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　　Have you ever dreamed of hosting your own radio program, but cannot wait for your big break? Do not worry because it is easier than ever to get your own show off the ground. Maybe it is time you tried podcasting.
　　The term podcast is a combination of part of the word broadcast, and pod, meaning a device which plays digital media. Within the last decade, podcasting has taken off. Regular people and even celebrities have started recording their own shows at home using simple equipment*. Unlike regular radio programs, these can be downloaded and listened to anywhere, anytime, and the content is entirely up to the creator.
　　Now there are podcasts for just about anything you can name. If you love to learn, check out Stuff You Should Know, a podcast that delves into serious science and stuff that is just plain interesting. For comedy lovers, there is Jordan, Jesse, Go!, a show put on by two guys who have been friends since college and have great comedic chemistry. For sports fans, there's Grantland Sports, a collection of podcasts hosted by its sports writers. Whatever you are into, there is a podcast just waiting for you to listen to.

Words & Phrases

1. host vt. 主持
   The upcoming program will be hosted by Scott Dion.
   即將播出的節目將由史考特‧狄翁主持。
2. get...off the ground　　使……順利開展
   Sally needs more money to get the marketing plan off the ground.
   莎莉需要更多資金才能推展這個行銷計劃。
3. device n.（有專門用途的）裝置，設備
   This device will rid our house of roaches once and for all.
   這個裝置可以一勞永逸消滅我們家裡的蟑螂。
   * rid...of sth　　使……擺脫掉某物
4. digital a. 數位的
   Andy went all the way to Tokyo to buy the latest digital camera.
   安迪大老遠跑到東京去買最新型的數位相機。
5. download vt. 下載
   First, download these files and save them on the hard disk.
   首先，下載這些檔案並將它們存在硬碟裡。
6. delve into...　　探索∕探究……
   delve vi. 探索，探究
   Psychologists delved into the man's past to see what turned him into a murderer.
   心理學家探究那人的過去，以了解是什麼使他變成一個兇手。
   * psychologist n. 心理學家
7. chemistry　n.（兩人之間的）互動火花；化學
   Two of my classmates failed last week's chemistry test.
   我班上有兩位同學上星期的化學考試不及格。
8. a collection of...　　大量∕很多……
   The artist sold a collection of his artwork.
   該藝術家賣掉了很多他的藝術品。

Extra Words

equipment n. 設備，裝置

dream 的片語用法

本文 "Have you ever dreamed of hosting your own radio program, but cannot wait for your big break?" 中的 dream of / about sth 表示『夢寐以求某事物』。例：

My sister dreamed of becoming a famous lawyer.
（我妹妹夢想成為一位知名律師。）

另外，指『夢見某人∕物』時，用 dream about sb/sth 或 dream that...。例：
Jack dreamed about walking in a forest.
（傑克夢見在一處森林中走路。）
Gail had a dream that she blew up her ex-boyfriend's car.
（蓋兒夢到自己把前男友的車炸毀了。）

你曾經夢想過主持一個屬於自己的廣播節目，但卻等不到時機嗎？別擔心，因為現在比以往更容易讓你的節目順利起步。或許是你該嘗試播客的時候了。
　　『podcast』這個詞彙是由 broadcast 這個字的一部分和 pod 組合而成，而 pod 的意思是指播放數位媒體的裝置。在過去十年，播客就很成功。一般大眾甚至是名人都在家中利用簡單的設備開始錄製他們的個人節目。不像一般的廣播節目，這些節目隨時隨地都能被下載和收聽，而內容完全由創作者自訂。
　　現在幾乎所有你可以說出名字的主題都有播客。如果你喜歡學習，去看看《Stuff You Should Know》，這是一個探索嚴肅科學和一些十分有趣事物的播客。對於喜愛喜劇的人，有一個節目叫做《Jordan, Jesse, Go!》，這是一個由兩位男士推出的播客，他們自大學時就是朋友，兩人間常擦出許多充滿喜感的互動火花。對於運動迷，有一個節目叫做《Grantland Sports》，裡面有大量由體育作家主持的播客。無論你喜歡什麼，都有一個適合你的播客等著你去收聽。

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