What's on tonight?
今晚有什么?
Adam and his wife are working in China.They are in their apartment provided by Adam's company.
Adam和他的妻子在中國工作,他們住在由Adam公司提供的公寓。
Adam: I'm tired ,I hope there are some interesting shows on TV tonight.
我很累了,我希望在今晚的電視上有一些感興趣的東西。
Mars.Adam: Hand me the television program section of the newspaper.I'll see what's on.
把報(bào)紙上有關(guān)電視節(jié)目的部分遞給我,我看有什么演的。
Here's a review of some of the prime-time shows of the English Channels.
這是英語頻道(廣播電視)黃金時(shí)間。
Adam: Prime-time?What does that mean?
黃金時(shí)間?那是什么意思?
Mrs.Adam: In television jargon it means a three-hour period during the evening when the best shows are on.
用電視行話來說,在晚上有三,四段最好的節(jié)目在放。
usually from seven to ten o'clock or eight to eleven,
通常從七點(diǎn)到十點(diǎn),或從八點(diǎn)到十一點(diǎn)。
Adam: I guess that's when the largest audience is available to watch ,
我猜想那個(gè)時(shí)候有大量的觀眾在看。
When people are home from work.What's on tonight?
當(dāng)人們從上班的地方回到家,今晚演什么?
Mrs.Adam: This review recommends and old classic movie .
這個(gè)介紹版推薦是老的古典電影。
Another channel has a football game.and the other channels have sitcoms.
另一個(gè)頻道有足球比賽。其它的頻道是情景喜劇。
Except for the game it seems everything tonight is a rerun.
除了比賽外,今晚的每一個(gè)節(jié)目都是重新上演。
I guess summer isn't the season for first-run shows or movies.
我猜想夏天不是第一批電視或電影推出的時(shí)間。
Adam: As you know ,I'm not much of a sports fan. Are there any news shows ou talk shows on?
你知道的,我并不完全是一個(gè)足球迷,有一些談話節(jié)目在上演嗎?
Mrs.Adam: Let's see. The news is on from six to seven o'clock and again at eleven.
讓我看看,從六點(diǎn)到七點(diǎn)的新聞在十一點(diǎn)又重播。
It looks as though the talk shows are all on late.
看來所有的談話節(jié)目都很晚。
The first one,Late Show With David Letterman.begins at eleven-thirty.
第一個(gè),由David Letterman主持的節(jié)目在11點(diǎn)半。
Adam: Too bad ,After this long ,tiring day, I'll probably be asleep by ten-thirty.
太糟糕了,經(jīng)過如此長(zhǎng)又累的一天,到10點(diǎn)半我完全困了。
But let's turn the TV on anyway.Maybe something will hold our attention.
但是無論如何我們還是打開電視,或許有什么吸引我們注意力。