ABC and the FCC Fight Over 'The View'
ABC 與 FCC 就《The View》節目產生爭議
Introduction
ABC and the FCC are fighting. They disagree about the TV show 'The View'.
ABC 與 FCC 正在爭執，他們對電視節目《The View》持有不同意見。
Main Body
The FCC says 'The View' is a news show. News shows do not have to give equal time to all political people. But the FCC is now checking this rule. They think the show broke the rules in February.
FCC 表示《The View》是一個新聞節目。新聞節目不需要給予所有政治人物相等的播出時間。但 FCC 現在正在審查這項規則。他們認為該節目在二月份時違反了規定。
ABC is angry. ABC says the FCC wants to control what they say. They say the FCC is only doing this because they do not like the show's politics. ABC says this is not fair.
ABC 感到憤怒。ABC 表示 FCC 想要控制他們的言論。他們稱 FCC 這麼做是因為不喜歡該節目的政治立場。ABC 表示這並不公平。
Now 'The View' does not invite many political people. Also, the FCC is checking other ABC stations. ABC says the FCC is using its power in a bad way.
現在《The View》不再邀請許多政治人物。此外，FCC 也在審查其他 ABC 頻道。ABC 表示 FCC 正在濫用權力。
Conclusion
The FCC is still checking the show. ABC says the FCC is wrong.
FCC 仍在審查該節目。ABC 則表示 FCC 是錯誤的。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Action Words: Now vs. Always
Look at how the story uses verbs. It describes things happening right now or things that are generally true.
1. The "Right Now" (Present Continuous) When something is happening currently, we use is/are + -ing.
- ABC and the FCC are fighting → (They are in a fight today).
- The FCC is checking → (They are looking at the rules now).
2. The "General Fact" (Present Simple) When something is a rule or a fact, we use the simple word.
- News shows do not have to... → (This is a general rule).
- ABC says... → (This is their opinion/position).
🧩 Word Pairings
In A2 English, we combine words to make stronger meanings. Notice these from the text:
- Equal time → (Same amount of time for everyone).
- Bad way → (Doing something incorrectly or unkindly).
- News show → (A program that gives information).
Quick Tip: To describe a person or thing, put the describing word before the object.
Bad (description) + Way (thing) = Bad way.