An undated file photo of US president Barack Obama. "ObamaVision" -- the term coined by the media to sum up President Barack Obama’s pledge to bring hope and change to America -- was on Wednesday deemed the most influential English word from television in 2009.
"ObamaVision" -- the term coined by the media to sum up President Barack Obama’s pledge to bring hope and change to America -- was on Wednesday deemed the most influential English word from television in 2009.
"ObamaVision" was first heard during last year’s U.S. presidential election campaign. It topped "financial meltdown" in the 6th annual list of Top 10 Telewords compiled by U.S. tracking group, the Global Language Monitor.
"Michael Jackson" whose death in June triggered days of wall-to-wall news coverage, and "Susan Boyle" -- the British singer who became an overnight sensation after appearing on a televised talent show -- came third and fourth.
The Texas-based Global Language Monitor uses an algorithm to search printed and electronic media and the Internet for trends in word usage and their impact on culture.
It issues its Top 10 Telewords to coincide with the official start of the U.S. television season in late September.
The 2009 list recognized a website for the first time this year, putting Hulu.com in 5th place. Hulu.com, a joint venture between NBC Universal, Fox Entertainment Group and ABC Inc, was launched in 2008 and streams TV shows over the Internet for free.
The Top 10 Telewords of 2009 are:
1) ObamaVision
2) Financial Meltdown
3) Michael Jackson
4) Susan Boyle
5) Hulu.com
6) Vampires
7) Dar Dour (The Iraqi TV show spoof)
8) Wizards
9) "And that’s the way it is," (the signoff of late U.S. news anchor Walter Cronkite)
10) Jiggle
2009年最具影响力的电视英语词汇榜于本周三公布，媒体自造的“奥巴马远见（ObamaVision）”一词高居榜首，该词主要用来指奥巴马总统所作的给美国带来希望和改变的承诺。
“奥巴马远见”一词首次出现于去年的美国总统竞选。该词跻身美国语言追踪组织“全球语言监测机构”第六届年度十大电视热词排行榜，并击败“金融风暴（Financial Meltdown）”，名列榜首。
“迈克尔•杰克逊”位列第三，今年六月他的去世引发了连续数日铺天盖地的新闻报道；从电视真人秀节目走出来并一夜成名的英国歌手“苏珊•波伊尔”名列第四。
总部位于得克萨斯州的全球语言监测机构使用一种数学模型来监控纸质、电子媒体以及网络中的词汇，以了解语言使用的趋势及其对文化的影响。
该机构选在九月底美国电视季正式开始之际发布这一电视热词排行。
今年的排行榜首次收录了一家网站，这个名叫Hulu.com的网站名列第五。Hulu.com网站由NBC环球、福克斯娱乐集团和美国广播公司共同合资创办，于2008年推出，专门提供电视节目在线免费观看服务。
位于前十位的电视热词是：
1）奥巴马远见
2）金融风暴
3）迈克尔•杰克逊
4）苏珊•波伊尔
5）Hulu.com网站
6）吸血鬼
7）Dar Dour（伊拉克恶搞模仿秀节目）
8）巫师
9）“情况就是这样”（已故美国新闻主播沃尔特•克朗凯特结束播报时所说的话）
10）赘肉
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