later, the New York Times has an update on the Kellys.

The Times reported that the Kelly kids inspired an animated⁶ show. It is called “The Adventures of Mina and Jack⁷.” Two New Yorkers are producing the show.

The first episode⁸ is short; it runs less than three minutes. In the video, Mina and Jack join their father on a business trip and help catch a thief who stole bars of gold.

The creators are hoping the show may someday run on children’s television networks.

The Kellys themselves have nothing to do with the cartoon show. But they say they enjoy it.

So far the video has about 200,000 views on YouTube. And many who have watched the episode wrote that they hope “The Adventures of Mina and Jack” becomes a full television series.

Words in This Story

impeach¹ – v. to charge (a public official) with a crime done while in office

parody – n. a piece of writing, music, etc., that imitates the style of someone or something else in an amusing⁹ way

stylish – adj. following the popular style

inspire - v. to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create

animated – adj. produced by the creation¹⁰ of a series of drawings, pictures, etc., that are shown quickly one after another : produced through the process of animation¹¹

cartoon – n. a film or television show made by photographing a series of drawings : an animated film or television show

trench coat – n. a usually long raincoat with deep pockets and a belt

1 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

2 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

3 parody   

n.打油诗文，诙谐的改编诗文，拙劣的模仿；v.拙劣模仿，作模仿诗文

参考例句：

• The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
• North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿，其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。

4 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

5 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

6 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

9 amusing   

adj.有有趣的，好玩的

参考例句：

• The girl was amusing herself with a doll.那女孩在玩洋娃娃自娱。
• He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。

10 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

11 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。