ESL Podcast 459 – Watching Political Commentary Shows
时间：2019-02-18 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Laura: I really don’t like these political commentary shows. They purportedly 1 present both sides of an issue, but the commentator 2 is always biased 3.
Joon: Oh, I don’t think so. Each show invites pundits 4 on each side of the political spectrum 5. In this show, for instance, the pundits each take turns presenting their arguments.
Laura: You mean they each present the party line, right? I find it so predictable what each side will say, since they always invite people who have opinions that are poles apart.
Joon: That’s not always true. This other show has a roundtable format 6. Each person listens to the others and they debate the issues.
Laura: On that show, it’s not what they say, but how they say it. They treat the others’ opinions with such contempt. You can hear the loathing 7 in their voices and they constantly talk over each other. I’m surprised you can bear to watch it.
Joon: I find it stimulating 8. I like a good fight.
Laura: I guess it’s better for them to do it on screen than on the streets!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- This is purportedly the oldest tree in the world. 据称这是世界上最古老的一棵树。 来自互联网
- Mayor Oh Se-Hoon launched the campaign last year, purportedly to improve efficiency. 据悉，首尔市市长吴世勋于去年提出了这项旨在提高工作效率的计划。 来自互联网
- He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
- The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。
- a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
- The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。
- The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题，专家众说纷纭。 来自辞典例句
- That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。 来自互联网
- This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
- We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。
- Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
- The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。
- She looked at her attacker with fear and loathing . 她盯着襲擊她的歹徒，既害怕又憎恨。
- They looked upon the creature with a loathing undisguised. 他们流露出明显的厌恶看那动物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
- This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。