娱乐英语 其实这些不是美国原创电视节目(下).doc

小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接： /test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 美联英语提供：娱乐英语 其实这些不是美国原创的电视节目(下) 5.Threes Company 5.《三人行》 Beginning in 1977, the American public was introduced to Jack Tripper, a guy who passes out in the bathtub of two young women and, rather than calling the cops, they invite him to live with them while he pretends to be gay so as not to arouse the suspicions of their landlord. Yeah, its a pretty dumb concept, but it was a tremendously successful show and introduced the world to the great John Ritter, so were okay with that. 1977年，电视剧《三人行》首播，主人公杰克·特里柏（Jack Tripper）随即成为美国人民茶余饭后的谈资。剧中，主人公杰克昏倒在一间两个年轻姑娘合租公寓的浴室里，但是两个姑娘发现他后，不但没有报警，反而留杰克与她们同住。不过，为了不引起房东的怀疑，杰克不得不假装自己是同性恋。确实，剧情听着是有些老套，但却获得了巨大成功，关键是它让我们认识了帅哥约翰·瑞特（John Ritter，男主角饰演者），这么说来，剧情无聊点也可以原谅了。 三人行 The show was actually not an original concept, instead having been based on a British sitcom called Man About the House, which aired from 1973 to 1976 and also led to a film version in 1974. The names are even extremely similar, with one of the female roommates being named Chrissy and the landlord being named Mr. Roper, which are obviously names that Threes Company borrowed for its own characters. 事实上，这部电视剧也并非美国原创，而是依据1973年至1976年播出的英国情景喜剧《合租的他》（ Man About the House）改编而来，1974年还被翻拍成了同名电影。英美两个版本中，甚至连女主角名字都很相似，其中一名女室友都被命名为克莉丝Chrissy，而房东则都被称呼为罗宾先生（Mr. Roper），单从这点我们也能看出这部剧是美国由英国引进的。 4.Veep 4.《副总统》 副总统 If youve never seen Veep, its a hilarious, obscene, biting satire of the political landscape in Washington DC as seen through the eyes of the Vice President and her staff. Its gotten universal acclaim and has steadily grown into arguably the funniest show on TV, which shouldnt come as a surprise considering that it was actually based on a popular British sitcom called The Thick of It. Both shows were created by the same guy, Armando Iannucci, so its kind of like how Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant brought The Office to America and made it similar enough to draw comparisons, but unique enough to stand on its own. Its not a