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Red Eye Two Year Anniversary

"Red Eye": intentionaly stupid, secretly smart

So “Red Eye” viewer Beth Navarra wrote to me yesterday, saying “God, did I ever hate your show when it first came out. But it’s like smoking. It makes you sick at first, but then you are hooked." You are my cigarette.

Well, thanks, Beth. Can I say to you that you are my cigarette too. In fact, all “Red Eye” viewers are my cigarettes for they offer me a measure of pleasure in a sometimes difficult world and they give me cancer. But I am especially touched because Beth wrote to me now on our two-year anniversary. True, it’s been two years since “Red Eye” aired its first crappy episode and it was crappy. See when “Red Eye” started, Beth was right to hate it because despite its hidden charms, it was a horror show. Andy, Bill and myself had no idea what we were doing. I came from publishing and I hired Bill simply because he had photos of me. Worse, I found Andy through comments he left on my blogs. I mean, you have to admit that’s kind of stupid. But even though we were incompetent¹ and scared, we showed up everyday, did the job. We listened and we learned, screwed up and succeeded. But thanks to people like Beth, who gave the show a second chance. “Red Eye” was able to grow like a deadly toe fungus², offering you the kind of unbridled truth, disguised in silly pleasure that you only find in prison. But as simple as that concept sounds, “Red Eye” is tough to describe. It is intentionally³ stupid but secretly smart, a strategy designed to confuse bitter liberals, media hacks⁴ and angry activists⁵. We gauged⁶ our success on turning groups into sputtering⁷ messes whether it be GLAAD, Media Matters or whether armpit-sniffing blogs. I call this strategy the “Dean Wormer Effect”, named after the hapless dude from Animal House. For so long in movies and TV，non-liberals were always portrayed⁸ as stiff joyless type like Dean Wormer, the stereotype⁹ went unquestioned. But it was totally dishonest. My goal of “Red Eye” was to reverse it and to turn the so-called edgy¹⁰ lefties into Dean Wormers, because that’s really what they are. P.C. crybabies determined¹¹ to stamp out all of the fun in the world. In short, jackasses. And it worked. As you close in on our 500th show, we now have more viewers than ever and an awesome¹² arsenal¹³ of great guests. The show continues to expand and thanks to the folks of FOXNEWS, it is our hope that we continue to grow. If anything just to keep Bill off the streets and me off the meth. But just remember like Beth says: Becoming a “Red Eye” fan takes three stages: first revulsion, then confusion, finally, obsession¹⁴. No, there is a fourth stage which involves fans sending me nude¹⁵ pictures, but I’ll go into that aspect at a later date. And if you disagree with me, then you sir are worse than Hitler.

昨天“Red Eye”观众Beth Navarra 给我来信说，“上帝呀，最开始你的脱口秀节目刚出来的时候我很讨厌它。但是就像抽烟，最开始感到恶心，但是后来慢慢就上瘾了。你就是我的香烟。”

谢谢你，Beth。我可不可以跟你说，你也是我的香烟。实际上，所有的“Red Eye”观众都是我的香烟。因为在一个困难的世界里，他们给了我快乐的标准，并且让我患了癌症。但是我特别感动，因为Beth在我们节目两周年纪念日给我来信。是的，自从“Red Eye”第一期蹩脚的节目以来已经两年了，是的，确实很蹩脚。当“Red Eye”开播的时候，Beth很讨厌它，因为即使节目有隐藏的魅力，它仍然是一个可怕的脱口秀节目。Andy，Bill和我都不知道自己在做什么。我出身于出版业，我雇佣了Bill仅仅因为他有我的照片。更糟糕的是，我是通过Andy在我博客的留言找到她的。我是说，不得不承认，那很愚蠢。但是，即使我们很害怕，毫无能力，我们还是坚持每天都露面，每天都工作。我们不断倾听，不断学习，不断进步，最终成功了。但是我们要感谢Beth那样的人，他们给了节目第二次机会。“Red Eye”就像脚趾上的真菌那样生长，给你提供那些隐藏的激烈的事实。但是虽然这个观念听上去很简单，“Red Eye”却很难描述。从表面上来看很愚蠢，但实际上很精明，这个策略用来迷惑自由主义者，媒体和愤怒的积极主义分子。我们衡量成功的标准在于将同性恋联盟，媒体事件和博客事件都弄的语无伦次。我称这种策略为“Dean Wormer效应”，以动物屋那个不幸的花花公子命名。长期以来，在电影和电视中，非自由主义者一直被描述成像Dean Wormer 那样僵硬严肃的类型，这种造型一直毫无争议。但是这完全不符合事实。“Red Eye”的目标是颠覆这种看法，将所谓的急躁的左翼分子变成Dean Wormers，因为这才是他们的真实形象。简单的说就是jackasses。这很奏效。观看我们的第500期节目，我们已经拥有比以前更多的观众，我们也有许多不可思议的嘉宾。我们的脱口秀节目正在继续发展壮大，感谢福克斯电视台，它是我们继续发展的希望。只要不发生什么事让我和Bill不能再继续节目。请记住，成为“Red Eye”迷需要三个步骤：第一是非常厌恶，第二是迷惑，第三是迷恋。不，还有第四个阶段，观众寄给我裸照，但是我要稍后才能进入这一阶段。如果你不同意我的说法，那你比希特勒还坏。

1 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

2 fungus   

n.真菌，真菌类植物

参考例句：

• Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
• This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

3 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

4 hacks   

黑客

参考例句：

• But there are hacks who take advantage of people like Teddy. 但有些无赖会占类似泰迪的人的便宜。 来自电影对白
• I want those two hacks back here, right now. 我要那两个雇工回到这儿，现在就回。 来自互联网

5 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 gauged   

adj.校准的；标准的；量规的；量计的v.（用仪器）测量( gauge的过去式和过去分词 )；估计；计量；划分

参考例句：

• He picked up the calipers and gauged carefully. 他拿起卡钳仔细测量。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Distance is gauged by journey time rather than miles. 距离以行程时间而非英里数来计算。 来自辞典例句

7 sputtering   

n.反应溅射法；飞溅；阴极真空喷镀；喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 )；发劈啪声；喷出；飞溅出

参考例句：

• A wick was sputtering feebly in a dish of oil. 瓦油灯上结了一个大灯花，使微弱的灯光变得更加阴暗。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Jack ran up to the referee, sputtering protest. 贾克跑到裁判跟前，唾沫飞溅地提出抗议。 来自辞典例句

8 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

10 edgy   

adj.不安的；易怒的

参考例句：

• She's been a bit edgy lately,waiting for the exam results.她正在等待考试结果，所以最近有些焦躁不安。
• He was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking.他紧张不安，还在一根接一根地抽着烟。

11 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

12 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

13 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

14 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

15 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。