A trending question on social media lately has been, why is it that many Americans don’t care much about the Olympics? The television ratings for the past summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics were the lowest in quite some time.
最近社交媒体上有这么一个热门话题，为什么很多美国人不太关注奥运会?去年夏季奥运会和2022年冬季奥运会的收视率在美国创下了历史最低。
In this episode, Lao Jin talks with Charles, a good friend who also happens to be a passionate and knowledgeable sports fan. Charles has many interesting thoughts about why Americans seem to have lost interest in the Olympics. Listen to this episode to learn some English related to sports, hear some conversational English, and understand how Americans view this perplexing question!
在本期节目中，老金邀请了他的好朋友查尔斯,一个充满热情和包含知识的体育迷,他们用聊天的方式畅谈为什么美国人好像对奥运会失去了兴趣.关于最近这个热门话题,查尔斯有很多有趣的观点.大家快来收听本期节目吧!节目中你可以学习一些英文的体育专业用语和听全英语聊天对话，还可以了解美国人自己是如何看待这个关于他们的热门话题的.
Keywords:
cosmopolitan大都会
iconic 标志性的
atmosphere 气氛
die-hard fan 铁杆粉丝
intensity 强度
craft 职业
scripted 脚本化的
raw 真实
junkie 毒虫
TV ratings 电视收视率
blip 昙花一现
confluence 合流
skewed 歪斜的
tune in 收视、收音
catch-all 包罗万象
vividly 生动地
oversaturated 过饱和
Super Bowl 超级碗
(American) football 橄榄球
pastime 消遣
playoffs 季后赛
niche 小众
demographically 人口统计
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