美国国家公共电台 NPR Last Call: Send Us Your Commercials For 'Nicer Living' Project
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：2017年NPR美国国家公共电台1月
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:
And now it's time for a last call on the Commercials for Nicer Living project, version 2017.
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:
This is an update of a project that Susan Stamberg ran 45 years ago on this program. She asked listeners to write commercials for life's little joys.
MCEVERS: And five of those were turned into commercials for Nicer Living with music and sound effects.
SIEGEL: There were ads for love letters, clouds, waiting, walking and the bio-clock.
MCEVERS: Also known as your built in time piece.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST)
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Bio-clock is the result of eons of research and development. By Flora 1 and Fauna 2 Laboratories, bio-clock costs you nothing. You already own it...
MCEVERS: Oh, yeah, that is definitely from 1972.
SIEGEL: (Laughter) Yeah, we wanted to know what things make your life nicer today, in 2017, so we launched a new Commercials for a Nicer Living project. And so far we've gotten more than a thousand ideas.
MCEVERS: Peter Manos in Seattle sent in the most. He wrote ads for peace and quiet, cats, snowmen, belly 3 laughs, Joshua trees...
SIEGEL: And breathing through your nose.
MCEVERS: (Laughter) A simple pleasure that eludes 4 many of us this time of year.
SIEGEL: OK, here's where the last call comes in. You have just a few more days to join our Commercials for Nicer Living, version 2017. The address is npr.org/nicer.
MCEVERS: You only need to write a script - no more than 120 words. We'll pick five to produce like actual radio commercials and share them on air in a couple of weeks.
SIEGEL: The deadline is this Sunday, January 15.
(SOUNDBITE OF BAD WEATHER CALIFORNIA SONG, "STAND IN MY SUNSHINE")
- The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
- All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。
- This National Park is an area with unique fauna and flora.该国家公园区域内具有独特的动物种群和植物种群。
- Fauna is a biological notion means all the animal life in a particular region or period. 动物群是一个生物学的概念，指的是一个特定时期或者地区的所有动物。
- The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
- His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。