PETS-2语法讲解(237)
What's on the box tonight?
对 话来源:考试大
Gary: This bar's a bit boring, isn't it?
Julian: Yes, not a lot going on at all. Like the grave in fact.
Gary: What's on the box tonight?
Julian: I think the Manchester United vs. Real Madrid match is on at 9: 00pm.
Gary: Great! Let's go to my place and watch it.
Julian: Fabulous. I'll buy the beer on the way.
加里:这酒吧不是有点沉闷吗?
朱利安:不错,完全没什么有趣的东西,像坟墓一样。
加里:今晚电视有什么节目?
朱利安:今晚九点钟应是播映曼联对皇家马德里的球赛。
加里:这可精采,去我家里看吧。
朱利安:好得很,路上我买啤酒,看电视时喝。
‘电视’英文除了叫television以及简称为TV/teevee和telly,俗语还称为the box、goggle-box、idiot box、the tube、boob tube等。Tube本是‘管子’,电视机有阴极射线管(cathode-ray tube),所以叫the tube。Goggle是‘睁大眼睛看’,例如:He goggled at the beautiful girl(他瞪着那美丽的女郎)。Idiot则是‘傻瓜’,boob是‘傻瓜’的俗称,所以idiot box和boob tube都有贬义。I watched the soccer game on the boob tube即‘我在电视上看足球赛’。 问电视播映什么节目,你可以说What's on TV/the box/the tube tonight?(今晚电视播映什么?)或Is there anything (good/worth watching) on the telly this evening?(今晚电视有好节目吗?)等。问下一个节目是什么,英文是:What comes on next?/What's on after this?问一个节目什么时候开始,则可以说:What time does it start?问某电视台播映什么,可说:What's on Channel X?
要知道电视播映什么,是看电视节目表,这英文叫TV listing/schedule;较详细并附说明的电视节目指南,叫TV guide,例如:(1) Let's look in the TV guide to see if there's anything good(我们看看电视指南,看有没有什么好节目)。(2) The TV listing says there is a documentary about elephants at 8:30pm(看电视节目表,今晚八点半有一部大象纪录片)。假如电视上没有什么好看,你可以说:There's nothing good/worth seeing on TV just now。
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