(Surf) (Internet)(pop)(culture)
(pop)(singers)(superstar)(athletes)(commercials)
(Thanks)(mass)(media)(idols)(imitate)
(easy)(closely)(linked)(general)(public)
(categories)(including)(entertainment)(fashion)
(serve)(as)(topics)(joy) (meaning)
(group)(fans)(take)(pictures)(favorite)(idols)
(fascinated)(with)(celebrities)(be)(able)(to)(reality)
1. Surf the Net (: web/Internet), and you'll know about the latest (: recent) pop culture.
2. We often see pop singers or superstar athletes in TV commercials.
3. Thanks to mass media, people see their idols so often that some can imitate them very well.
4. It is easy to see that pop culture is closely linked to the lifestyle of the general public.
There are many categories, including entertainment, sports, fashion and technology.
Not only do these serve (: work/act) as topics for conversation, but they (also) give joy and meaning to people's lives.
A group of fans gathered in front of the theater, hoping to take pictures(: photos) with their favorite idols.
When fans or followers became too fascinated with these celebrities, they might not be able to deal with (: cope with/handle/tackle/manage) the boring reality of their own lives.
relative words supplement: 相關單字補充
v.
imitate: mock
provide sth. for sb. : provide sb. with sth.
offer sth. to sb.: offer sb. sth.
give sth to sb.: give sb. sth.
supply sth. to sb.
supply sb. with sth.: provide sb. with sth.
categorize...into...
classify...into...
cut ... into...
divide ... into...
separate... into...
isolate ... from... 從...中隔離
put/lay/place an advertisement in a newspaper.
place/put/lay a long-distance call to America
kill time
entertain: amuse
surf the Net/Internet/web
be fascinated with (: be intoxicated with)
be closely linked to...: be closely connected to
serve as/work as/act as
n.
category: 種類; 類型
celebrity: famous person
commercial 商業廣告
advertisement: 平面廣告
fan: follower
entertainment 娛樂; 消遣 past-time
entertainer
an idol 受崇拜的人
topic: issue/subject/theme
mass media 大眾媒體
pop culture 流行文化
pop singer 流行歌手
superstar athlete 運動明星
the general public 普羅大眾; 一般大眾
adj.
ideal: perfect
favorite 最喜愛的
(F) the most favorite
(T) the favorite
latest: recent
adv.
lately
recently
over time
in recent years
prep.
..., including...
..., ... included
