美国国家公共电台 NPR Steel, Talking Heads, Or Wrestlemania?
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：2016年NPR美国国家公共电台10月
Steel, Talking Heads, Or Wrestlemania?
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Let's check in with our contestants 3. Vanessa Konkel, you were attacked by a wild turkey in your backyard when you were 7.
VANESSA KONKEL: Yeah, upstate New York problems.
(LAUGHTER)
EISENBERG: How has that affected 4 you now?
KONKEL: I love Thanksgiving.
EISENBERG: Really?
KONKEL: Yeah.
EISENBERG: Yeah.
(LAUGHTER)
KONKEL: So...
EISENBERG: Right, because you're like, you deserve it...
KONKEL: Yeah.
EISENBERG: ...Every time, right?
KONKEL: Those beady little eyes, and I get to...
EISENBERG: Eat them.
KONKEL: Yeah.
EISENBERG: Yeah, it makes you stronger.
KONKEL: Yeah, absolutely.
EISENBERG: Jess - speaking of horror, Jessie Gillan, you are a big horror movie fan. But you pointed 5 out that you were a big fan as a toddler.
JESSIE GILLAN: Yes. I truly enjoyed watching "Poltergeist," "Gremlins," "The Shining," probably movies you should watch when you're 3 to 5 years old. Yeah, I did...
EISENBERG: Unsupervised, or...
GILLAN: I - my mom said she'd watch me and I looked completely fine. I didn't have nightmares, so, you know...
EISENBERG: Yes. So now you get to play one of our favorite guessing games. It's called This, That or the Other. I'm going to give you a title. And you just have to tell me which of three categories it fits into. And today's categories are inspired by the phrase once in a lifetime, which is the title of a Talking Heads song and a tag line for a WWE "WrestleMania" spectacular. And it is the title of a book by the beach read author Danielle Steel. So you may ask yourself, what are those categories again? They are Talking Heads song, "WrestleMania" tag line or Danielle Steel novel. OK, we're going to alternate back and forth 6, so no need to buzz in. Vanessa, you won the last game. So if you win this you're going to the final round. All right, Jessie, we'll start with you. "Power Play."
GILLAN: "WrestleMania?"
EISENBERG: That is a good guess, but it is wrong. Vanessa, can you steal?
KONKEL: Is that the title of a book?
(LAUGHTER)
EISENBERG: Our categories are...
KONKEL: Oh...
(LAUGHTER)
EISENBERG: ...Talking Heads song, WrestleMania or Danielle Steel novel.
KONKEL: Danielle - let's go with Danielle.
EISENBERG: Danielle Steel is correct, actually.
(APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: OK, Vanessa, "Dare To Dream."
KONKEL: Oh, boy, that's definitely not wrestling, I hope. Let's go with Danielle again.
EISENBERG: Danielle Steel?
KONKEL: Yeah.
EISENBERG: Seems like a good choice, but that is incorrect. Jessie, can you steal?
GILLAN: Talking Heads song?
EISENBERG: No...
KONKEL: Wait...
EISENBERG: That is "WrestleMania."
KONKEL: Are you serious.
EISENBERG: Yes.
(LAUGHTER)
EISENBERG: Jessie, "Slippery People."
GILLAN: Talking Heads.
EISENBERG: Yes, it is.
(APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: Would be a great WrestleMania, though.
KONKEL: Seriously.
(LAUGHTER)
EISENBERG: Vanessa, "The Raging Climax 7."
(LAUGHTER)
KONKEL: Wrestling.
EISENBERG: Yes, that's a "WrestleMania."
(APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: Oh, yeah, it is the premise 8 of every Danielle Steel book.
(LAUGHTER)
JONATHAN COULTON: Does feel a little bit on the nose for a Danielle Steel novel.
EISENBERG: Yeah, right, right, exactly. OK, this is your last set of clues. Jessie, "Heat!" as in "Heat!" with an exclamation 9 point.
GILLAN: "WrestleMania."
EISENBERG: Oh, yeah, that is "WrestleMania."
(APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: Talking Heads, it would be called, like, Turn Down The Heat" or something like that. Vanessa, "Stay Hungry."
KONKEL: Danielle Steel.
EISENBERG: Incorrect, I'm sorry. Jessie, can you steal?
GILLAN: Talking Heads.
EISENBERG: Yeah, Talking Heads is correct. That's right.
(APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: Puzzle guru Art Chung, how did our contestants do?
ART CHUNG: They both did great. Jessie, congratulations, you've tied it up and we're moving to a tiebreaker round.
(APPLAUSE)
CHUNG: All right, we are tied one game apiece, so it's time for a quick game three. I'm going to give you a category, and you'll go back and forth naming things that fall into that category. The first contestant 2 to mess up, either by guessing incorrectly, repeating an answer or taking too long, will be eliminated. You have to buzz in to answer first. Here's your category. As of 2016, 10 celebrities 10 have served as coaches on the NBC singing competition show "The Voice." Name them.
(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)
CHUNG: Vanessa, you're first.
KONKEL: Alicia Keys.
CHUNG: That is correct, so now to Jessie.
GILLAN: Christina Aguilera.
CHUNG: Christina Aguilera, also correct.
KONKEL: Adam Levine.
CHUNG: Correct. Jessie?
GILLAN: Ben Folds.
CHUNG: No, I'm sorry. That's a different show.
GILLAN: Oh, OK, I knew he was on a show...
CHUNG: Sorry - yeah, no, I'm sorry. That was a different show. Vanessa, congratulations, you're moving on to the final round.
(SOUNDBITE OF DE LA SOUL SONG, "KEEPIN' THE FAITH")
EISENBERG: Coming up, we'll find out who will face off against Vanessa in our final round at the end of the show. And the man behind Alexander Hamilton is waiting in the wings for us. Javier Munoz will join us for a quiz on POTUS pets. I'm Ophira Eisenberg, and you're listening to ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.
(SOUNDBITE OF DE LA SOUL SONG, "KEEPIN' THE FAITH")
- View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
- I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。
- The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
- The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。
- The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
- His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
- Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
- We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。
- He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
- The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目