美国国家公共电台 NPR The Long And The Short Of It
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：2016年NPR美国国家公共电台8月
The Long And The Short Of It
OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:
Let's meet our next two contestants 2. Amanda Chapin, you - what? - collect VHS tapes.
AMANDA CHAPIN: Yeah.
EISENBERG: What's going on there?
CHAPIN: Well, all the best - and by best I mean, like, worst - movies never got brought out onto DVD, so...
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CHAPIN: And before, like, everything was online, you know...
EISENBERG: Yeah.
CHAPIN: ...You could only get them on VHS.
EISENBERG: And are you looking for something that will end your collection, like if you could just find this one specific VHS?
CHAPIN: There's a lot. Actually, there's like whole communities online where they, like, trade. And it's like - there's some that go on eBay for, like, $700. It's really crazy. Yeah.
EISENBERG: What's the last one you purchased?
CHAPIN: I don't know the last one. But my favorite one is "Nudist Colony Of The Dead." So...
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EISENBERG: That sounds like a French film.
CHAPIN: Yeah, it's musical.
EISENBERG: It's a musical?
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EISENBERG: It's fantastic. And Kevin Bianchi...
KEVIN BIANCHI: Yeah.
EISENBERG: ...You are on a mission to collect every Meryl Streep movie ever made.
BIANCHI: Sure am, sure am.
EISENBERG: OK, yeah.
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EISENBERG: How many do you own?
BIANCHI: I'm at about 40. I have, like, 20 left.
EISENBERG: What's the hardest one to find?
BIANCHI: So there's this, like, educational film that she made when she was still at Yale. And it goes for about $140 on Amazon. But I am determined 3 to find it not on Amazon...
EISENBERG: Yeah.
BIANCHI: ...'Cause that's kind of cheating.
EISENBERG: Totally.
BIANCHI: And it's like...
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Order it online...
BIANCHI: ...That's the easy way, you know? Like...
EISENBERG: So, like, you're going to...
BIANCHI: You've got to dig through those $5 bins 4 and...
EISENBERG: Yes, I like it. OK, well, very good.
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EISENBERG: Well, you may or may not know this, E is the most commonly used letter in the English language. But you can never have too much of a good thing, am I right? So in this game, you'll insert the letter E into a common phrase and turn it into a completely different phrase. Let's go to our puzzle guru Art Chung to give us an example.
ART CHUNG: If I said after an hour of SoulCycle, I learned a lot about the bones in my back, you would answer spine 5 class, adding the letter E to spin class.
EISENBERG: OK, so each clue will hint at both the original phrase and the new phrase that you get when you add an E. Let's see how it goes. This menacing figure comes with a scythe 6 to collect the souls of the dearly dirty departed.
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EISENBERG: Kevin.
BIANCHI: The grime grim - grim grime?
EISENBERG: OK, you're close.
EISENBERG: There you go, yes. I knew you could do it.
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EISENBERG: Yes. It's a place where exotic dancers collect dollar bills and place them in evenly spaced horizontal lines.
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EISENBERG: Amanda.
CHAPIN: Stripe club?
EISENBERG: Exactly, yeah.
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EISENBERG: This surprise test is administered to cardinals 8 at the Vatican. Surprise test...
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EISENBERG: Amanda.
CHAPIN: Pope quiz.
EISENBERG: Exactly.
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EISENBERG: How about this one? This wearable gadget 9 helps you lose weight by tearing at your flesh with its teeth. Wearable...
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EISENBERG: Kevin.
BIANCHI: Is it a fitbite?
EISENBERG: It is a fitbite, yes.
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EISENBERG: I think people would prefer that to steps.
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EISENBERG: In high school, this student is clearly the instructor's favorite, probably because he's the lead guitarist of The Who.
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EISENBERG: Amanda.
CHAPIN: Teacher's Pete.
EISENBERG: Exactly, yes.
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EISENBERG: A really bad choice for the Yankees new uniforms that the players keep tripping on this superhero cloak as they run.
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EISENBERG: Kevin.
EISENBERG: Exactly, yeah.
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EISENBERG: Sounds like something the Yankees would do, right? Most expensive capes 11 in the league. All right, this is your last clue. This world renowned 12 R&B group is famous for its song Midnight Drain to Georgia.
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EISENBERG: Kevin.
BIANCHI: Gladys Knight 13 and the Pipes.
EISENBERG: That is absolutely correct.
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EISENBERG: Puzzle guru Art Chung, how did our contestants do?
CHUNG: It was a close game. It came down to the final question. Congratulations Kevin, you're moving on to the final round at the end of the show.
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EISENBERG: If you want to come on stag to play our gams and win a Rubik's cub 14, apply to be a contestant 1 on our show. Just go to tickets.org, and we will send you an email.
Coming up, do you know your plays? Do you know your movies? Do you know your plays that have become movies? Well, let's hope our guests do because I'll be talking with director Ira Sachs and actor Jennifer Ehle, so stay tuned 15. I'm Ophira Eisenberg, and you're listening to ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.
- 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》
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
- Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句
- He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
- His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。
- He's cutting grass with a scythe.他正在用一把大镰刀割草。
- Two men were attempting to scythe the long grass.两个人正试图割掉疯长的草。
- The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest.这幅画的画面设计成一个年轻的割禾人在午间休息。
- A rabbit got caught in the blades of the reaper.一只兔子被卷到收割机的刀刃中去了。
- cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
- A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。
- This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
- She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
- It was cool and they were putting on their capes. 夜里阴冷，他们都穿上了披风。
- The pastor smiled to give son's two Capes five cents money. 牧师微笑着给了儿子二角五分钱。
- He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
- She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
- He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
- A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
- The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
- The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。