Hunan TV “Wonderful Priends” star ratings win heart—warming animal care

導讀：湖南衛視2015年全新原創真人秀節目《奇妙的朋友》收視奪冠，觀眾的關注也居高不下。在一起照顧呆萌小動物的過程中，囧態百出的明星實習飼養員和嚴厲的教官共同譜寫了一段愛心溫暖、充滿笑點和感悟的奇妙之旅。

Wonderful Friends （《奇妙的朋友》）is Hunan Televisions latest new show. It is the first reality show in China that shows the relationship between humans and animals. They received good reviews in the first show， and the ratings of that night is 1.62， audience share of 9.14% of the good results scoring its time ratings championship. Each week， the celebrities are given new challenges to interact with animals. Some examples of the animals include elephants（大象）， chimpanzees（猩猩）， koalas（樹袋熊）， giraffes（長頸鹿） and many more. The celebrities include Li Yuchun， Ni Ni， Myolie Wu， Huang Xuan， Du Haitao and Du Tianhao. Du Haitao， a regular MC （主持人） on Happy Camp， was missing from his usual spot on Happy Camp for a couple weeks to film Wonderful Friends. Li Yuchun， also known as Chris Lee， is a pop singer who rose to fame after appearing on Super Girl in 2005. Ni Ni is an actress known for her role in Zhang Yimous 2011 film The Flowers of War（《金陵十三釵》）. Myolie Wu is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Huang Xuan is an actor who has before co-worked with Zhou Xun and Zhu Yawen in Red Sorghum（《紅高粱》）.

Six stars have their own features， a group of situation continues to animals and there is a serious training instructor. A wonderful loving care of small animals trip begins in joy， as the stars face a variety of animals state. While filming， the celebrities face all kinds of tasks and difficulties while taking care of the animals. Sometimes the animals even live with the celebrities.

This is not a simple man and animal interaction program. To challenge “animal keeper” role is not easy， in addition to the stars every day feeding the animals， but also to cut meat for the lion， to clean up elephant dung. In contact with the animals， the stars， showing a soft side， let the audience feel fresh and interested， but also feel the deep love of the six stars to the animal.

Their efforts and true love of animals not only touch the audience but also help build a basic trust with animals beginning to accept these wonderful friends. Although there are no words to communicate， the warmth of each others eyes also deeply touches the audience. It is just Wonderflu Friends aim to pass the idea of friendly getting along with the animal by the star personally and the positive energy of protecting animals to a wider audience.

Vocabulary

rating ?n. 收視率 championship n. ?冠軍

interact ?v. ?溝通 celebrity ?n. 名人

challenge ?n.&v. ?挑戰 dung ?n. 糞便

positive ?adj. ?正面的

Have you ever watched the show？ Which star and animal do you like best？ Why？

Katherine改編