Television first came into being in 1939, but it did not become common until the early 1950s. Since then, millions of children have grown up in front of the set. Many people now worry about the effect of TV on the young. They wonder if television should be allowed to go on. Many parents wish that there had never been such an invention. Why are they so afraid? Is television really harmful?
Like almost anything else, television has its good as well as bad sides. It makes us informed of daily news. It tells us product information. It lets us know of the outside world. It provides lessons for learners. And it has brought joy and interest into the lives of the old, the sick, and the lonely. Without it, some of these people would have little pleasure in the world.
Unfortunately, some television programs have been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience. They do not realize that TV programs often show an unreal world. Commercials tell lies in order to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. Children believe them and want to imitate what they see on TV. They believe that they will make more friends if they use a certain soap----or some other product. They believe that the murders on TV screens are normal and acceptable. By the time they are out of high school, most young people have watched about15，000 hours of television, and have seen about 18,000 Dviolent deaths. If they see violent deaths every day, how can they be shocked by murder in real life?
電視于1939年首次出現(xiàn),但直到1950年代早期才變得普遍。自那時以來,數(shù)以百萬計的孩子們已經(jīng)長大了的。現(xiàn)在很多人擔心電視對年輕人的影響。他們想知道電視應該被允許繼續(xù)下去。許多家長希望沒有這樣的一項發(fā)明。為什么他們?nèi)绱撕ε?電視真的有害嗎? 其他任何東西一樣,電視有它的好和壞。它讓我們了解每日新聞。它告訴我們產(chǎn)品信息。它讓我們知道外面的世界。它為學習者提供了教訓。而且它帶來的歡樂和興趣到老的生活,生病和孤獨。沒有它,有些人會小快樂。 不幸的是,一些電視節(jié)目對年輕人極其有害的。孩子們沒有足夠的經(jīng)驗。他們沒有意識到電視節(jié)目經(jīng)常顯示一個虛幻的世界。廣告告訴謊言為了銷售產(chǎn)品,有時是壞的或無用的。孩子相信他們想要模仿他們所看到的在電視上。他們相信他們將使更多的朋友,如果他們使用某種肥皂——或其他產(chǎn)品。他們認為,電視屏幕上的謀殺案是正常的和可接受的。他們從高中輟學的時候,大多數(shù)年輕人看過about15,000小時的電視,和看到Dviolent死亡的人數(shù)大約有18000。如果他們每天都能看到暴力死亡,他們怎么能被謀殺在現(xiàn)實生活中震驚?
Like almost anything else, television has its good as well as bad sides. It makes us informed of daily news. It tells us product information. It lets us know of the outside world. It provides lessons for learners. And it has brought joy and interest into the lives of the old, the sick, and the lonely. Without it, some of these people would have little pleasure in the world.
Unfortunately, some television programs have been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience. They do not realize that TV programs often show an unreal world. Commercials tell lies in order to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. Children believe them and want to imitate what they see on TV. They believe that they will make more friends if they use a certain soap----or some other product. They believe that the murders on TV screens are normal and acceptable. By the time they are out of high school, most young people have watched about15，000 hours of television, and have seen about 18,000 Dviolent deaths. If they see violent deaths every day, how can they be shocked by murder in real life?
電視于1939年首次出現(xiàn),但直到1950年代早期才變得普遍。自那時以來,數(shù)以百萬計的孩子們已經(jīng)長大了的。現(xiàn)在很多人擔心電視對年輕人的影響。他們想知道電視應該被允許繼續(xù)下去。許多家長希望沒有這樣的一項發(fā)明。為什么他們?nèi)绱撕ε?電視真的有害嗎? 其他任何東西一樣,電視有它的好和壞。它讓我們了解每日新聞。它告訴我們產(chǎn)品信息。它讓我們知道外面的世界。它為學習者提供了教訓。而且它帶來的歡樂和興趣到老的生活,生病和孤獨。沒有它,有些人會小快樂。 不幸的是,一些電視節(jié)目對年輕人極其有害的。孩子們沒有足夠的經(jīng)驗。他們沒有意識到電視節(jié)目經(jīng)常顯示一個虛幻的世界。廣告告訴謊言為了銷售產(chǎn)品,有時是壞的或無用的。孩子相信他們想要模仿他們所看到的在電視上。他們相信他們將使更多的朋友,如果他們使用某種肥皂——或其他產(chǎn)品。他們認為,電視屏幕上的謀殺案是正常的和可接受的。他們從高中輟學的時候,大多數(shù)年輕人看過about15,000小時的電視,和看到Dviolent死亡的人數(shù)大約有18000。如果他們每天都能看到暴力死亡,他們怎么能被謀殺在現(xiàn)實生活中震驚?