6.2 British and American Televisions在线视频

Hi，everyone.
大家好

In the famous film Forrest Gump.
著名电影《阿甘正传》中

Gump said：
阿甘说

“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.
妈妈总说生活就像一盒巧克力

You’ll never know what you’re gonna get”
你永远不知道你会得到什么

In this chapter，
在本章节中

we'll learn The British and American Television.
我们将了解有关英美电视节目的知识

Then can you guess what will you get in this part？
那么你能猜猜你将在这一章节中学到什么吗

Now let's get started.
让我们开始今天的学习吧

In the next part，we'll give you a lot of pictures.
在接下来的部分，我们会展示一些图片

Let's do a game.
做个小游戏吧

Can you identify the famous logo of the companies.
你能认出这些著名商标属于哪个公司吗

How many can you get？
你能认出多少

All right，good job.
好吧，不错的成绩

Now let’s study British Television Programming.
现在我们来学习有关英国电视节目的知识

Television broadcasting started in the United Kingdom
电视广播诞生于1936年的

in 1936
英国

as public service free of advertising.
因作为一种公共服务而不含广告

Now there is a collection of free-to-air,
今天，一系列免费广播

free-to-view and subscription services
免费观看及订阅服务

over a variety of distribution media,
通过各种发行媒体

through which there are over 480 channels for consumers
在480多个为消费者提供的频道

as well as on-demand content.
和点播台中放送

British television differs from other countries,
英国的电视节目与包括美国在内的

such as the United States,
其他国家的不同之处

in as much that
在于

programs produced in the United Kingdom
在英国生产的电视节目

do not generally have a long ‘season’
通常不会有

run for around 20 weeks.
长达20周放送的“季”

Instead, they are produced in a series,
相反，英国电视节目常被制作成一个系列

a set of episodes varying in length,
一系列长度不一的剧集

usually aired over a period of a few months.
通常在几个月内播完

The British Film Institute (BFI)
英国电影学院（BFI）

compiled 100 Greatest British Television Programs
不仅在2000年评选出了”英国百佳电视节目“

in 2000 and determined
还评出了

what were the greatest British television programs
英国史上放送过的所有类型的

of any genre ever to have been screened.
电视节目中的最佳作品

Although not including any programs made in 2000 or later,
尽管不包括2000年及以后生产的节目在内

the list is useful as an indication of what were
但这个列表的用处在于指明了大家

generally regarded
公认的

as the most successful British programs
英国二十世纪最成功的节目

of the 20th century.
是哪些

The top 10 programs are:
前10个最佳节目是

Fawlty Towers
《弗尔蒂旅馆》

Cathy Come Home
《凯西回家》

Doctor Who
《神秘博士》

The Naked Civil Servant
《裸体公仆》

Monty Python's Flying Circus
《巨蟒剧团之飞翔的马戏团》

Blue Peter
《蓝彼得》

Boys from the Blackstuff
《来自Blackstuff的男孩》

Parkinson
《帕金森》

Yes Minister / Yes, Prime Minister
《遵命大臣/是的，首相》

And Brideshead Revisited
以及《故园风雨后》

Part 2 Best British Dramas
第2部分 英国最佳戏剧

The British Academy Television Awards
英国电视学会奖

are the most prestigious awards
是英国电视业中

given in the British television industry,
含金量最高的奖项

analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.
其地位类似艾美奖之于美国

They have been awarded annually since 1954,
自1954年来，英国电视学会奖年年颁布

and are only open to British programs.
且只颁发给英国的节目

In recent years,
近年来

the best drama series in the United Kingdom
获此殊荣的英国最佳戏剧

are listed as following:
如下所示

2015: Happy Valley
2015年：《幸福谷》

2014: Broadchurch
2014年：《小镇疑云》

2013: Last Tango in Halifax
2013年：《哈利法克斯最后的探戈》

2012: The Fades
2012年：《灵界》

2011: Sherlock
2011年：《神探夏洛克》

Part 3 The Charm of American Screens
第3部分 美国银幕的魅力

Americans sometimes choose recreation
美国人不时进行一些消遣活动

that just provides rest and relaxation.
仅仅是为了得到休息和放松

The Harris Poll has asked the American public
哈里斯民意测验调查所让美国人

to pick two or three they like to do in their leisure time.
选出两个或三个最喜欢在空闲时间做的事

For years the top choices have remained the same:
多年来，美国人选择的前三名一直保持不变

reading, TV and time spent with family or friends.
阅读、看电视和与家人或朋友共度时光

As of 2011, household ownership of television sets
2011，美国家庭电视拥有率

in the country is 96.7%,
达到96.7%

and the majority of households have more than one set,
大多数家庭拥有不止一台电视

with approximately 1.1 billion American households
截至2013年8月，美国约有11亿个家庭

owning at least one television set as of August 2013.
拥有至少一台电视

American Television programming：
美国电视节目

The types of programs Americans choose to watch
美国人选择观看节目的类型随着时间

have evolved over time.
的推移而逐步成型

Hour-long dramas and half-hour comedies
长达一小时的戏剧和半小时喜剧

once dominated prime time schedules
曾一度主导三大电视广播网——NBC

of the three major networks – NBC, CBS, and ABC.
CBS和ABC的黄金时段

American adults watch an average of 4 hours
美国成年人平均每天观看

of television daily,
4小时的电视

and the most popular primetime shows
最受欢迎的黄金时段节目

are listed as following:
如下所示

1.American Idol
1、《美国偶像》

2.Dancing With The Stars
2、《与星共舞》

3.NBC Sunday Night Football
3、《NBC周日橄榄球之夜》

4.NCIS
4、《海军调查处》

5.Undercover Boss
5、《卧底老板》

6.The Mentalist
6、《超感警探》

7.CSI
7、《犯罪现场调查》

8.NCIS: LA
8、《海军罪案调查处：洛杉矶》

9.Two And A Half Men
9、《好汉两个半》

10.The Big Bang Theory
10、《生活大爆炸》

American Reality Television
美国真人秀电视节目

Being one of the most sensational, innovative,
作为最具轰动性和创新性

and often controversial genres of television programming,
且往往存有争议的电视节目流派

the “reality” television has been popular on the screens
真人秀节目自上世纪90年代以来风靡了整个

since the 1990s
电视荧屏

and have topped television ratings lists
并跻身一季又一季的电视收视率

season after season.
排行榜榜首

In the U.S., reality shows vary in format
在美国，真人秀节目的形式各不相同

– from competitions,
——有的竞争激烈

such as the extremely popular “Survivor” broadcast,
比如非常受欢迎的节目《幸存者》

to shows that follow the daily lives of everyday people,
有的展现人们每天的日常生活

such as the MTV network’s long-running series,
比如MTV长期放送的《真实世界》

“The Real World”.
系列

Also in the mix are style makeover
还有整合了时尚改造

and home remodeling shows,
和家庭改造的真人秀节目

such as “What Not to Wear” and “Flip This House”,
比如《时尚大忌》和《屋宇大变身》

and dating shows.
有的是相亲秀

American Cartoons and Comics
美国漫画与动漫

Sales of comic books began to decline after World War II,
第二次世界大战后漫画书的销售量开始下降

when the medium had to face competition
漫画业不得不去面对

with the spread of television
日益普及的电视

and mass-market paperback books.
以及平装畅销书的竞争

Then Walt Disney’s studio
于是沃特·迪士尼工作室

began to design cartoons and animations,
开始着手设计卡通动画和动画电影

and set the model for American animation.
并为美国动画树立了榜样

Through Disney studios,
随着迪士尼工作室的努力

animation has become a specialty for children
动漫凭借着色彩与音乐以及

and families,
人物和叙事

relying on color and music,
成为了一项专为小孩与

as well as personality and narrative.
家庭打造的特色产业

Disney set himself apart from early competitions
迪士尼凭借着它对人物

by his awareness of the values of character,
叙事、声音、色彩

narrative, sound and color,
以及将荧幕上的形象与

as well as the possibilities
荧幕外的商业相结合的这些

of linking onscreen features to off-screen commercialism.
先进意识跳出了早期与其他同行的竞争

With the introduction of sound in 1927,
随着1927年迪士尼的动画片引入声音

Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck,
像米老鼠和唐老鸭这样的卡通人物

and works like Silly Symphonies commanded attention.
以及像《糊涂交响曲》这样的作品引起了人们注意

Other competitors for this market include
动漫市场的上的其他竞争者还包括

the Spielberg collaborators of Dreamworks,
与斯皮尔伯格合作的梦工厂

who produced Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda,
那个制作了《马达加斯加》、《功夫熊猫》的梦工厂

and Warner Brothers’,
制作了乐高电影

who produced the Lego Movie, Iron Giant.
《钢铁巨人》的华纳兄弟

American Film
美国电影

– Individual Hero Saves the World
——一个英雄拯救世界

In an article American Movies Foreign Minds,
在一篇名为《美国电影里的国外思想》的文章中

it is said that
作者这样写道

“For sure, that thing that made Hollywood movies so great
“当然，使得好莱坞电影如此出色的原因是

was the greatness of unique American values:
美国独特的价值观

individualism,
个人主义

self-reliance,
自力更生

a healthy disrespect for the powerful,
一种对强者的良性不敬

and the romance of infinite territory.”
以及不限地域的浪漫“

Indeed, Americans have strong superhero obsession:
事实上，美国人对超级英雄的十分狂热

Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, Iron Man,
《超人》、《蝙蝠侠》、《蜘蛛侠》、《钢铁侠》

Captain America and even Avengers Assemble.
《美国队长》乃至《复仇者联盟》都是如此

Superhero films present a unique canvas
超级英雄电影提供了一副独特的画布

upon which hopes, dreams and apocalyptic nightmares
在上面可以投射出希望、梦想

can be projected and palyed out.
和末日噩梦

It emphasizes faith and humanity,
这类电影注重信念和人性的刻画

as well as being terrific visual spectacle.
以及令人惊叹的视觉奇观的展现

All right，students.
好了，同学们

Do you like watching American movies?
你们喜欢美国电影吗

Are you familiar with some famous lines?
你熟悉一些著名的台词吗

As one of the most popular ways to pass time as it is,
作为一种实际上最受欢迎的打发时间的方式

what is television blamed for?
电视又因为什么而受责备呢

What are your leisure activities?
你们的休闲活动是什么

And how do the people around you
以及你周围的人又是怎么度过

spend their leisure time？
他们的闲暇时光的呢

Can you discuss with you peers
你能和你的同学

Can you discuss with you peers
你能和你的同学

and you friends？
或者朋友聊聊吗

Ok，I'll see you next time.
好吧，我们下次见

I hope you have a wonderful day.
我希望你们今天过得愉快