As Ralph turned from the flatscreen to Frodo, he complained that the evening news was always bad.

当拉尔夫从平板电视转向佛罗多时，他抱怨晚间新闻总是很糟糕。

Things like a new couch or flatscreen TV, in contrast, are purchased so rarely that many people don't even remember how much they paid for one, let alone how much they cost today.

相比之下，像新沙发或平板电视这样的东西很少有人购买，以至于许多人甚至不记得他们花了多少钱买一台，更不用说今天花了多少钱了。