If national and international surveys of leisure pursuits were conducted today, the findings would indicate that television is the most popular activity of all. 全世界的人都把看电视作为重要的居家消遣方式。许多人晚睡，竟然都是因为割舍不下精彩的电视节目！

你知道电视节目都有哪些类型吗？这些类型的对应英文是什么呢？

电视节目 TV programme

电影 film

电视系列片 TV Series

言情片 romance

电视连续剧 TV Serial

喜剧片 comedy

肥皂剧 soap opera

惊险片 thriller

动画片 animated cartoon

科幻片 science fiction

专题片 feature programme

新闻 news

主题影片 feature film

纪录片 documentary

文艺晚会 variety show

知识竞赛 quiz show

小品 comic sketch

历史剧 docudrama

如果你对这些分类没有明确的概念，那么可以看看下表中对不同类型的电视节目的定义：

Types Definitions:

1. a documentary programme

a programme which provides a record or report of facts

2. a feature programme

a broadcast presented to explore a particular topic

3.the news

a regular broadcast of the latest news on the radio or television

4. a TV series

a set of TV programmes which have the same actors, etc., but each has a complete story in itself

5. a TV serial

a TV play, with a continuing story, which is shown in regular instalments

6. a live broadcast

event watched on TV at the time of its performance, e.g. a sports event, a political campaign, a quiz show, etc.

7. a feature film

a full-length film intended as the main item in a cinema programme

8. a wildlife documentary

documentary programme about wildlife, i.e. animals and plants

9. a variety show

a TV programme which includes different kinds of entertaining performance such as singing, dancing, etc.

10. a children's cartoon

a TV programme made by animating a set of drawings of stories for children

11. a docudrama

a dramatised television film based on real events

12. a comic sketch

a very short play which is humorous and limited to one scene