1. It's always interesting to watch other people show their talents. (P. 29)
watch sb. do sth.“观看某人做某事”，强调事情发生的全过程；watch sb. doing sth.“看见某人正在做某事”，强调动作正在发生。
I watched him get into the room quickly. He watched them eating.
2 Talents shows are getting more and more popular. (P. 29)
It is getting colder and colder.
Our school is becoming more and more beautiful.
3. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China’s Got Talent.(P. 29)
around the world意为“世界各地”，相当于all over the world
The Great Wall attracts visitors from around the world.
4. All these shows have one thing in common. (P. 29)
He and his brother has nothing in common.
The twins have much in common.
5. ...the funniest actors and so on. (P. 29)
and so on意为“等等”，用在所举例子的后面。
This shop sells trousers, shoes, hats and so on.
6. All kinds of people join these shows. (P. 29)
(1) all kinds of表示“各种各样的”，a kind of“一种”，different kinds of“不同种类的”。
Children take part in all kinds of activities in school.
(2) join这里作及物动词，意为“参加”，指加入某个党派、团体或者组织，成为其中一员。
We are playing football. Will you join us?
7. That’s up to you to decide. (P. 29)
be up to sb.意为“由某人来决定”，常用的句型为“It’s up to sb. to do sth.”。
Whether we will go to the zoo is up to my father.
8. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. (P. 29)
play a role in意为“在……中发挥作用或者扮演什么角色”。
Schools play the most important role in education.
9. For example, some people say they are poor farmers but in fact they are just actors. (P. 29)
for example意为“例如”，用来举例说明。
Students like junk food. For example, they often eat hamburgers for lunch.
[拓展] for example一般用于列举一个例子，后面经常加上一个句子，位置很灵活，可位于句首、句中，于被列举的事例之间用逗号隔开；such as一般用于列举同一类人或物中的一个例子，但必须数量少于前面所提及的总数，只能放在所列举的名词前。
I like fruit; for example, I often eat bananas in the evening.
He knows several languages, such as English and Chinese.
10. However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. (P. 29)
seriously此处是副词，意为“严肃地、认真地”，take...seriously表示“认真对待……；把……当真”。
I just joked, but he took it seriously.
11....is at one of the small coffee shops near the park. (P. 31)
one of...“……之一”，后接名词或者代词复数，one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，意为“最……的之一”。
Yi Jianlian is one of the most famous basketball players in China.
