An infomercial is a long television advertisement dressed up to look like a normal programme. It often runs 15 or 30 minutes.

An infomercialinfomercial這個字 is a long television advertisement指一種很長的電視廣告 dressed up to look like a normal programme包裝得像一般節目 It often runs 15 or 30 minutes通常長達15分鐘或30分鐘

A host talks to you as if this were a show, explains a product in great detail, shows demonstrations, and then tells you how to order. The name is a blend of information and commercial (an advert).

A host talks to you as if this were a show主持人跟你講話的方式好像這是一個節目 explains a product in great detail詳細介紹一個產品 shows demonstrations示範怎麼用 and then tells you how to order最後告訴你怎麼訂購 The name is a blend of這個字的名字是 informationinformation(資訊) and commercial (an advert)和commercial（廣告）兩個字混合而成

You see them late at night, on shopping channels, and sometimes online as long product videos. Though actually, they are still adverts: the “information” is there to sell.

You see them late at night你會在深夜看到它們 on shopping channels在購物頻道上 and sometimes online as long product videos有時候也會在網路上以長篇產品影片的形式出現 Though actually不過實際上 they are still adverts它們終究還是廣告 the 'information' is there to sell那些「資訊」的存在就是為了賣東西

The tone is often breathless and friendly, with phrases like “but wait, there’s more.” In American English the word is very common; in Taiwan the closest everyday hook is 電視購物, which is a close cousin even if the studio style is not always the same.

The tone is often breathless and friendly語氣常常又急又熱情 with phrases like 'but wait, there's more.'常有像「but wait, there's more」（等等，還有更多）這種台詞 In American English the word is very common在美式英文裡這個字很常見 in Taiwan the closest everyday hook is 電視購物在台灣最接近的日常說法是「電視購物」 which is a close cousin even if the studio style is not always the same雖然攝影棚風格不完全一樣，但算是很接近的親戚