美國(guó)情景喜劇《老友記》十五年前劇終，但一份關(guān)注年輕人媒介使用方式的調(diào)查報(bào)告顯示，它仍然是英國(guó)年輕人最喜愛的電視節(jié)目?！独嫌延洝返墓适卤尘霸O(shè)定在紐約，講述了六個(gè)好友在生活中遇到的起起落落?，F(xiàn)在，人們觀看這部劇的方式與上個(gè)世紀(jì) 90 年代首播時(shí)大不相同。

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The theme tune says, ‘I'll be there for you.’ And for young viewers, Friends is just that – always there, available on demand for binge-viewing, and back-to-back episodes on Netflix.

《老友記》主題曲中有一句歌詞：“我會(huì)陪伴在你左右。” 對(duì)于年輕觀眾來講，它正如歌里唱的那樣，一直都在，你可以隨時(shí)上 Netflix 一集接一集地連著看。

The show about the ups and downs of a group of friends in New York was first screened 25 years ago, four years before Google was launched.

這部劇講述住了一群好友在紐約生活遇到的起起落落，25 年前首播，比谷歌問世的時(shí)間早了 4 年。

It's now become the favourite show of a young online generation. But for any parents hoping to share some nostalgic television with their children, the report says teenagers are more likely to prefer watching the show on their own and on a mobile phone.

現(xiàn)在它已經(jīng)成為年輕的網(wǎng)絡(luò)一代最喜愛的節(jié)目。但對(duì)于那些想要和孩子們分享一些懷舊的電視節(jié)目的父母?jìng)儊碚f，報(bào)告指出，青少年更愿意獨(dú)自在手機(jī)上看電視節(jié)目。

1. 詞匯

theme tune 主題曲
viewers 觀眾
on demand 視頻點(diǎn)播服務(wù)
binge-viewing 連續(xù) “刷” 劇
back-to-back 一個(gè)接一個(gè)的，連續(xù)的
episodes （電視、廣播節(jié)目）集
screened 播出
online generation 網(wǎng)絡(luò)一代
nostalgic 懷舊的

2. 閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問題 。

1. True or false? Young viewers can no longer watch Friends.

2. What is the show about?

3. How are teenagers more likely to prefer watching the show, according to the report?

4. Which expression in the text means ‘a(chǎn) mixture of good and bad experiences’?

3. 答案

1. True or false? Young viewers can no longer watch Friends.
False. For young viewers, Friends is always there, available on demand for binge-watching, back-to-back episodes on Netflix.

2. What is the show about?
The show is about the ups and downs of a group of friends in New York.

3. How are teenagers more likely to prefer watching the show, according to the report?
The report says teenagers are more likely to prefer watching the show on their own and on a mobile phone.

4. Which expression in the text means ‘a(chǎn) mixture of good and bad experiences’?
Ups and downs.