DIALOGUE 87:What's on TV Tonight?

1--What's on the box tonight, does anyone know?

2--Oh nothing much. There's Panorama at eight for

an hour.

1--Oh good.

2--And then there's the football at nine twenty-five.

I want to see that.

1--Oh not again! just a minute--what time does it

finish? The last part of that thriller's on the other

side at a quarter to eleven. I'd like to see that.

2--Well the football ends at eleven.

1--You'll have to miss the last fifteen minutes then.

2--You'll probably be asleep by then.

1--No I won't! At least your football doesn't clash

with the new. I always like that on at nine.

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注解：

1）the box：（口语）指电视机。

2）Panorama：电视栏目名称。类似我国

的“世界各地”、“神州风采”等电视节目。

Panorama原义为“a continuous series of

scenes or events”

3）thriller：惊险故事片（或小说）

4）on the other side：（口语）指另外一个电视频道。

5）miss：错过；看不成。

6）be asleep：睡着了。sleepy作“犯困”“疲倦”解，注意

其区别。

7）clash（with）：接触；冲突。

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译文：

1--今晚电视有什么节目，你们知道吗？

2--噢，没有什么。8点钟开始有一个小时的专题报道。

1--噢，好的。

2--然后9点25分有场足球赛。我要看。

1--噢，可不行。别急----足球赛什么时候结束？10

点45分另一个频道有那个惊险故事片的最后一集。我想看。

2--足球赛11点钟结束。

1--那么你就只好不看最后15分钟的球赛了。

2--到那时你可能就睡着了。

1--不，我不会睡的。至少足球赛和新闻节目不冲突。我

总爱看9点钟的新闻。