流利美国口语5.3
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：流利美国口语
- 1 流利美国口语5.3
W: Shall we switch to another channel?
M: I don’t think there is anything worth watching at this moment. Let me finish this special.
W: Let me look in the TV guide. There is a quiz show going on channel 14, try it.
M: OK. Oh, it’s over now.
W: Here, pass me the remote control. I will just flip 1 around them. See what else is on.
Dialogue 2.
Brown: What’s your favorite TV program in China, Miss. John?
John: I like legal report very much.
Brown: What kind of program is it?
John: It’s about law. It’s very instructive. What’s your favorite TV program, Mrs. Brown?
Brown: I like round the world program. It’s very informative 2 and opens my eyes.
John: That’s right. We can learn a lot from good TV programs.
Dialogue 3.
W: What do you do for news?
M: I read the newspaper. That’s much better than cable TV.
W: I don’t agree. I think it’s better in some ways. But CNN is great. With CNN you have fast news coverage 3 and images too, and you can watch it while you are eating breakfast.
M: Yes, I have watched CNN before, but I still like the newspaper better.
W: Larry King Live was my favorite talk show. I think shows like his are excellent ways to hear different opinions about world events.
M: So maybe I will get cable hooked up, just to watch CNN, I mean.
Exercise.
1. Our TV has bent 4 on the bum 5 for 2 months now. We have to fix it.
2. Most television viewers receive their news from their sets rather than from newspapers.
3. Television as the dominate mass media in this nation has been responsible for shaping public opinion.
4. TV can transmit news as soon as it happens.
5. Day time television relies heavily on soap operas and certain types of talk show.
6. We can get a clear image on TV now.
7. It is a live show.
8. What’s the highlight of tonight’s program?
9. He is a couch potato.
10. Let’s turn on CCTV-9.
11. We need to fix the TV.
12. The World Today will be on at each shop.
13. Legal report is very instructive.
14. Does your new house have cable TV?
15. With CNN you have spot news coverage and images, too.
- I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
- Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
- The adverts are not very informative.这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。
- This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.这本引人入胜的书既有思想性又富知识性。
- 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。