英语听力训练连载 listen 66

DIALOGUE 66

What Do You Like Doing in the Evening?

1--What do you like doing in the evening? Do you
   watch much TV, for example?
2--Yes, quite a lot of television. Yes.
1--How much?
2--Erm, I should think about 2 to 3 hours.
1--Every day?
2--Yes.
1--Yuh. What are your favourite programmes?
2--Um, documentaries...serials¹, classics.
1--Yes. Do you watch much sport on TV?
2--Snooker, horse--jumping.

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注解：
1）Do you watch much TV?：much是表示程度的“量”
词，可以指时间的长短，也可以指次数的多少。这里
主要指时间。下文a lot of television与much television
同义。但疑问句中多用much.
2）favourite programmers：最喜爱的节目。注意美语
中的拼法是favorite programs。
3）documentary：反映现实或历史事件的新闻片，纪录片。
4）Snooker：一种以15只红木球及6只其他彩色球在台球
桌上进行的游戏。

1 serials   

n.连载小说，电视连续剧( serial的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The computer can alter the serials librarian and produce a bindery notice. 计算机可提醒管理连续出版物的馆员，并制作装订通知。 来自辞典例句
• I realized I have started to like a few of their serials. 我意识到我已开始喜欢上了不少他们的连续剧。 来自互联网