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AS IT IS 2016-09-02 Bill Nye Returns with a New Show 比尔·奈伊回归电视 加盟一档新节目

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American Bill Nye is a science educator, actor and writer.

Nye is probably best known as the presenter¹ and star of “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” a television program from the 1990s. The show explained science to children in an enjoyable, humorous way.

One-hundred episodes³ of “The Science Guy” were shown on Public Broadcasting Service television stations across the United States. Teachers also played videos of the program in classrooms.

Americans who grew up in the 1990s may still recognize and remember the show’s opening music.

For many young people, Bill Nye helped make science fun and interesting.

The U.S. television industry recognized him for his work on the children’s show.

Now, almost 20 years after the show ended, Bill Nye is getting a new show. The streaming service Netflix announced this week that it will release “Bill Nye Saves the World” next year.

The new talk show will deal with issues related to science. It will include special guests and scientific demonstrations⁴ from Bill Nye himself.

Americans who grew up watching the Science Guy reacted with excitement on social media. Bill Nye trended on Twitter and Facebook.

One Twitter user wrote, “this might be the best news of 2016.”

Another wrote, “@BillNye is going to have a show on Netflix so everything is right in the world again.”

Netflix hopes its large audience of millennials -- the young people who watched the children’s show -- will now want to see “Bill Nye Saves the World.”

The show will be released in the spring of 2017.

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episode² - n. a television show, radio show, etc., that is one part of a series

guest - n. a usually well-known person who is invited to appear or perform on a program, at an event, etc.

millennial⁵ - n. a person who was born in the 1980s or 1990s

1 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

2 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

3 episodes   

插曲，片断( episode的名词复数 )； 一集

参考例句：

• The novel deals with the romantic episodes of her early life. 小说叙述了她早期生活的浪漫插曲。
• Three episodes have been telescoped into a single programme. 把叁集的内容压缩成了一个节目。

4 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

5 millennial   

一千年的，千福年的

参考例句：

• Both Russia and America looked to the future to fulfill their millennial expectations. 俄国和美国都把实现他们黄金时代的希望寄托于未来。
• The millennial generation is celebrating the global commons every day, apparently unmindful of Hardin's warning. 千禧一代显然对哈丁的警告不以为然，每天都在颂扬全球“公地”。