隨著媒體分享技術(shù)的進(jìn)步,人們可以足不出戶就觀賞到精彩的電影和電視節(jié)目,所以,往日生意火爆的光碟租賃店買賣就越來越差,最后,they became washed up, 它們的生意徹底垮掉了。不過,有些東西是能夠起死回生的。 讓我們來聽聽下面這段話:
例句-1: What's the fastest way to regain fame? Die. A majority of Americans had felt negatively about Michael Jackson. He was largely considered a failure; all washed up. But after his shocking death in 2009, his popularity grew and sales of items featuring his life and his music soared. How tragic that celebrities like him never lived to enjoy their new success!
這段話是說:怎么才能以最快的速度重新出名呢?答案是:死掉。以前,大部分美國人對邁克爾.杰克遜的印象不怎么樣。很多人覺得他是個失敗者,人生走了下坡路。但是,邁克爾.杰克遜2009年突然死亡,震驚世界。此后,他的人氣提升了,有關(guān)他的人生和音樂的商品都銷量暴增。只可惜,他和很多名人一樣,沒能在活著的時候享受到二度成功的喜悅!
無論邁克爾.杰克遜活著的時候惹來了多少是是非非,不可否認(rèn)的是他給我們留下了很多好聽的歌曲。如果你是他的歌迷,一定不會覺得他是個washed up singer, 徹底失敗的歌手。
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聽眾朋友,我想問問您,您現(xiàn)在還看報紙么?報紙?jiān)?jīng)是人們最重要的新聞來源,可是現(xiàn)在,很多人都喜歡通過電視或者上網(wǎng)看新聞。咱們來聽聽下面這段話:
例句-2: Are American newspapers washed up? It's true that eleven have gone out of business in the past two years. They're costly to produce and not reaching younger readers, who get their news on-line. But, rather than becoming obsolete, many newspapers are beginning to make profits again. What's uncertain is the kind of future they have.
這段話的意思是: 美國的報紙業(yè)山窮水盡了么?的確,在過去兩年中,11家報紙倒閉了。報紙制作成本高,而且習(xí)慣上網(wǎng)看新聞的年輕讀者現(xiàn)在都不看報了。不過,還是有許多報紙并沒有變成過時產(chǎn)品,而是又開始盈利了。當(dāng)然,它們的前景如何還不好說。
不光是報紙,雜志也是舉步維艱。美國著名的《新聞周刊》在1933年創(chuàng)刊,有400萬訂戶,可是幾年前,它的銷量下跌了38%,最近,一個投資者以1美元的價格收購了新聞周刊。您說,這有多驚人!