2011年3月4日 星期五

2011/2/25 You and Yours Listening Notes

C1: Egypt Travel: 埃及旅行業因當地抗爭活動而受重擊
Egypt’s Tourist Industry has been hit hard since the uprising that led to President Mubarak's resignation. Now Egyptians working in the industry are campaigning to encourage the tourists back.
(1) lift its travel restrcition 解除旅遊禁令
(2) knock-on effect 間接結果

C2: Oscars: 奧斯卡金像獎幕後花
Entertainment reporter Colin Paterson gives us some of the backstage gossip ahead of the Oscars.
(1) The anti-Oscars:   Golden Raspberry Award 金酸莓獎 (= The Razzie Award)
(2) screening = the act of showing a movie or TV program 放映

C3: Rural Cinemas: 鄉村電影院
Three UK Film Council pilot schemes have been bringing current films to rural communities. So is it working?
(1) pilot schemes : 試驗性計畫
(2) It costs about 1.2 million pounds which came from the National Lottery in setting up a cinema screen in rural areas.
(3) community spirit 團體精神
(4) to reach out to the most isolated areas.

C4: Parking Packages: 機場及火車站停車費昂貴
The cost of a day out or a holiday at home or abroad can be blighted by unforseen car park charges. In the first of our series on parking we look at the impact on the leisure industry.

C5: Online Music Sites:線上音樂網站

Why aren't sites like Spotify making any money, despite being heralded as the future for music consumption?

C6: Peter White and his fellow red nose desert trekkers reach the finish line.

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