时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐


英语课

 


TV Shows Being Renewed and Cancelled


Mo: I have some bad news: Your favorite TV show has been cancelled. 


Amy: I’m not surprised. Ratings plummeted 1 last season, so the writing was on the wall. 


Mo: Also on the chopping block is your favorite reality show: American Idiots. 


Amy: Oh no, not American Idiots, too! I thought it was gaining ground in the ratings after a slow start. 


Mo: Unfortunately, it stayed a cult 2 favorite and never garnered 3 a large enough viewership to be renewed. 


Amy: I’ll have nothing to watch next season. 


Mo: You can watch some of my shows. All of my favorites are being renewed, with one taking a short hiatus. 


Amy: A short hiatus? We all know what that means. 


Mo: What are you implying? 


Amy: The network will put in a mid-season replacement 4, and if it does well, you’ll never see your show again. 


Mo: That’s not true. You’re just saying that because your shows got the ax. 


Amy: No, I’m not. That show is on its last legs. Mark my words. 


Mo: Well, even if it’s true, I still have something to watch, for now. 


Amy: What are you watching right now? 


Mo: A show called Podsters. It’s a reality show where a bunch of podcasters live in a house together and are watched 24 hours a day. 


Amy: I’ve never heard of anything so inane 5. Who cares about the lives of podcasters? They must be the most boring people in the world. 


Mo: You might have a point there. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 plummeted
v.垂直落下,骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
  • A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 cult
n.异教,邪教;时尚,狂热的崇拜
  • Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书,但有一定的崇拜者。
  • The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。
3 garnered
v.收集并(通常)贮藏(某物),取得,获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句
4 replacement
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
5 inane
adj.空虚的,愚蠢的,空洞的
  • She started asking me inane questions.她开始问我愚蠢的问题。
  • Such comments are inane because they don't help us solve our problem.这种评论纯属空洞之词,不能帮助我们解决问题。
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