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Mo: I have some bad news: Your favorite TV show has been cancelled.
莫:我有个坏消息:你最喜欢的电视节目已经被撤销了。
Amy: I’m not surprised. Ratings plummeted last season, so the writing was on the wall.
艾米:我不惊讶。上一季节目收视率暴跌,所以墙上贴着公告。
Mo: Also on the chopping block is your favorite reality show: American Idiots.
莫:还有你最喜欢的的一个真人秀节目:美国傻瓜也会被终止。
Amy: Oh no, not American Idiots, too! I thought it was gaining ground in the ratings after a slow start.
艾米:噢,不,美国傻瓜不要也撤掉啊!我想这个节目开始后慢慢会受欢迎的。
Mo: Unfortunately, it stayed a cult favorite and never garnered a large enough viewership to be renewed.
莫:遗憾的是,这个节目只有很少一部分人喜欢,也不会有更多的收视率,就不会有什么更新了。
Amy: I’ll have nothing to watch next season.
艾米:那下一季我没什么可以看啦。
Mo: You can watch some of my shows. All of my favorites are being renewed, with one taking a short hiatus.
莫:你可以看些我看的节目秀。我喜欢的节目正在更新中,只有一个节目短期中断。
Amy: A short hiatus? We all know what that means.
艾米:短期的中断?我们都知道那是什么意思。
Mo: What are you implying?
莫:你是要暗示什么?
Amy: The network will put in a mid-season replacement, and if it does well, you’ll never see your show again.
艾米:电视网要把一个中期的节目替换掉。如果替换的节目做得好,你将永远看不到你的节目秀了。
Mo: That’s not true. You’re just saying that because your shows got the ax.
莫:不是真的吧。你这样说是因为你的节目刚被废止了。
Amy: No, I’m not. That show is on its last legs. Mark my words.
艾米:我没有,那个节目秀快要被废除了。记住我说的话。
Mo: Well, even if it’s true, I still have something to watch, for now.
莫:好吧,即使是真的,那现在我仍然有节目可以看。
Amy: What are you watching right now?
艾米:那你现在看什么节目?
Mo: A show called Podsters. It’s a reality show where a bunch of podcasters live in a house together and are watched 24 hours a day.
莫:一个叫播客的节目。这是个真人秀节目有很多直播的播客,一天24小时可以观看。
Amy: I’ve never heard of anything so inane. Who cares about the lives of podcasters? They must be the most boring people in the world.
艾米:我从未听说过如此没有意义的东西。谁关心播客的情况?播客人员一定是世界上最枯燥的人。
Mo: You might have a point there.
莫:也许你说的有点道理。
听力原文
Mo: I have some bad news: Your favorite TV show has been cancelled.
Amy: I’m not surprised. Ratings plummeted last season, so the writing was on the wall.
Mo: Also on the chopping block is your favorite reality show: American Idiots.
Amy: Oh no, not American Idiots, too! I thought it was gaining ground in the ratings after a slow start.
Mo: Unfortunately, it stayed a cult favorite and never garnered a large enough viewership to be renewed.
Amy: I’ll have nothing to watch next season.
Mo: You can watch some of my shows. All of my favorites are being renewed, with one taking a short hiatus.
Amy: A short hiatus? We all know what that means.
Mo: What are you implying?
Amy: The network will put in a mid-season replacement, and if it does well, you’ll never see your show again.
Mo: That’s not true. You’re just saying that because your shows got the ax.
Amy: No, I’m not. That show is on its last legs. Mark my words.
Mo: Well, even if it’s true, I still have something to watch, for now.
Amy: What are you watching right now?
Mo: A show called Podsters. It’s a reality show where a bunch of podcasters live in a house together and are watched 24 hours a day.
Amy: I’ve never heard of anything so inane. Who cares about the lives of podcasters? They must be the most boring people in the world.
Mo: You might have a point there.