随心所欲说英语 选举35-4（mp3）

unit 140

dialogue 
英语情景对话

Man: I wish the politicians would quit digging up dirt about each other's past.
我希望政客们不要再继续挖掘彼此过去的丑闻。

Woman: I know. It really makes all of the whole election process.
我也这么想，这让选举过程变得好乱。

Man: And it takes up all the news.
而且也占据了新闻的版面。

Woman: The problem is that there always a large number of people who eat that kind of stuff up.
问题是有很多人就是爱看这类新闻。

Man: It's so small. The fact that there is public interest, doesn't say much for us as the public.
这是很微不足道的事，事实上还有民众利益，都没有对我们这些大众提到太多。

Woman: Have you ever listened to AM radio? It's quite a different experience than the traditional news stations on TV and FM radio.
你收听过AM电台吗？它和传统的新闻电视台及FM电台很不一样。

Man: I don't remember the last time I listened to AM radio.
我上次收听AM电台是好久以前的事。

Woman: Another place you can get real insight is European papers. You can get them on-line.
欧洲的报纸也可以看到比较真实的见解，你可以上网阅读。

quit v. 停止
dig up 挖掘；发现
mess n. 混乱
process n. 过程
take up 占据
eat something up （俚）热衷某事/某物  
insight n. 见解；见识