a flavour 特色，风格，体验

a military romance 发生在军队里的爱情故事

to be set (somewhere) （以某处）为背景

a soap opera 肥皂剧

to resonate 产生共鸣

a lead 主角

a counterpart （职能或地位）相对应的事物或人，男主角

crime drama 犯罪剧

to air 播出，播放

Nordic Noir 北欧犯罪推理小说或片子

a thriller 惊悚片

to capture the imagination 抓住想象力，令人神往

a ratings success 高的收视率

an engaging character 吸引人的角色

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Is K-drama an illness?

2. Have there been other popular Korean TV dramas before ‘Descendants of the Sun’?

3. True or false: 'Descendants of the Sun' is completely different to previous Korean dramas?

4. What four examples are there in the text of Scandinavian TV dramas which have been popular in the UK?

5. What could explain the popularity of foreign TV dramas with obscure subjects?

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1. 'Friends' was an international __________ in the 1990s.

top show       hit show        K-drama           simulcast

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