CRI听力:Beijing's Commercial Live Show Industry

短语讲解：

1. Born and brought up in Beijing, Li Yu can still remember the shows her parents took her to see when she was a little girl.

bring up教育, 养育(孩子)
例句：My aunt brought up four children.
我姑姑养了四个孩子。

2. These days, things are different: thousands of shows are put on stage and we can watch as much as we like.

put on上演, 演出; 展览
例句：We are going to put on an exhibition of cultural relics next Tuesday.
我们下周二要举办一个文物展览。

3. This means a large number of companies that specialize in planning commercial shows have entered the market.

specialize in专攻, 精通, 以…为专业
例句：The cinema specializes in Italian films.
这家电影院专门放映意大利电影。

4. Thanks to our work on arts popularization, we now have a group of loyal audiences.

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。

5. Several factors contribute to a successful performance, and a qualified audience is definitely one of them.

contribute to促成
例句：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.
你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。

6. As China's cultural center, Beijing is worthy of its name: with 295 stages available, more than 10 thousand shows every year, and a large number of high quality audiences catering to varied tastes, among the thousands of performances, there must be one that you like.

cater to迎合;为...服务
例句：Those newspapers cater to the lowest tastes.
这些报纸迎合低级趣味。