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Entertainment: The Apprentice

One of Britain’s most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series. The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(电子业巨头) Sir Alan Sugar.

With endless talk of credit-crunches(信贷紧缩), redundancies(人员裁减) and cut-backs(削减), it may come as no surprise that thousands of plucky(adj.用勇气的) hopefuls applied for the show. The chosen(adj.挑选的) 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination(n.淘汰). Not one of them wants to hear the fateful(adj.重大的，致命的) words: you’re fired.

The tasks will as usual be grueling(adj.折腾的，让人精疲力尽的) tests of business acumen(n.敏锐), team-working and leadership skill. They will also make for some hilarious(adj.有趣的) viewing. British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief(n.不信，怀疑) at the crazy decisions of the wannabe(adj.想要成为的) apprentices.

What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say. Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary(十万以上薪水) and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan. One thing is for sure, the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity. The show is a regular ratings winner.

To date（至今为止）, there has been one big winner and that is the show’s creator, Mark Burnett. Originating in the US, The Apprentice’s winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(大肆宣传) surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come.

英国最有受欢迎的电视真人秀节目之一---“学徒”的第五系列重返荧屏了。“学徒”即将见证16位野心勃勃的选手将怎样竞争一个岗位---一个能和电子业大亨Alan Sugar先生一起工作的岗位。

由于对信贷紧缩、人员裁减和费用削减无止境的谈论，成千上万个有成功潜质的勇者申请参加也就显得顺理成章了。成功晋级的16名选手将在一系列商业任务中进行大比拼，尽其所能免遭淘汰。没有一个人想听到那几个致命的字眼：你被炒鱿鱼了。

任务会像往常一样出现使人筋疲力尽的测试，包括考验选手的商业洞察、团队合作及领导能力。同时还将出现一些十分有趣的考验项目。英国的电视观众们将不住得摇头，对这些“学徒”选手们疯狂的决策感到万般不可思议。

人们参加这个节目的驱动力究竟自哪而来很难说清楚。有些人很显然是大受十万英镑以上年薪这个承诺的鼓舞，有些人声称是想体会一下和商界成功人士，比如艾伦先生，一起工作的感受。但有一样是确定的，参赛选手们都能获得些名气。这个节目总是收视率上的赢家。

至今为止，出现了一个真正的大赢家，那就是这个节目的创始人Mark Burnett先生。“学徒”节目起源于美国，它的成功模式现已广泛流传于世界各地，节目的最新系列被大肆宣传，使它看起来像是会在今后几年内都长盛不衰。