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British Journalist Piers Morgan to Replace Larry King on CNN

英国记者皮尔斯·摩根将在CNN取代拉里·金之位
CNN 老将拉里·金即将让贤英国记者摩根

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- British journalist Piers Morgan will take over much coveted prime-time slot vacated by Larry King in about four months' time, Cable News Network (CNN) announced on Wednesday.

洛杉矶，9月8日（新华社）---美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）在周三宣布，四个月的时间后，英国记者皮尔斯·摩根将接替拉里·金，担纲主持黄金时段的节目，这可是让许多人梦寐以求的职位。

Morgan's show will air live on CNN-US at 9 p.m. ET and will also air worldwide on CNN-International in more than 200 countries, the network said. However, the show has not been named in the CNN news release.

全国广播公司称，摩根的节目将美国东部时间下午九点在美国有线电视新闻网全程直播，同时会通过CNN国际频道在200多个国家进行全球直播。 但在美国有线电视新闻网的新闻发布稿中并未提到摩根的直播节目。

"I have watched 'Larry King Live' for much of the last 25 years, and dreamed of one day filling the legendary suspenders of the man I consider to be the greatest TV interviewer of them all," Morgan said.

摩根说，“我收看‘拉里实况直播’已有25年之久了，拉里·金是我认为最棒的访问主持人，我一直梦想着有一天也能穿上他那身具有传奇色彩的装束（伸缩背带裤装）。

CNN chose Morgan because he is able to "look at all aspects of the news with style and humor with an occasional good laugh in the process," CNN-US President Jon Klein said.

CNN-US的董事长乔恩·克莱恩说，“CNN选择摩根是因为他能以独特的风格来全面审视新闻，主持诙谐幽默，在节目中偶尔发出笑声也能恰到好处。”

Morgan, 45, has worked as reporter and editor for "The Wimbledon News" in England before he was editor-in-chief on "Daily Mirror." He left the newspaper in 2004 and became a television personality, hosting interviews on the BBC and ITV. He also judges on the well-received "Britain's Got Talent."

45岁的摩根，，曾在英格兰的“温布尔登新闻”做记者和编辑，后在“每日镜报”担任主编。2004年他离开报社，成为一位电视人物，在英国广播公司（BBC）和英国独立电视台（ITV）主持访谈栏目，他还在为广受欢迎的“英国达人”节目的担任评委。

Morgan, who is best known to American viewers as a judge on NBC 's "America's Got Talent," has most recently hosted "Piers Morgan' s Life Stories" on television in Britain.

摩根最为美国观众所熟悉的是在全国广播公司（NBC）“美国达人”栏目担任评委，近来他开始在英国主持电视栏目“皮尔斯·摩根的故事人生”。

King announced this summer that he was stepping aside from CNN' s "Larry King Live," a show he began hosting in 1985.

拉里·金宣布，这个夏天他将退出美国有线电视新闻网的“拉里·金实况直播”这个他从1985年就开始主持的节目。

The 76-year-old, whose nightly CNN talk show was long a required stomping ground for striving politicians and contrite celebrities, will not be leaving CNN altogether: He signed a new contract to host quarterly specials on the cable news channel.

现年76岁的拉里·金不会完全离开美国有线电视新闻网，他主持的夜间脱口秀节目长期以来一直是求仕途的政客们和那些忏悔的名人们能够搏名的地方，目前，他已和有限新闻频道签订新的合约，将会担任每季度特别节目的主持。

In a nod to how much the medium has changed since King began broadcasting in 1957, he broke the news himself on Twitter, writing: "Announcing tonight: I'm ending my nightly show this fall but continuing at CNN." He said he had asked his network to let him "hang up his suspenders."

自从他1957年开始做广播节目以来，媒体行业发生巨大的变化，为了对这样的变化表示尊重，拉里·金在微博上主动踢爆这一消息：“今晚通告：我将在这个秋天结束我的晚间节目，但是会继续留在有线电视新闻网。”他说他已经向他的广播(电视)网 请求让他“终止背带裤装。”

Aside from Morgan, CBS anchor Katie Couric's name has been frequently floated as a possible successor, and King himself has volunteered that he thinks "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest would be a worthy contender.

除了摩根，哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻节目主播凯蒂·库里克的名字也被认为是可能的接班人而炒得沸沸扬扬，拉里·金自己也主动说起过，他认为“美国偶像”的主持人瑞安·西克雷斯特也是一个可敬的对手。

The "Larry King Live" talk show, which has been on air on CNN for 25 years, has seen a sharp fall-off in audience this year.

“拉里·金实况直播”这个在CNN直播了25年的脱口秀节目，今年出现了观众大量流失的情况。

According to Nielsen, an average of 677,000 viewers tuned in during the second quarter of 2010, down 37 percent from the same period last year.

根据尼尔森调查，2010年的第二季度，平均每天有67.7万的观众收看（这个节目），相比去年同时期下降了37%。

covet 觊觎，垂涎
contrite 忏悔的，悔悟的
celebrity 名人
contender 竞争者

by Annie(余芳)
余芳 译