时间:2019-02-13 作者:英语课 分类:英语听力精选进阶版


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A Duty of Care 对参赛选手的关心的义务


Susan Boyle is the latest member of the British public to be catapulted into the limelight on the back of a reality TV show. And it is her unstable 1 and emotional state after the TV show’s finale which has sparked a national debate on just how well these manufactured stars are looked after.


It is true that many of these budding stars are extroverts 2 but there is growing concern over the shy, the introverted and the young. Producers of TV shows such as Big Brother, X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent are facing a barrage 3 of questions about just how well they exercise their duty of care.


So what could this mean for the future? Will contestants 4 be offered media training and psychologists to help them deal with the trappings of fame? And for how long should producers hold contestants’ hands?


There have been reports in the media that these shows might make the application process a little more rigorous, weeding out any problem contestants from the start. Linda Papadopoulos, who has worked as a psychiatrist 5 on Big Brother, does not appear to think this is necessary. She says:


"I don't think certain people shouldn't be allowed to take part in these shows, but different people need different kinds of support - there can't be the same cookie cutter treatment."


Where the success of these shows lies on easy to roll out formats 6, it will be interesting to see if producers are able to offer such a bespoke 7 level of support.


The debate rages on and it has cast a shadow not only over TV producers but also over the British news media. One well-known TV critic noted 8 that: "the British news media probably have as much responsibility for pressure on the contestants as the show itself."


Even given her current situation, it is unlikely the media will back away from Susan Boyle. For the moment though, she is being cared for in a top London clinic and receiving support and warm wishes from her millions of fans.


GLOSSARY 词汇表


catapulted 照射


limelight 聚光灯


reality TV show 电视真人秀


unstable and emotional state 不稳定和情绪化状态


national debate 全国民众争论


manufactured stars 制作的明星


extroverts 性格外向的人


introverted 性格内向的人


a barrage 接二连三的


duty of care 关心(他人)的义务


media training (面对)媒体培训


psychologists 心理学家


trappings of fame 用来形容名声对一个人的负面影响


rigorous 严格的


weeding out 淘汰


cookie cutter treatment 一刀切


roll out 排除


bespoke 定做的


rages on (非正式用语)火爆进行中


cast a shadow 笼罩一层阴影



adj.不稳定的,易变的
  • This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实,装不了这么多书。
  • The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
性格外向的人( extrovert的名词复数 ); 活跃、愉快、爱交际的人
  • In the second half, the students were criticized. Extroverts were unfazed. 在后半部分,举不动时学生要受批评,外向性格的学生表现出不满。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 大脑与疾病
  • Extroverts prefer lively conversation to brooding on the meaning of life. 性格外向的人喜欢高谈阔论,而不愿思索人生的意义。
n.火力网,弹幕
  • The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
  • The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
n.竞争者,参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
  • The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.精神病专家;精神病医师
  • He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
  • The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
n.(出版物的)版式( format的名词复数 );[电视]电视节目的总安排(或计划)
  • They are producing books in all kinds of different formats. 他们出版各种不同开本的书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A true GUI includes standard formats for representing text and graphics. 真正的图形用户界面包括表示文字和图形的标准格式。 来自互联网
adj.(产品)订做的;专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 );订(货);证明;预先请求
  • His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence. 他的衣着风格显得十分自信。
  • The haberdasher presented a cap, saying,"Here is the cap your worship bespoke." 帽匠拿出一顶帽子来说:“这就是老爷您定做的那顶。” 来自辞典例句
adj.著名的,知名的
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
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5-FDUR
alternating current volt
Anakao
anamorphoses
antigenic virgin
arcticization
arithmetictechnique
auto choke
beam-column connection
beardies
bemoaned
body fluid homeostasis
Brackley
brat
bushmeat
career fair
catch one's eye
coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering
computing complex
cooped
coulomb per centimeter squared
Dabhaura
Darlington Pt.
data exchange command
dead abutment
decidua polyposa
dermalogica
dipping sonar
direct examination
ecological light unit
egg white icing
elapse
electronic compositions
engrene
expiratory standstill
exsuctions
feline ataxia
fuckstick
further exploration
gelatinously
general-support rocket system
genitourinary tuberculosis
gravimetic
hysterocystopexy
I/O channel
in a roundabout way
INTERSVR
juriah
Kirkby in Ashfield
labrinth
laser irradiated surface
Late Egyptian
Lavre
least significant digit
lift up one's hand
light-hearted
Lubny
made ourselves understood
major bed
mechanical phenomenology
mechanical twinning
megamusicals
multicell battery
navicula jejuna
non-communion
nondiscriminators
nonpropulsion
offer sb. the right hand of fellowship
on its own intiative
Osterwieck
out of command light
outrushing
pad indicator
pancreatic fibroses
photochemical cell
port and harbor law
Priodontes giganteus
processing aid
Rakovka
reducing the row-spacing
regenerative cycle
relmen
row binary card
service acitivities
somaestheses
subnasal
tension meter
thaumaturgi
the theatre
time-zones
toffish
Toonerville Trolley
u2
ultraminiature
unfeelingly
vacuum pressure
Washita National Wildlife Refuge
william crookess
wound resistor
you-with