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Surprises at the studio
演播室里的意外惊喜
"Five minutes to go," shouted the director. "Is everyone ready?"
“还剩五分钟，”导演喊道：“大家准备好了吗？”
"I'm glad that I'm not one of the contestants!"
“我很庆幸我不是参赛者，”
Denise said. "I'm not that brave."
Denise 说：“我没有那么勇敢。”
"Oh, I'd love to be a contestant," said Angela.
“哦，我倒很愿意成为一名参赛者。”Angela说。
The three contestants were sitting at their desks on the stage and waiting.
三名参赛者坐在舞台的一边等候着，
The hot lights were shining down upon them.
炙热的灯光照射在他们身上。
Suddenly one of them passed out and fell across her desk.
突然其中的一名参赛者从桌子上昏倒了下来。
A cameraman helped the woman off the stage.
一位摄影师帮助这名妇女离开了舞台。
The director hurried down from the control room above.
导演急忙从楼上的控制室下来。
"We need another contestant," he shouted. "Who among you wants to be on TV?"
“我们另外需要一名参赛者，”他喊道：“你们当中有谁想上电视？”
Angela raised her hand. "You're on!" the director shouted.
Angela 举起了手。“你上！”导演喊道。
He led her the stage, and a make-up artist rushed forward.
他带她上了舞台，一位化妆师冲上前。
She quickly put make-up on Angela's face and brushed her hair.
她迅速地给 Angela 脸上化了妆并给她梳理了头发。
"Ten seconds," shouted the director.
“十秒，”导演喊道。
"It's time for Travel Quiz, and here's your host, Lester Li!" said a loud voice.
“到了《旅行知识竞赛》的节目时间了，这是节目主持人——Lester Li！”一个哄亮的声音响起。
Lester Li ran out onto the stage. The quiz show began.
Lester Li 跑上舞台，知识竞赛节目开始了。
Although Angela was not prepared, she seemed relaxed and did really well.
尽管 Angela 没有准备，但她好像很轻松，并发挥得非常出色。
She answered the questions with no problems and was soon ahead the other two contestants.
她准确无误地回答问题并很快领先于其他两位参赛者。
Twenty-five minutes later, Angela just had to answer six more questions to beat the other contestants and to win the prize.
二十五分钟后，Angela 只需再回答 6 个问题就能击败其他的参赛者，获得奖励了。
Denise was so excited that she could hardly keep still.
Denise 是如此兴奋，以至于几乎无法保持安静。
Though the questions were getting more and more difficult, Angela kept getting them right.
尽管问题变得越来越难，但 Angela 继续保持答案正确。
Soon there was just a single question between Angela and victory.
很快， Angela 离胜利者只剩 1 个问题了。
"And finally, where's Big Ben?" asked Lester.
“最后，大本钟在哪里？” Lester Li 问。
"In England," replied Angela.
“在英格兰。”Angela 回答。
"Correct!" shouted Lester. "You've won tonight's prize - a trip for two the lovely city of Paris!"
“正确！”Lester Li 大声说：“你是今晚幸运的获胜者，你赢得今晚的奖励——美丽的巴黎双人游。”
