自学考试综合英语二lesson2（上册）.pptVIP

Today an appearance on a television talk show is the ultimate proof of making it in America. Actually, the term talk show is misleading. 今天在电视台的一个脱口秀节目上一露脸就绝对能证明你在美国“一举成名” 。 Today, if you are invited as a guest on a TV talk show ,you definitely have proved yourself successful in America. Celebrities do not appear on such a program because of an actual desire — or ability — to talk, but simply to gain recognition, and prove, merely by showing up, that they are somebody.” 名流在这样的节目中出场，并不是因为他们真想说些什么，或是口才很棒，而纯属为了出名，并通过（在荧屏上）露脸，证明他们是“重要人物”。Celebrities often appear on talk shows, not because they really want to talk, or because they have something to say, but simply because they want to become famous and to show that they are important. Being a guest on a talk show does not require qualities of wit, eloquence, brilliance, insight, or intelligence. A former talent coordinator for the Tonight Show, says that when he would ask a scheduled guest, What would you like to talk to the host about?“ the reply he got most often was, Have him ask me anything.“ This, he says, usually meant, I am a typical Hollywood actor, so I have never had an original thought and I have nothing to say of any interest to anyone anywhere. Most hosts are grateful just to get someone who will fill the room with sound. 多数主持人只要有人说话，让演播室老有声音就很满意。Most hosts are more than happy as long as the guests keep talking. One talk show coordinator comments, We look for the guest who is sure to talk no matter what (he talks about). Ten seconds of silence appears very awkward on television; thirty seconds is disastrous. A guest whos got to stop to think about everything he says before he opens his mouth is a ratings nightmare.” This kind of attitude rewards smooth, insincere talk, and makes hesitancy look like stupidity. encourages We wouldnt have used George Washington on our show (if he had been alive), says one talent coordinator. He might have been first in the hearts of his countrymen, but