类似表达 is there anything worth watching on tv recently?
06 i wonder why barry is such a tv buff.
我不明白巴里为何会如此痴迷于电视。
类似表达
i don't know why barry like tv so much. / i wonder why barry is so entranced with tv.
07 i can't bear my brother, because he is always flipping channels!
我受不了我的弟弟了,他总在不停地换台!
语法提要 can't bear表示“无法忍受”,相当于can't stand。
08 he becomes a couch potato during weekends.
他整个周末都坐在沙发上看电视。
注意事项
couch potato在这里不是指“沙发土豆”,而是美国人对花大量时间看电视的人或整日懒散在家的人的一种形象的称呼。
09 whenever it inserts the advertisement, i'll turn over.
只要电视在插播广告,我就会换台。
语法提要 turn over 在句子中表示“换台,换节目”。
10 the tv stations' profits are mainly from advertisers.
电视台的主要利润来源于广告商。
单词释义 advertiser [??dv?ta?z?(r)] n. 广告商,登广告的人