英语俚语天天说 第160期:老外:KTV是个什么鬼！

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　　Is the term “KTV” in use in any English-speaking country?

　　KTV到底什么鬼？

　　答：I found this to be quite odd as I&`&m a middle aged¹ native English speaker and have travelled in the majority of the other English speaking countries of the world but had never seen this term before.

　　我赶脚这个词挺奇怪，我是中年的英语为母语的人，并且到过很过英语国家，但是咋就没见过呢？

　　答：Never heard of it, native AmE.

　　我是地地道道的美国人，但是从来没听过这个词啊

　　答：I haven&`&t heard of it in England or the rest of the UK.

　　偶在英国也没有听过。

　　答：How do the Chinese pronounce KTV? Is it letter per letter, or one single word?

　　中国人怎么发这个词呢，是逐个字母发还是作为一个词发呢？

　　那么到底如何把KTV解释给不懂的老外呢？

　　KTV：karaoke television, it is a common type of karaoke establishment（机构，场所）in China and consists of multiple rooms containing karaoke equipment, usually rented out for time periods. A typical karaoke box establishment contains a main karaoke bar area in the front and often sell refreshments².

　　KTV是karaoke television的缩写，是在中国比较常见的一个唱歌的地，里面有不同的含有唱歌设备的房间,分时段来出租。一般的KTV都会有一个酒水区，并且也经常卖茶点。

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