【一起闲话英语】看电视-How much TV do you watch?

 Good, Thailand

speaker I don't like watching TV that much. I would just spend like one or two hours a week, cause I think it's just a waste of time in just sitting and staring at one box.

 

Shibika, India

speaker At home, in India I watch TV a lot. I just sit all the time in front of the TV and I keep watching it. I like all these Indian serials¹ and stuff, so I watch TV a lot.

 

Kevin, South Korea

speaker Well, when I'm in my room, I always keep my TV on all the time, although I don't really watch it all the time. It's just that, you know, it's good to have some noise in your room.

 

Jeff, Canada

speaker TV! How often do I watch TV? I don't. I don't even own a TV. I think TV is pretty much a waste of time. It's an addiction² that people can't quit, so I don't TV. I don't even own a TV, but the ironic³ thing is that is that one of my jobs is making television documentaries.

 

Rebecca, Australia

speaker How much TV do I watch? I do watch a lot of TV. I like to watch it for the news to see what's happening around the world and in my own town. I also like to watch DVDs on our TV as it's a large TV so it is very good to watch DVDs. And I also like some of my favorite crime scene investigation⁴ programs. They are very good to watch as well.

 

Sabriya, Oman

speaker When I'm back in Oman, I watch TV a lot, more than currently. I watch a lot of Arabic soap operas and a lot of sitcoms⁵ as well, and that's what keeps me locked onto the TV all the time.

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

2 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

3 ironic   

adj.讽刺的，有讽刺意味的，出乎意料的

参考例句：

• That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
• People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 sitcoms   

n.情景喜剧( sitcom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This is the stuff most stadard TV sitcoms are made of. 这是大多数标注的电视幽默剧所采用的题材。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In most countries, prime-time Monday night television is dominated by sitcoms. 在大多数国家，周一晚上的电视黄金时段都由连续剧所占据。 来自互联网