BBC地道英語口語:Reality TV 現實電視大綱
BBC地道英語口語:Reality TV 現實電視
Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.
Helen: And I’m Helen.
Neil: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Helen: 在 Real English 節目中，我們要來了解和學習一些英國英語語言中新出現的新詞彙和短語。
Neil: It’s very important to stay up-to-date with English as new words and expressions enter the language all the time.
Helen: Neil, 我們今天的新詞是什麼呢？
Neil: Today’s expression is ‘reality TV’.
Helen: Reality TV. 現實電視？怎麼講？
Neil: Well, reality TV is a type of TV programme. It means that real-life people, not actors, are followed and filmed in a real situation, or game.
Helen: 這就是所謂真實電視，reality TV, 又稱“真人秀”，就是把電視鏡頭對準沒有受過專業訓練的志願演員，將他們的言行、個性和品質，在規定的環境中拍攝下來做成節目播放。
Neil: Yes. In the UK, there is a programme called Big Brother. Real people live in a house and they are filmed 24 hours a day.
Helen: 這種真人秀在我們中國拍攝播出以後也是迅速走紅起來了。
Neil: Yes. Maybe you saw ‘Wise Man Takes All’ on TV in China. It was very popular.
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A: Are you going to watch ‘Big Brother’ tonight?
B: No, I hate reality TV programmes! They’re boring.
Helen: Why is reality TV popular in the UK?
Neil: Reality TV shows real people in real situations, so people like it I suppose.
Helen: Do you?
Neil: Not so much. I prefer a good film to reality TV. It gets boring after a while.
Helen: Do you think so?
Neil: Yes, and now there are so many reality TV shows it’s not interesting anymore.
Helen: I agree they are quite boring nowadays.
Neil: Yes, I have enough reality every day. I don’t want to watch it on TV when I get home!
Helen: 是的，不管你對 reality TV - 真實電視或者真人秀是愛還是恨，我們都不可否認它確實是現在風靡一時的電視節目形式。And that’s all we have time for today.
Neil: Yes, that’s all. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Helen: 我們下次節目再見。
