National Media Museum 英國國家傳媒博物館
There's no doubt about it, the way we view things has changed completely over the past five or ten years. Now we can make and watch videos on our mobile phones and even view our favourite TV programmes on our computers.
Neil: It's amazing, isn't it Jean?
收聽與下載
Jean: What's that, Neil?
Neil: These days you can make videos on your phone and watch TV on your computer. None of these things were possible just a few years ago.
Jean: Neil 他說我們現(xiàn)在能夠使用電腦來看電視，還有用手機攝像，都是非常的令人不可思議。 Amazing.
Neil: In this edition of On the Town we're going to hear about a place where you can find out about the past, present and future of photography, film, television, radio and the web.
Jean: 在我們本期的《城市掠影》節(jié)目當中，我們要帶大家來一同游歷一個非常特別的地方，在這里我們會了解到有關攝影、電影、電視、電臺和網(wǎng)站科技的過去、現(xiàn)在與未來。 That sounds really interesting. Where is it?
Neil: It's the National Media Museum in Bradford.
Jean: Where's Bradford?
Neil: It's in the north of England, about three hours by train north of London.
Jean: Is it a well-known museum?
Neil: Here's Anna Crossley, a BBC reporter who visited the museum.
Historically it's the most visited museum outside of London.
Anna Crossley, BBC reporter
Jean: Oh, it's the most visited museum outside of London. 這是在倫敦以外游客最多的一個博物館。 What's it all about?
Neil: Well, they say they want to "engage, inspire and educate by promoting an understanding and appreciation of photography, film, television, radio and the web".
Jean: 銜接 engage. 啟迪 inspire. 欣賞 appreciation.
Neil: And they want to "deliver a cultural programme accessibly and authoritatively".
Jean: 容易接受的 accessibly. 有權威性的 authoritatively.
Neil: It's changed its name recently because the old one was too long! Here's Anna again.
Historically it's the most visited museum outside of London, known as, quite simply, 'The National Media Museum', which is no bad thing as the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television hardly rolls off the tongue.
Anna Crossley, BBC reporter
Neil: She says the old name hardly rolls off the tongue. She means it's not easy to say.
Jean: To roll off the tongue 從舌頭上滾下來，就是容易說不拗口的意思。早先的舊博物館的名字比較拗口，不容易 roll off the tongue.
Neil: But it's also changed because the museum's about much more than photography, film and television these days. Here's Colin Philpott, who's head of the museum.
The world around us is changing. Whole new media forms like the web have grown up since the museum opened and some old ones like radio have been largely ignored by the museum world.
Colin Philpott, head of the National Media Museum
Neil: New media forms have grown up since the museum opened. Media forms.
The way we watch TV has changed in recent years
Jean: 媒體形式。 Media forms.
Neil: The web.
Jean: 互聯(lián)網(wǎng) the web.
Neil: In English we say the web, the internet or just the net.
Jean: 在英語里我們會說 the web, the internet 或者 the net. So what can you see at the National Media Museum?
Neil: There's the world's earliest surviving photo negative.
Jean: 照片底片。 Photo negative.
Neil: There's a collection of photographic technology.
Jean: 攝影技術。
Neil: And a cinematography collection. Cinematography.
Jean: 電影攝影術。
Neil: And there's an animation gallery.
Jean: 動畫 animation. 畫廊 gallery.
Neil: And there's something about gaming too.
Jean: 電子游戲 gaming.
Neil: And there's the world's largest collection of TVs.
Jean: 這里還有世界收藏量最廣最大的各種電視機。
Neil: You can watch some of the most iconic television moments of all time. Iconic.
Jean: 偶像級的 iconic.
Neil: Of all time.
Jean: 從古至今 of all time.
Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed...
It's one of the most iconic television moments of all time. For many people, man's landing on the moon was viewed with excitement and wonder. Whole families gathered around the only TV set in the house to watch Neil Armstrong take his first steps.
Neil: For many people, man's landing on the moon was viewed with excitement and wonder. Wonder.
Jean: 驚嘆 wonder.
Neil: When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969, the whole family gathered around the TV, and there was usually only one television in the house.
Jean: 不過在當代的英國家庭中，全家能夠坐在一起看電視的時候已經(jīng)是不像以前那么平常了。 Join us again soon for more On the Town.
Neil: And if you want more help with your English, check our website.
Jean: www.bbcukchina.com.
