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57
1)Channels
and Nothing On
57個頻道卻沒有半個節目
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A
break from TV
放個電視假
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1.
I like TV. I really, really like it, but I also like chocolate
bars, coca-cola, and double-cheese pizza with pepperoni. The
fact that I like something, though, doesn't make
2)overindulgence of it all
right. Actually, I've learned over the years that the more I
like something, the less of it I should have. Sometimes, if I
have really had too many Snickers and KitKats, I even take a
break altogether and try life without my
3)minor 4)vices. |
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我喜歡電視。我真的、真的喜歡，但是我也喜歡巧克力棒、可口可樂，和加上義大利辣味香腸的雙層起士比薩。不過，雖然我喜歡某些東西，卻並不代表我就可以沉溺在裡頭。其實上，過去幾年我學到了一個道理：我越喜歡某樣東西，就越不能要得太多。有時候，如果我真的吃了太多士力加和奇巧巧克力，我甚至會整個停一下、嘗試過過沒有這些小惡習的生活。 |
1) channel (n.) 頻道
If you don't worry, everything will be all right.
2) overindulgence (n.) 放縱，沉溺
Overindulgence in food will make you fat.
3) minor (a.) 微小的，較小的
It's just a minor problem. It'll be fixed by morning.
4) vice (n.) [口] 惡習，缺點
My biggest vice is television. |
2.
That's the idea behind TV-Turnoff Week. The
5)event is
6)organized by the
TV-Turnoff Network, and the groups White
7)Dot and AdBusters. You can probably guess what
the idea is: turn off your TV for a week. The organizations
8)encourage people to try
going a week without sitting in front of the TV set. |
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那就是「電視關機週」背後的構想。這個活動是由「電視關機網」這個網路與「白點」和「廣告剋星」這兩個團體籌劃的。你可能猜得出來這是什麼主意：關掉你的電視一個星期。這些組織鼓勵人們試試看過一星期不坐在電視機前面的生活。 |
5) event
(n.) 事件
Are there any big events on TV this week?
6) organize (v.) 組織，籌辦
Susan and Beth organized the first school dance of the year.
7) dot (n.) 點，小圓點
Connect(連接) the dots to draw the picture.
8) encourage (v.) 鼓勵
I try not to encourage her to watch TV. |
3.
The Week is usually the last week of April, and sometimes
covers the first few days of May, depending on the way days fall
that year. This year it is 9)slotted
for April 24 to 30. “I find television very educating. Every
time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and
read a book.” -Groucho Marx |
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這一週通常訂在 4 月最後一週，有時候還包括 5 月初的幾天，要視這一年的天數狀況而定。今年的電視關機週定在 4 月 24 日到
30 日。「我覺得電視非常具有教育性。每當有人打開電視，我就到其他房間去讀書。」——葛羅丘馬克思（美國默劇時代著名諧星） |
9) slot (v.) [口] 安排
If you can slot me into your week, I'd like to have coffee
sometime. |
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4.
Started in 1994, with the first event happening in 1995,
TV-Turnoff Week was begun in the USA, but has spread to Canada,
the UK and other countries around the world. More than 24
million people have 10)participated
over the last eleven years. |
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電視關機週於 1994 年發起、第一次活動於 1995 年在美國舉辦，但是後來傳到加拿大、大英聯合王國和世界許多國家。這 11
年來參與的人已經超過 2 千 4 百萬。 |
10)
participate (v.) 參加，參與
We need your participation to help make this the best event(活動)
ever. |
5.
Some people are now starting to take the event to the next
11)level; they are
12)involving other people,
whether those people like it or not. This year supporters of
TV-Turnoff Week plan to become anti-TV 13)guerillas
for seven days. |
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現在有些人開始把這項活動帶到下一個階段；他們要把更多人拉進來，不管那些人喜不喜歡。今年，電視關機週的支持者計畫要當 7
天的反電視游擊隊員。 |
11) level (n.) 層級，水平
Your team is on a higher level than ours.
12) involve (v.) 牽涉，捲入
Don't get involved in this.
13) guerilla (n.) 游擊隊（員）
Guerillas attacked the government TV station last night. |
6.
A new 14)device, called
the TV-B-Gone, as small as an MP3 player, lets you shut off any
TV within 45 feet of you. It's like a 15)remote
control, but with only one 16)button:
off. 17)Activists plan to
18)invade airports, pubs,
restaurants, offices, or any other public place where a TV set
is on. They want to shut down TV's influence on us, and stop the
19)background noise for a
few minutes. |
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有一種叫做「電視滾蛋」的新機器，只有一台MP3 大小，可以關掉周圍 45
呎之內的電視。它很像搖控器，但只有一個按鈕：關。活動人士計畫侵入機場、酒吧、餐廳、辦公室或任何其他開著電視的公共場所。他們想要關閉電視對我們的影響，並且停止背景噪音幾分鐘。 |
14) device
(n.) 設備，裝置
This device in my hand can tell me if you're lying or not.
15) remote control 搖控器
Where's the remote control for the TV?
16) button (n.) 按鈕
Click on this button to see the next page.
17) activist (n.) 行動主義者，激進人士
Hundreds of angry activists shouted at the president.
18) invade (v.) 侵入
What will you do if this place gets invaded?
19) background (n.) 背景
I can hear cars in the background. Where are you? |
7.
In Amsterdam, as part of last year's event, activists passed
out 20)phony cable company
21)flyers
22)warning people not to use
their televisions because of power surges from system repairs
going on all week. Groups from Columbia, Australia, Brazil,
Japan, Taiwan, Italy and Mexico participated in the event last
year as well. The 23)ultimate
24)goal of this action is to
show us 25)avid TV watchers
that we can 26)get along
without the idiot box. In the end, the organizations hope people
will reduce their watching time, and 27)engage
in more 28)physical,
29)intellectual and social
activities. That's not a bad idea. As long as I can still eat my
Snickers. |
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在阿姆斯特丹，做為去年活動的一部分，活動人士散發假造的有線電視公司廣告傳單警告民眾不要使用電視，說是因為系統整修要進行一星期、會發生電流暴衝。哥倫比亞、澳大利亞、巴西、日本、台灣、義大利和墨西哥的團體去年也都參與了這項活動。這項行動的終極目標就是要告訴我們這些電視迷：我們沒有電視也可以過活。到頭來，這些組織希望民眾減少看電視的時間，去從事更多身體的、智力的以及社交的活動。這個點子不賴。只要我仍然可以吃我的士力加。 |
20) phony
(a.) [口] 假的，騙人的
His phony ID card(身分證) didn’t fool the police officer.
21) flyer (n.) （廣告）傳單
The flyers for that party look really cool.
22) warn (v.) 警告
I warn you that I'm really serious.
23) ultimate (a.) 最終的
I think popcorn(爆米花) is the ultimate cheap food!
24) goal (n.) 目標
Son, if you don't have any goals you'll never get anywhere in
life.
25) avid (a.) 渴望的，貪心的
He was an avid student, but he had to go to work at a young age.
26) get along 過活，過下去
I can get along on 100 NT dollars a day.
27) engage (v.) 從事，忙於
They're engaged in serious business.
28) physical (a.) 身體的
I don't like physical work because I'm not strong.
29) intellectual (a.) 智力的
My brother is very intellectual, and he never plays sports. |
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