本期內(nèi)容:
"Living with the Lams," a forthcoming children's sitcom on a British Chinese family scheduled to be aired on CBBC, the BBC's children's television arm, has been facing accusation of racism, the Guardian reported. The 10-episode planned show centers on a Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester and features a father performing in a band called "Wok and Roll" and a grandma who "spits on the floor and eats fortune cookies all day" according to people familiar with the first two scripts.
forthcoming: adj. 即將來(lái)臨的;即將發(fā)生的(事先經(jīng)過(guò)了規(guī)劃的)
The holiday is forthcoming.
假期要來(lái)了。
近義詞upcoming,但upcoming只能用于名詞前,且是沒(méi)有事先規(guī)劃好的
upcoming holiday/elections/meeting: 即將到來(lái)的假期/選舉/會(huì)議
schedule: n. 計(jì)劃表,時(shí)刻表 v. 安排
tight schedule: 日程很緊
Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule.
感謝您百忙之中抽出時(shí)間。
The flight is scheduled to arrive at 8:45.
航班預(yù)計(jì)于8:45到達(dá)。
be aired on: 被播出
accusation n. 控告,指控
face accusation: 面臨指控
center on: 圍繞著;以……為中心
同義詞focus on revolve around
The morning reading news centers on English language lovers like you.
晨讀新聞以你這樣的英語(yǔ)愛(ài)好者為中心。
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