英语小达人 79 Reality TV

 　　Reality TV

　　实境电视

　　After several auditions¹ and screenings, Shane and Eliza were going to be on a reality TV show. The show was called Double Dare. They were going to have to test their courage by performing daredevil stunts².

　　经过几次试音和试镜后，夏恩和伊莉莎即将参加一个名为“勇气十足”的实境电视节目。他们会进行一些不怕死的惊险动作，来考验他们的勇气。

　　The day of the show, they were both antsy. What were they going to have to do? They soon found out! The host of the show told them they had to run through a swamp that was filled with electric eels⁴. Eliza couldn’t believe it. It was crazy.

　　节目开拍那天，他们两个都显得坐立不安。他们到底要做什么呢？答案很快揭晓！节目主持人叫他们跑过一座满是电鳗的沼泽。伊莉莎简直不敢相信，这根本是疯了。

　　What if they were electrocuted? They rolled up their pants and when the host said, “Go!” they ran as fast as they could. About midway across, Shane stepped on an eel³. The eels hissed⁵ and bit his ankle. Shane fell into the water. Eliza stopped running, “Come on, Shane,” she shouted. She went over to him and helped him out. He was limping now.

　　万一他们被电死该怎么办？他们卷起裤管后，等主持人一说“开始！”，便全力冲刺。夏恩跑到一半左右踩到了一只电鳗，结果那只电鳗发出嘶嘶声，然后咬了他的脚踝。夏恩掉到水里，伊莉莎跑到一半也停了下来，大叫道：“快点，夏恩。”她跑过去帮他，他现在得跛着脚前进了。

　　They made it across the swamp in less than 10 minutes, which was the fastest time of all the contestants⁶. They won ten thousand dollars, but Shane had to be rushed to the hospital to have his ankle looked at.

　　最后他们不到十分钟便通过沼泽，是所有参赛者中最快的。虽然他们赢得了一万块奖金，但夏恩得赶紧到医院给医生看看脚踝才行。

1 auditions   

n.（对拟做演员、歌手、乐师等人的）试听，试音( audition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Find modeling auditions, casting calls& acting auditions, all in one place. 找一个立体感试听，铸造呼叫和表演试听一体的地方。 来自互联网
• We are now about to start auditions to find a touring guitarist. 我们现在准备找一个新的吉他手。 来自互联网

2 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 eel   

n.鳗鲡

参考例句：

• He used an eel spear to catch an eel.他用一只捕鳗叉捕鳗鱼。
• In Suzhou,there was a restaurant that specialized in eel noodles.苏州有一家饭馆，他们那里的招牌菜是鳗鱼面。

4 eels   

abbr. 电子发射器定位系统（=electronic emitter location system）

参考例句：

• Eels have been on the feed in the Lower Thames. 鳗鱼在泰晤士河下游寻食。
• She bought some eels for dinner. 她买回一些鳗鱼做晚餐。

5 hissed   

发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )； 发嘘声表示反对

参考例句：

• Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过？
• The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。

6 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》