美国国家公共电台 NPR Last Call: Send Us Your Commercials For 'Nicer Living' Project

 

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: 

And now it's time for a last call on the Commercials for Nicer Living project, version 2017.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: 

This is an update of a project that Susan Stamberg ran 45 years ago on this program. She asked listeners to write commercials for life's little joys.

MCEVERS: And five of those were turned into commercials for Nicer Living with music and sound effects.

SIEGEL: There were ads for love letters, clouds, waiting, walking and the bio-clock.

MCEVERS: Also known as your built in time piece.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST)

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Bio-clock is the result of eons of research and development. By Flora¹ and Fauna² Laboratories, bio-clock costs you nothing. You already own it...

MCEVERS: Oh, yeah, that is definitely from 1972.

SIEGEL: (Laughter) Yeah, we wanted to know what things make your life nicer today, in 2017, so we launched a new Commercials for a Nicer Living project. And so far we've gotten more than a thousand ideas.

MCEVERS: Peter Manos in Seattle sent in the most. He wrote ads for peace and quiet, cats, snowmen, belly³ laughs, Joshua trees...

SIEGEL: And breathing through your nose.

MCEVERS: (Laughter) A simple pleasure that eludes⁴ many of us this time of year.

SIEGEL: OK, here's where the last call comes in. You have just a few more days to join our Commercials for Nicer Living, version 2017. The address is npr.org/nicer.

MCEVERS: You only need to write a script - no more than 120 words. We'll pick five to produce like actual radio commercials and share them on air in a couple of weeks.

SIEGEL: The deadline is this Sunday, January 15.

(SOUNDBITE OF BAD WEATHER CALIFORNIA SONG, "STAND IN MY SUNSHINE")

1 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

2 fauna   

n.(一个地区或时代的)所有动物，动物区系

参考例句：

• This National Park is an area with unique fauna and flora.该国家公园区域内具有独特的动物种群和植物种群。
• Fauna is a biological notion means all the animal life in a particular region or period. 动物群是一个生物学的概念，指的是一个特定时期或者地区的所有动物。

3 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

4 eludes   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的第三人称单数 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• His name eludes me for the moment. 他的名字我一时想不起来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• But philosophers seek a special sort of knowledge that eludes exact definition. 但是，哲学家所追求的是一种难以精确定义的特殊知识。 来自哲学部分