Passage 57
（2015 北京 B）
Revolutionary TV Ears
TV Ears has helped thousands of people with various degrees of hearing loss hear the television clearly without turning up the volume (音量) and now it's better and more affordable than ever! With TV Ears wireless technology, you set your own headset volume, while other TV listeners hear the television at a volume level that's comfortable for them.You can even listen through the headset only and put the TV on mute (静音) if the situation calls for a quiet environment—maybe the baby is sleeping.Or perhaps you are the only one who is interested in listening to the ballgame.
TV Ears patented technology includes a revolutionary noise reduction ear tip, not used in any other commercially available headset.This tip reduces outside noise so that television dialogue is clear and understandable.Get the technology that has proven to help the most demanding customers.That's why TV Ears has earned the trust and confidence of audiologists (听觉学家) nationwide as well as world-famous doctors.
Doctor Recommended TV Ears!
“My wife and I have used TV Ears almost daily for the past two years and find them a great help in our enjoyment of television. as a retired ear doctor, I heartily recommend TV Ears to people with normal hearing as well as those with hearing loss.”
—Robert Forbes, M.d.ca
Customer Recommended TV Ears!
“Now my husband can have the volume as loud as he needs and I can have the TV at my hearing level. TV Ears is so comfortable that Jack forgets he has them on! He can once again hear and nderstand the dialogue.”
—darlene & Jackb. ca
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1.TV Ears helps you ______.
A. improve your sleeping quality
B. listen to TV without disturbing others
C. change TV channels without difficulty
D. become interested in ballgame programs
2.What makes TV Ears different from other headsets?
A. It can easily set TV on mute.
B. Its headset volume is adjustable.
C. It has a new noise reduction ear tip.
D. It applies special wireless technology.
3.This advertisement is made more believable by ______.
A. using recommendations
B. offering reasons for this invention
C. providing statistics
D. showing the results of experiments
【重点词汇】
turn up 开大，调高（收音机、暖气等）
Affordable adj.实惠的；负担得起的
Comfortable adj.舒适的
patented adj.有专利权的，获得专利的
Commercially available 市场上买得到的，能大批供应的
Demanding adj.要求高的；苛求的
nationwide adv.在全国范围内
retired adj.退休的
heartily adv.衷心地
risk free 没有风险，无风险
trial n.试用
【疑难长句】
1.TV Ears has helped thousands of people with various degrees of hearing loss hear the television clearly without turning up the volume and now it’s better and more affordable than ever!
本句由and连接两个相对独立的并列句，前一句的结构为help sb. do sth., 介词短语with various degrees of hearing loss修饰people，短语without turning up the volume做状语。
（参考译文）电视耳机已帮助成千上万名不同程度听力受损的人们清楚地听到电视的声音，他们不必再调高音量。而且，现在的电视耳机比以往更好更实惠！
2.You can even listen through the headset only and put the TV on mute if the situation calls for a quiet environment —maybe the baby is sleeping.
本句主句由listen和put引导并列谓语，if引导条件状语从句，maybe the baby is sleeping为插入语，补充说明if引导的状语从句。
（参考译文）如果需要安静的环境，比如有宝宝在睡觉，你甚至可以把电视调到静音状态而只用耳机收听电视。