The only live shows were telethons.

真正的现场直播的只有电视节目。

Jeez. What, is there a telethon going on around here?

天啊。怎么，这是在演戏吗？

Like a telethon with no phone bank.Exactly.

就像不说话地煲电话粥 是啊。

There are also telethons for other organizations that are trying to get money for their group.

还有其他组织的电视节目，这些组织正试图为他们的团队筹集资金。

Welcome back to our fall telethon.

欢迎收看电视募捐。

They're doing this telethon thing on TV.

我要上马拉松式电视节目。

The telethon is always on Labor Day weekend.

电视节目总是在劳动节周末举行。

Umm, hey, umm, Joey's gonna be at the telethon for the rest of the day.

乔伊今天一整天都不在。

One of the best-known traditions for Labor Day in the last 30 to 40 years is a telethon.

在过去的 30 到 40 年里，劳动节最著名的传统之一是电视节目。

Many people may remember this from the " Hope for Haiti Now" telethon  that aired on television.

许多人可能记得电视上播出的“海地现在的希望”电视节目。

Well, I'm doing this telethon thing on TV andmy agent got me a job as co-host!

我参加电视节目之后 经理人帮我争取到 当主持人的机会！

The telethon tries to raise money for some group or organization.

电视节目试图为某些团体或组织筹集资金。

Well, the group that has a telethon on Labor Day every year is the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

好吧，每年在劳动节举办电视节目的组织是肌肉萎缩症协会。

Last year, I think, they had about 55 million dollars that people donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, so it's probably the most successful and well-known telethon in the United States.

去年，我想，人们向肌肉萎缩症协会捐赠了大约 5500 万美元，所以这可能是美国最成功、最知名的电视节目。

So, you are watching the telethon on TV and there is entertainment for you, but there is also a number, a telephone number, for you to call to pledge money.

所以，你在电视上看电视节目， 有适合你的娱乐活动，但也有一个号码， 一个电话号码， 你可以打电话认捐。

One of the reasons this telethon, which everyone in the United States can watch - and most people have watched it at one time or another - is hosted by Jerry Lewis.

杰瑞·刘易斯主持了这场电视节目，其中一个原因是美国的每个人都可以观看——而且大多数人都曾经看过它。