電視的利大于弊嗎?
Do the Advantages of Television Out Weigh the Disadvantages ?
Television is now playing a very important part in our life. But television, like other things, has both advantages and disadvantages. Do the former outweigh the latter?
In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one.For a family of four, for example, it is more convenient as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with almost unlimited entertainment available, than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere. They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera, only to discover, perhaps, that the show is disappointing.All they have to do is press a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to mention political discussions and the latest excitlng football match. Some people, however, mainrain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer takes no initiative. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.
Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events, allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics, and offers an endless series of programs which are both instructive and entertaining. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one＇s sitting-room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service just as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. We get so used to looking at it, so dependent on its flickering ＇pictures, that it begins to dominate our lives.
There are many other arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its programs is often criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely elderly people.And does it corrupt or instruct our children? I think we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determine its value to society.
電視的利大于弊嗎?
電視在我們生活中正起著十分重要的作用。但像其他事物一樣，電視有利也有弊。它的利大于弊嗎?
首先，電視不僅是一種方便的娛樂(lè)資源，而且比較便宜。比如，對(duì)四口之家來(lái)說(shuō)，舒舒服服坐在家里，有包羅萬(wàn)象的娛樂(lè)節(jié)目可供選擇，，當(dāng)然比外出到別的地方尋找?jiàn)蕵?lè)活動(dòng)花錢少而且更方便。他們不必花錢買昂貴的戲劇院、電影院或歌劇院座位票，也許到了最后才發(fā)現(xiàn)演出是那么令人失望。他們只要按一下按鈕就能看到戲劇、電影、歌劇以及各種各樣的演出，至于政治討論和最近進(jìn)行的令人興奮的足球賽就不用說(shuō)了。然而，有些人認(rèn)為危害恰恰就在這里。電視觀眾沒(méi)有發(fā)揮主動(dòng)性。他不作任何選擇，不用腦筋進(jìn)行推理判斷。他完全處于被動(dòng)狀態(tài)，一切呈現(xiàn)于他眼前，自己不費(fèi)任何努力。
人們常說(shuō)，電視使人了解時(shí)事，讓人跟上科學(xué)和政治方面的最新發(fā)展，提供無(wú)窮無(wú)盡的既富于教益又給人娛樂(lè)的系列節(jié)目。最遙遠(yuǎn)的國(guó)度、最奇異的風(fēng)俗被直接送到人們的起居室。也許有人爭(zhēng)辯說(shuō)，無(wú)線電臺(tái)也能提供這種服務(wù)；可是在電視上，一切都更加生動(dòng)逼真，更加真實(shí)可靠。不過(guò)這里又存在危險(xiǎn)。人們?nèi)绱肆?xí)慣于看電視，如此依賴它的閃爍不定的圖像，以致它開(kāi)始支配我們的生活了。
還有許多其他贊成看電視的依據(jù)，也有不少別的反對(duì)看電視的理由。電視節(jié)目質(zhì)量差常常受到批評(píng)。但對(duì)許多孤寡老人而言，電視無(wú)疑是一種極大的安慰。電視使孩子們道德敗壞還是給孩子們以教益呢?我想，咱們必須認(rèn)識(shí)到：電視本身無(wú)所謂好壞，電視對(duì)社會(huì)的價(jià)值是由人們對(duì)電視的具體使用狀況來(lái)決定的。