ESL Podcast 669 – Making Controversial Comments

　　Vivian: That news commentator¹ should be fired for making such inflammatory comments. At least I won’t watch this show again until she is.
William: As usual, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill. She was just expressing her opinion, albeit² a controversial one.
Vivian: Her opinion is offensive. Mark my words: Before the end of the week, a lot of people will be up in arms calling for her head on a platter.
William: I doubt it. It’ll all blow over. It’s just a tempest in a teapot.
Vivian: No way. She’ll never get away with it.
William: Oh, yeah?
Vivian: Yeah.
William: Do you want to make a bet?
Vivian: Sure, I’ll take that bet. What does the winner get?
William: Just the pleasure of seeing the other person eat her words.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

2 albeit   

conj.即使；纵使；虽然

参考例句：

• Albeit fictional,she seemed to have resolved the problem.虽然是虚构的，但是在她看来好象是解决了问题。
• Albeit he has failed twice,he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次，但他并没有气馁。