双语趣听精彩世界 第148期:英剧在中国能有多大市场

 　　据英国卫报报道,英国日前发布的一份年度电视节目出口报告显示,中国是英国电视节目增长最快的市场.

　　英剧在中国能有多大市场

　　The Guardian¹: Sales of British TV shows overseas grew 5% to almost ?1.28billion (12.5 billion yuan) last year, with formats² such as The X Factor and The Great British Bake Off and dramas including Downton Abbey and Sherlock proving global hits.

　　The annual TV export report, published on Monday by independent producers' trade body Pact³, reveals that for the second year running China represented the fastest growing market for British shows and formats.

　　The Chinese have fallen for dramas including Downton Abbey and formats such as gameshow The Cube, fuelling a 40% year-on-year rise in the amount spent on programmes to ?17 million (166 million yuan). Mexico was the second fastest grower, up 23% to almost ?1 million (9.8million yuan).

1 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

2 formats   

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）

参考例句：

• 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

3 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。