高考A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice.

20世纪70年代对英国口音的研究发现，听起来像BBC新闻播音员的声音被认为是最有吸引力的声音。

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高考However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC english as the least.

然而，一项针对美国英国口音的类似研究将这些结果颠倒过来，将一些地区口音列为最吸引人的口音，而英国广播公司英语则列为最不吸引人的口音。

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高考After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC, the Beatles quickly became famous in Britain with nationwide tours.

在收到BBC现场直播邀请后，披头士乐队通过全国巡回演出迅速在英国成名。

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考研With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation’s news coverage, as well as listen to it.

随着英国广播公司世界服务电视台的开播，亚洲和美国的数百万观众现在可以观看和收听该公司的新闻报道。

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考研And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio stations.

当然，在英国，听众和观众可以收看两个BBC电视频道、五个BBC全国广播服务和数十个地方广播电台。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years — yet the BBC’s future is now in doubt.

这是一个了不起的记录，可以追溯到70多年前，但英国广播公司的未来仍存疑。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC — including ordinary listeners and viewers — to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping.

这场辩论是由政府发起的，它邀请任何对BBC有意见的人——包括普通听众和观众——说出BBC的好与坏，甚至他们是否认为值得保留。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC’s royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is, or to make changes.

调查的原因是，英国广播公司的皇家宪章将于1996年到期，它必须决定是保持该组织的现状，还是做出改变。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研” The BBC “ain’t broke”, they say, by which they mean it is not broken (as distinct from the word ‘broke’, meaning having no money), so why bother to change it?

他们说，英国广播公司“没有破产”，意思是它没有破产（与“破产”一词不同，意思是没有钱），所以为什么要改变它呢？

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing.

然而，英国广播公司将不得不改变，因为它周围的广播世界正在发生变化。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题