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Innamuris Posted 17 years ago
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Economist article 1
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This is an article from Economist. Can you please help me in understanding this article better?
“IT’S amazing how little has changed around here,” says a character in the final episode of “E.R.”, which aired in America on April 2nd. Indeed, it seemed like old times for the hospital drama: 16m people tuned in, not many fewer than it drew a decade ago. But the impression of good times is no more real than a stage set. For programmes like “E.R.”, and for broadcast television itself, much is changing.
1) What does the phrase 'not many fewer than it drew a decade ago' in the above paragraph mean?
2) What does the sentence - 'the impression of good times is no more real than a stage set' mean in the paragraph?
Thanks very much in advance.
Regards,
Suneel
This is an article from Economist. Can you please help me in understanding this article better?
“IT’S amazing how little has changed around here,” says a character in the final episode of “E.R.”, which aired in America on April 2nd. Indeed, it seemed like old times for the hospital drama: 16m people tuned in, not many fewer than it drew a decade ago. But the impression of good times is no more real than a stage set. For programmes like “E.R.”, and for broadcast television itself, much is changing.
1) What does the phrase 'not many fewer than it drew a decade ago' in the above paragraph mean?
2) What does the sentence - 'the impression of good times is no more real than a stage set' mean in the paragraph?
Thanks very much in advance.
Regards,
Suneel
Top answer
"Not many fewer than it drew a decade ago" - ten years ago, almost as many people were watching ER as the 16 million who tuned in to see the final episode. "The impression of good times is no more real than a stage set" - it looks as though things are going well ("times are good") but, like a stage set, that is false, because broadcast television is not doing well. )
- "Not many fewer than it drew a decade ago" - ten years ago, almost as many people were watching ER as the 16 million who tuned in to see the final episode.
- "The impression of good times is no more real than a stage set" - it looks as though things are going well ("times are good") but, like a stage set, that is false, because broadcast television is not doing well.
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"Not many fewer than it drew a decade ago" - ten years ago, almost as many people were watching ER as the 16 million who tuned in to see the final episode.
"The impression of good times is no more real than a stage set" - it looks as though things are going well ("times are good") but, like a stage set, that is false, because broadcast television is not doing well. (I assume that the ar
"The impression of good times is no more real than a stage set" - it looks as though things are going well ("times are good") but, like a stage set, that is false, because broadcast television is not doing well. (I assume that the ar
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