The Weakest Link
/ðə ˌwiːkɪst ˈlɪŋk/
/ðə ˌwiːkɪst ˈlɪŋk/
- a television quiz show which appeared in Britain on the BBC from 2000 to 2012 and now has versions in countries around the world. A team of nine contestants answer general knowledge questions in a chain (= one after the other), building up an amount of money for each correct answer. When someone breaks the chain, by answering incorrectly, all the money is lost. At the end of each round, the contestants vote for the weakest link, the contestant who is least useful to the team, and that person then leaves the team. This continues until only one person is left, who is the winner. The winner is given all the money which has been won. The British and American versions of the show were presented by Anne Robinson, who presents an image of being very hard and often criticizes the contestants.
最弱的一环：电视问答节目，从2000年至2012年在英国BBC上露面，现在在世界各地的国家都有播出。一个由9名参赛者组成的团队按链条回答常识性问题，从而为每个正确答案积累一定的资金。当有人打破锁链时，由于回答错误，所有的钱都将丢失。在每个回合结束时，参赛者将投票给最弱的一环，对团队最不有用的参赛者将投票离开该团队。这一直持续到只剩下一个人（获胜者）为止。获胜者将获得所有赢得的钱。该节目的英，美版本由安妮·罗宾逊（Anne Robinson）呈现，他表现出非常刻苦的形象，经常批评参赛者。