Jump the shark.
Jump the shark.
「Jump the shark」呢個俚語源自於美國一個電視劇中劇情荒謬嘅一幕:主角用滑水跳過一條鯊魚。呢個片段象徵咗該劇從此變得不再受歡迎,質量大幅下降。因此,「Jump the shark」便用來形容任何事物達到頂峰之後開始走下坡。係香港,如果你睇到啲電視節目或者產品突然變得牽強陳腐,就可以用「跳過鯊魚」嚟形容它們「走下坡」。例如,如果一個超人氣節目之後嘅季度明顯質素下降,就好似做咗一個「Jump the shark」嘅行為。提提你哋,要識得用呢個俚語評價文化產品嘅衰退期哦。
The TV show seemed to jump the shark when they introduced time travel.
呢個電視節目引入時間旅行情節之後就爛尾。
Once the series jumped the shark, many viewers stopped watching.
呢部系列劇爛尾之後,唔少觀眾都唔再睇。
The moment the main character became a superhero, it was clear that the show had jumped the make the shark.
主角變成超級英雄嗰下,節目清楚宣布咗自己爛尾。