What's on the box tonight?
對 話 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:這酒吧不是有點沉悶嗎?
朱利安:不錯,完全沒什么有趣的東西,像墳?zāi)挂粯印?BR> 加里:今晚電視有什么節(jié)目?
朱利安:今晚九點鐘應(yīng)是播映曼聯(lián)對皇家馬德里的球賽。
加里:這可精采,去我家里看吧。
朱利安:好得很,路上我買啤酒,看電視時喝。
‘電視’英文除了叫television以及簡稱為TV/teevee和telly,俗語還稱為the box、goggle-box、idiot box、the tube、boob tube等。Tube本是‘管子’,電視機(jī)有陰極射線管(cathode-ray tube),所以叫the tube。Goggle是‘睜大眼睛看’,例如:He goggled at the beautiful girl(他瞪著那美麗的女郎)。Idiot則是‘傻瓜’,boob是‘傻瓜’的俗稱,所以idiot box和boob tube都有貶義。I watched the soccer game on the boob tube即‘我在電視上看足球賽’。 問電視播映什么節(jié)目,你可以說What's on TV/the box/the tube tonight?(今晚電視播映什么?)或Is there anything (good/worth watching) on the telly this evening?(今晚電視有好節(jié)目嗎?)等。問下一個節(jié)目是什么,英文是:What comes on next?/What's on after this?問一個節(jié)目什么時候開始,則可以說:What time does it start?問某電視臺播映什么,可說:What's on Channel X?
要知道電視播映什么,是看電視節(jié)目表,這英文叫TV listing/schedule;較詳細(xì)并附說明的電視節(jié)目指南,叫TV guide,例如:(1) Let's look in the TV guide to see if there's anything good(我們看看電視指南,看有沒有什么好節(jié)目)。(2) The TV listing says there is a documentary about elephants at 8:30pm(看電視節(jié)目表,今晚八點半有一部大象紀(jì)錄片)。假如電視上沒有什么好看,你可以說:There's nothing good/worth seeing on TV just now。
對 話 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:這酒吧不是有點沉悶嗎?
朱利安:不錯,完全沒什么有趣的東西,像墳?zāi)挂粯印?BR> 加里:今晚電視有什么節(jié)目?
朱利安:今晚九點鐘應(yīng)是播映曼聯(lián)對皇家馬德里的球賽。
加里:這可精采,去我家里看吧。
朱利安:好得很,路上我買啤酒,看電視時喝。
‘電視’英文除了叫television以及簡稱為TV/teevee和telly,俗語還稱為the box、goggle-box、idiot box、the tube、boob tube等。Tube本是‘管子’,電視機(jī)有陰極射線管(cathode-ray tube),所以叫the tube。Goggle是‘睜大眼睛看’,例如:He goggled at the beautiful girl(他瞪著那美麗的女郎)。Idiot則是‘傻瓜’,boob是‘傻瓜’的俗稱,所以idiot box和boob tube都有貶義。I watched the soccer game on the boob tube即‘我在電視上看足球賽’。 問電視播映什么節(jié)目,你可以說What's on TV/the box/the tube tonight?(今晚電視播映什么?)或Is there anything (good/worth watching) on the telly this evening?(今晚電視有好節(jié)目嗎?)等。問下一個節(jié)目是什么,英文是:What comes on next?/What's on after this?問一個節(jié)目什么時候開始,則可以說:What time does it start?問某電視臺播映什么,可說:What's on Channel X?
要知道電視播映什么,是看電視節(jié)目表,這英文叫TV listing/schedule;較詳細(xì)并附說明的電視節(jié)目指南,叫TV guide,例如:(1) Let's look in the TV guide to see if there's anything good(我們看看電視指南,看有沒有什么好節(jié)目)。(2) The TV listing says there is a documentary about elephants at 8:30pm(看電視節(jié)目表,今晚八點半有一部大象紀(jì)錄片)。假如電視上沒有什么好看,你可以說:There's nothing good/worth seeing on TV just now。