(单词翻译:单击)
播客原文
Cleo: The new TV season is starting this week and I can't wait. I've been watching reruns all summer and I'm ready for the premiers of my favorite shows.
克利奥：新一季电视剧从这个星期开始播，我都等不及了。整个暑假我都在观看重播。我已经准备好观看这部我最爱看的电视剧的首映。
Victor: You watch Madwomen, right?
维克多：你看《疯女人》，对吗？
Cleo: Yes, it's my favorite show.
克利奥：是的，它是我最爱看的电视剧。
Victor: Then I've got some bad news for you. It's been cancelled.
维克多：那么我有件坏消息要告诉你。它被取消了。
Cleo: How is that possible? The show was on hiatus last season because of contract negotiations, but I heard that it had been renewed for another season. The season finale was a cliffhanger!
克利奥：那怎么可能？因为合同协商事宜，这部电视剧的上一季曾暂时停播，但我听说已经又更新了一季。上一季结局真是扣人心弦!
Victor: I know, but something must have gone wrong. They filmed two episodes, which they'll air, but then there'll be a mid-season replacement.
维克多：我知道，但是肯定有什么事情不对劲。他们拍摄了两季，这两季都会播出，然而中间却被其它节目取代。
Cleo: This is outrageous! I've been waiting nearly two years for its return. Oh well, at least I can watch my other favorite show tonight, Reviver.
克利奥：真是骇人听闻！我等这部电视剧的回归有两年了。哎，不过，我至少还能观看另一部我喜欢的电视，《复活者》。
Victor: Sorry, but it's been preempted. The President is giving a televised speech tonight.
维克多：很抱歉，它也被占线了。总统今晚要在电视机前演讲。
Cleo: Are you kidding me?!
克利奥：你不是在开玩笑吧？！
Victor: Nope, sorry.
维克多：没有，抱歉。
Cleo: The world is conspiring against me. I've had enough. I'm giving up TV watching!
克利奥：全世界都在跟我作对。我受够了。我再也不看电视了！
Victor: You? That I've got to see!
维克多：你？我倒要看看！
俚语解说
Idioms: conspire against sth
Definition:If events or conditions conspire against something or conspire to do something, they combine in such a way that they spoil your plans; to join with someone in a plot against someone or something else.
与......作对；背叛；破坏
Example:
1. The CEO conspired with the board of directors against the stockholders.
2. I'd planned a romantic evening together, but circumstances conspired against it—friends arrived unexpectedly and then Dave was called out to an emergency.
Quiz:
Which kind of literary works is more cliffhanger?
A. romantic novel
B. detective fiction
C. fairy tales
