bbc随身英语：Future-of-TV-未来的电视

bbc随身英语：FutureofTV未来的电视Televisionhascomealongway

Vocabulary:Technology词汇:技术

I”veworkedinthemediaforovertenyears.Ilovefilms,documentariesandallkindsofTVprogrammes.So,youmightbesurprisedtolearnthat,inallthattime,Ineveractuallyownedatelly.

Whynot?Forthesimplereasonthatthesedaysit”sjustsoeasytostreammediaonyourlaptopwheneveryouwant.Icanwatchprogrammesinbed,inthecafe,orevenwhilecooking!

But,recentlyIgottiredofthesmallscreenandtinnysound.SolastmonthIdecidedtogetmyselfaproper,state-of-the-artTV.

AndIwasinforapleasantshock.Havinga40-inch,fullHDscreenwithcrystalclearsoundthereinthecomfortofmylivingroomreallyblewmeaway.AndasIflickedthroughthecontrols,IfoundthatmysmartTVwasloadedwithappsandcouldevenbrowsetheweb.Ipattedmyselfonthebackandfeltverypleasedwithmynewpieceofkit.

Butthismorning,asIlookedthroughthetechnologystoriesonline,Ireadaheadlinewhichburstmybubble:“GiantrollableTVsonthehorizon“.

“Rollable“TVs?Yes,apaper-thinTVscreenthatyoucanrollintoa3cmdiametertubehasjustbeenannouncedbyLG,apparently.

WhileIwaswonderingwhyImightpossiblyneedoneofthose,IclickedthroughtoapagesayingSamsunghaddevelopeda”bendy”TV.Atthetouchofabuttonyoucan“adjustthecurvatureofthescreen“,saidthearticle.

So,TVsaresoongoingtobeavailableinallshapesandsizes.Whatevernext?AndjustwhenI”dgotmyheadaroundtheideaofHD,itturnsoutthattheformatmightsoonbeoutdated.Thenextbigthingwillbe4KTV–whichpromisesapicturequalityfourtimeshigherthannormalHD.Thoughtobehonest,Ithinkhavingimagesthatclearandrealisticmightbealittledisconcerting,especiallyifyou”rewatchingahorrormovie!

Anyway,fornowI”mstillveryhappywithmynicenewTV.It”ssomuchbetterthanstrainingmyeyeswatchingmylaptop.AndIdon”treallycareifitdoesn”trollupandfitinmypocket.ThoughIdosometimesmisswatchingprogrammesinthekitchen!

Glossary词汇表

telly

电视

stream

在线听、看（电视）

tinny

不动听的

state-of-the-art

顶尖的

wasinfor

体验到的是

fullHD

全高清（电视）

crystalclear

清楚的

blewmeaway

令我震动的、令我震撼的

pattedmyselfontheback

拍拍自己的肩膀，自我表扬

burstmybubble

使幻想破灭了

onthehorizon

马上降临的，马上上市

paper-thin

薄如纸的

diameter

直径

bendy

可弯曲的

atthetouchofabutton

只需按下电钮

curvature

弯曲度

allshape