【话匣子英语】新媒体

科技越来越发达，人们获取新闻和八卦的途径有哪些，主要是电视，当然还有网络。

Maura: Today we are going to do a Chatterbox episode, and that is where we chat about all different kinds of topics. Today we are going to talk about the media.

 

Harp¹: Yes. We’re gonna break it down. We’re gonna talk about mainstream² media.

 

Maura: And the different types. And then we’re going to talk about advertising³.

 

Harp: And then we’re gonna talk about celebrity⁴ gossip.

 

Maura: Yes. Because that is also something that’s covered a lot in media, especially nowadays.

 

Harp: Yes, it definitely is. So let’s get started, Maura.

 

Maura: All right. So, it seems that the media is everywhere. More than ever, we come into contact with the media. This is probably because of the Internet, but it’s also because of cell phones and smart phones and iPhones and all those kinds of things.

 

Harp: Yeah, definitely. You can take the media with you anywhere. I have an iPhone and I can read the news anywhere, I can watch things. It’s everywhere.

 

Maura: Right. So we’re first gonna talk about some of the mainstream media, and mainstream media includes some of the really big names, and… and these types of media are watched by a large number of people.

 

Harp: Yeah. TV—that’s a big part of mainstream media.

 

Maura: Definitely. And that one has been pretty popular and remains⁵ pretty popular today.

 

Harp: Yeah. A lot of people—almost everyone I know—has a TV at home. It’s changing though, now with the Internet, that more and more people are watching online, but still, a lot of people have TVs. Maura: Yes. Most people do have TVs and in the evenings they watch television, they might watch the news, they watch television shows. And in most living rooms, people have their couches set up around the television because it’s still one of the main items that you’ll see there. People love their TVs.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。