Section 22 Radio

　　When television became popular, people thought the radio would not survive.電視開始流行時，人們認(rèn)為廣播將無法生存。

　　As we all know today, that was wrong.正如今天我們看到的，事實并非如此。

　　In fact, most people in the west listen to radio more than they watch TV.事實上，在西方，大多數(shù)人聽廣播比看電視還多。

　　Do you believe that?你相信嗎?

　　Well, they listen in the morning when they are getting ready to go to work.早晨，準(zhǔn)備上班時，他們聽廣播。

　　They listen when they are driving their cars.他們開車時聽。

　　Some listen when they are walking in the street.有些人走路時聽。

　　Sometimes we see people with walkmans.有時，我們看見有人帶著隨身聽。

　　But we donrsquo;t know if they are listening to radio or to their own music.但不知他們是聽廣播還是聽他們自己的音樂。

　　For many many years, we learned about new music only from the radio.多年以來，人們只能從廣播上聽到新的音樂。

　　Today perhaps television programs like MTV are taking over.現(xiàn)在，它也許正被電視上的MTV所取代。

　　Have you heard of the BBC and VOA?你聽說過BBC或VOA嗎?

　　Then you probably know these from learning English.也許你在學(xué)習(xí)英語時認(rèn)識了它們。

　　Many students in China use the radio to help them study language.許多中國學(xué)生通過聽廣播來學(xué)習(xí)英語。

　　Although there are television stations like CCTV9 which can help, radios are cheap to buy and easy to carry around.盡管像中央電視臺第九頻道也能幫助學(xué)習(xí)英語，但收音機比較便宜，也比較容易攜帶。

　　So radio still has some advantages over television.這么說來，與電視相比，收音機還是有一定優(yōu)勢的。

　　Section 22 Radio

　　When television became popular, people thought the radio would not survive.電視開始流行時，人們認(rèn)為廣播將無法生存。

　　As we all know today, that was wrong.正如今天我們看到的，事實并非如此。

　　In fact, most people in the west listen to radio more than they watch TV.事實上，在西方，大多數(shù)人聽廣播比看電視還多。

　　Do you believe that?你相信嗎?

　　Well, they listen in the morning when they are getting ready to go to work.早晨，準(zhǔn)備上班時，他們聽廣播。

　　They listen when they are driving their cars.他們開車時聽。

　　Some listen when they are walking in the street.有些人走路時聽。

　　Sometimes we see people with walkmans.有時，我們看見有人帶著隨身聽。

　　But we donrsquo;t know if they are listening to radio or to their own music.但不知他們是聽廣播還是聽他們自己的音樂。

　　For many many years, we learned about new music only from the radio.多年以來，人們只能從廣播上聽到新的音樂。

　　Today perhaps television programs like MTV are taking over.現(xiàn)在，它也許正被電視上的MTV所取代。

　　Have you heard of the BBC and VOA?你聽說過BBC或VOA嗎?

　　Then you probably know these from learning English.也許你在學(xué)習(xí)英語時認(rèn)識了它們。

　　Many students in China use the radio to help them study language.許多中國學(xué)生通過聽廣播來學(xué)習(xí)英語。

　　Although there are television stations like CCTV9 which can help, radios are cheap to buy and easy to carry around.盡管像中央電視臺第九頻道也能幫助學(xué)習(xí)英語，但收音機比較便宜，也比較容易攜帶。

　　So radio still has some advantages over television.這么說來，與電視相比，收音機還是有一定優(yōu)勢的。