What's on TV Tonight?

DIALOGUE 12

1--What's on the box tonight, does anyone know?
2--Oh nothing much. There's Panorama¹ at eight for
   an hour.
1--Oh good.
2--And then there's the football at nine twenty-five.
   I want to see that.
1--Oh not again! just a minute--what time does it
   finish? The last part of that thriller's on the other
   side at a quarter to eleven. I'd like to see that.
2--Well the football ends at eleven.
1--You'll have to miss the last fifteen minutes then.
2--You'll probably be asleep by then.
1--No I won't! At least your football doesn't clash
   with the new. I always like that on at nine.

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注解：

1）the box：（口语）指电视机。
2）Panorama：电视栏目名称。类似我国
的“世界各地”、“神州风采”等电视节目。
Panorama原义为“a continuous series of
scenes or events”
3）thriller：惊险故事片（或小说）
4）on the other side：（口语）指另外一个电视频道。
5）miss：错过；看不成。
6）be asleep：睡着了。sleepy作“犯困”“疲倦”解，注意
其区别。
7）clash（with）：接触；冲突。

 

1 panorama   

n.全景，全景画，全景摄影，全景照片[装置]

参考例句：

• A vast panorama of the valley lay before us.山谷的广阔全景展现在我们面前。
• A flourishing and prosperous panorama spread out before our eyes.一派欣欣向荣的景象展现在我们的眼前。