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发表于 2014-4-28 13:40
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Paul: So, what do you want to watch on TV tonight?
Brenda: Well, what's on?
Brenda: Well, hmm. There is a reality show on at 7:00 on channel 5.
Paul: Nah, you know I don't like reality shows. I mean, they usually show people doing crazy things like, you know, eating live fish or swimming in a pool full of snakes. I don't get into that.
Brenda: Okay. Well, how about watching a documentary on the life of panda bears in the wild?
Paul: Personally, I'd rather watch something with a little bit more action and suspense.
Brenda: Well, then. Ah, here's something. Do you want to watch a rerun of Star Wars?
Paul: Nah, I've seen it a zillion times. I'd like to see something different.
Brenda: Okay, let's see here. Oh, how about this? On channel 2 at 9:00, there's a home improvement show about fixing anything around the house. We do have a few things that you could repair in the bathroom . . .
Paul: Fixing things? Uh, boy, I'm beat. I think I'm going to hit the sack.
Brenda: You're going to bed?
Paul: Yeah. I have to get up early tomorrow . . .
Brenda: . . . and then you're going to fix the bathroom?
Paul: Good night.
Brenda: Okay. Too bad, though. There's a basketball game on right now, but . . . but I guess you can catch the score in tomorrow's newspaper.
Paul: Oh, okay. I'll stay up and keep you company while I . . . I mean, you . . . I mean, WE watch the game.
Brenda: I thought you'd change your mind. I'll get the popcorn.
Key Vocabulary [Top]
get into something (verb): be interested in something
- I didn't think the kids would get into watching that nature program, but they loved it
documentary (noun): a television program that gives facts on a person, place, or thing
- Hurry. Switch the channels. I don't want to miss the documentary on space travel.
suspense (noun): a feeling of excitement about what will happen next
- She liked the movie because it was full of suspense from beginning to end.
rerun (noun): a TV program that is shown over again
- This channel usually shows reruns of programs from the 1960s late in the evening.
zillion (noun): a very large number
- Sometimes, kids don't mind watching the some TV cartoons a zillion times.
improvement (noun): a change that makes something better
- There are a number of improvements you can make on your writing assignment. Read it again and see what you can do.
beat (adjective): very tired
- I was so beat last night that I feel asleep watching TV.
hit the sack: go to sleep
- He hit the sack early because he has to work in the morning. |
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