028　Watching TV　看電視

Key Words　核心詞匯1

episode[?epis?ud]n.（電視等的）連續(xù)劇的一出（或一集）

gig[gig]v.公演

sitcom[sitkɑm]n.情景喜劇

host[h?ust]n.節(jié)目主持人

program[?pr?ugr?m]n.節(jié)目；計(jì)劃　v.為……安排節(jié)目

channel[?t??n?l]n.頻道；通道；海峽

talk show　脫口秀；訪談節(jié)目

honor[??n?]n.榮譽(yù)；信用；頭銜　v.尊敬

guest[gest]n.客人，賓客；顧客　v.做客，招待

film[film]n.電影；膠卷

movie[?mu:vi]n.電影；電影院；電影業(yè)

action[??k??n]n.行動；活動；功能；戰(zhàn)斗；情節(jié)

romance[r?u?m?ns]n.傳奇；浪漫史；風(fēng)流韻事；言情劇；冒險(xiǎn)故事

scary movie　恐怖電影

comedy[?k?midi]n.喜劇；喜劇性；有趣的事情

opera[??p?r?]n.歌劇；歌劇院；歌劇團(tuán)

soap opera　肥皂劇

cartoon[kɑ??tu?n]n.卡通片，動畫片；連環(huán)漫畫

documentary[?d?kju?mentri]n.紀(jì)錄片　adj.記錄的；文件的；紀(jì)實(shí)的

variety show　綜藝節(jié)目；雜耍表演

serial[?si?ri?l]n.電視連續(xù)劇；期刊；連載小說

2　Daily Dialogue　日常會話

Talent Show

Karen:Hi, Mo, did you watch the sitcom on Channel 15 last night?Monica:No. Was that an interesting program?

Karen:Well, just so so. What did you watch last night?

Monica:I watched the Talent Show on Channel 10.

Karen:What kind of program is that?

Monica:That's a reality TV show, a contest in search of new talents. It's the hothest.

Karen:Oh, I'm not interested in that kind of program.

Monica:What kinds of programs do you like best?

Karen:Comedy and soap opera, such as Broken Girls.

Monica:Oh, I also like that comedy. Its plot is very amusing and the dialogue is very funny.

Karen:Yes, but I hate the multitudes of commercials inserted in them.

Monica:Me too. That's why I seldom watch TV series now.

3　Extended Words　擴(kuò)展詞匯

plot[pl?t]n.陰謀；情節(jié) v.密謀；繪制……的圖表

例句　Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot.

遺憾的是，過于簡單的情節(jié)讓這部電影差強(qiáng)人意。

We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.

我們試圖標(biāo)繪出潛艇的航線圖。

amusing[??mju?z??]adj.有趣的，好玩的，逗人笑的

例句　He had a terrific sense of humour and could be very amusing.

他極具幽默感，很會逗人發(fā)笑。

dialogue[‘da??l?g]n.對話，對白

multitude[?m?lt?tju?d]n.大量，許多；大眾，人群

例句　There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along.

有很多可以騎車的寧靜小路。

insert[?n?s??t]v.插入，嵌入

例句　He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock.

他從口袋里掏出一把小鑰匙，慢慢地插到鎖眼里。