《综合英语》(一)上[0794]第15课【第355页】

《综合英语》(一)上[0794]第15课【第355页】

Questions on the Text
课文问题
1. What study did Dr. Applebaum complete recently?
阿普尔鲍姆博士最近完成了什么研究?
Dr. Applebaum recently completed a study on the effects of television on Children.
阿普尔鲍姆博士最近完成了一项关于电视节目对儿童影响的调查报告。
�【答案在课文第1段。】

2. According to him what is the greatest danger of television?
根据他的说法，电视最大的危险是什么？
The greatest danger of television is that it presents a world to children that doesn’t exist, and leads them to expect things that never happen.
电视最大的危害是他所展示给孩子们的那个世界并不存在，使得他们期盼永远也不会发生的事。
�【答案在课文第2段。】

3. What was the first example he gave to show that TV presented a distorted picture of the world?
他举的第一个例子是什么来表明电视呈现出扭曲的世界画面？
The first example was that, “Not only is there always a parking place, but the driver doesn’t even have to back into it. There are two parking spaces for him when he needs one. Children are being led to believe that when they grow up they will always be able to find a parking place available when and where they want it.”
第一个例子是：“那里不但总有一个空车位，而且开车的人还不必费事把车倒进去。当他需要一个停车位时，有两个停车位是给他的。电视正引导孩子们并使他们相信，当他们长大时，无论何时何地想停车，他们都能找到车位。
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You can imagine how bad they will feel when they discover that in real life they can drive around a block for three hours and still can’t find a place to park their car.
你可以想象，当他们发现在现实生活中他们在一个街区周围开了三个小时，仍然不能找到停车的地方时，他们感觉会有多糟糕。
�【答案在课文第6段。】

4. It is easy to get a taxi in real life, isn't it?
在现实生活中很容易叫到出租车，不是吗？
No, it isn’t. 不，不容易。

️What about the situation on the screen?
屏幕上的情况怎么样呢？
There is always a yellow taxi waiting somewhere off the TV screen.
荧屏外总有一辆黄色的出租车待命。
�【答案在课文第9、10段。】

5. Have you ever told a taxi driver to follow a car?
你曾经告诉出租车司机跟着一辆车吗？
No, I haven’t. 不，没有过。

️Do a lot of people do so?
很多人都这么做吗？
I don’t think so. 我不这么认为。

️What do we find on the screen?
我们在屏幕上发现了什么？
On the screen we found that every taxi driver looks as if he had nothing better to do than to drive 90 miles an hour through a rain-swept street trying to keep up with a carful of gangsters. And the worst thing is that the kids believe it.
在屏幕上我们发现出租车司机好像没有别的事情可干，个个都情愿以每小时90英里的速度在大雨滂沱的马路上奔驰，尾随满载歹徒的车辆。而最糟糕的是孩子们都相信这是真的。
�【答案在课文第11～13段。】

6. What picture do children get about emergency wards on TV?
孩子们从电视上看到急诊室的什么画面?
On TV shows they take a kid to an emergency ward and four doctors come rushing down to bandage his leg. In a real life situation the kid would be sitting on the bench for two hours before he even saw a nurse. On TV there always happens to be a hospital bed available when a kid needs it. What the kids in this country don’t know is that sometimes you have to wait three days to get a hospital bed and then you have to pay 500 dollars down before they give it to you.”
在电视节目中，他们带着一个孩子来到急诊室，四个医生急忙赶来包扎他的腿。在现实生活中这孩子会坐在长凳上等两个小时才能见到一位护士。在电视上，当孩子需要时，总是碰巧有一张医院床位可以得到。这个国家的孩子们不知道的是，有时你不得不等三天才能得到一张病床，然后，在他们给你之前，你不得不先支付500美元

�【答案在课文第15段。】

7. What lies does TV tell about lawyers?
电视讲述了关于律师的什么谎言？
A lawyer defending someone innocent of a crime. On the screen the lawyer spends day and night looking for evidence to prove the person is innocent.
一位律师为一无辜的被告辩护。荧屏上律师夜以继日地查找证据以证明被告无罪。

️What is the situation like in real life?
现实生活中的情况是怎样的？
In real life the lawyer says to the defendant, ‘Look, I’ve got 20 minutes. Tell me your story and then I’ll plead you guilty and make a deal with the D.A.’ The defendant might say, ‘But I’m innocent.’ The lawyer would say, ‘So what? I can’t afford to find that out. I’m not Perry Mason.’”
在现实生活中律师对被告说：“看，我就有20分钟的时间。赶紧把你的情况告诉我，我按你有罪为你辩护，然后与地方检察官作笔交易了事’。被告也许会说：‘但我是无辜的。’律师就会说：‘那又怎么样？我可赔不起时间去给你查清楚。我可不是佩里· 梅森。”
�【答案在课文第16～17段。】

8. Which is doing more harm to children according to Dr. Applebaum, the violence on the screen or the unreality?
根据阿普尔鲍姆博士的说法，哪个对孩子的伤害更大，是屏幕上的暴力还是不真实性？
️【简单的答案】The unreality！不真实性！
️【完整的答案】It isn’t the violence on TV but the unreality that is doing harm to children.
伤害儿童的不是电视上的暴力，而是不现实。
�【答案在课文第18段。】

9. Advertisements give a distorted picture of the real world, too, don't they?
广告也给出了一副扭出的真实世界的画面，不是吗？
Yes，they do. 是的。

️Can you give an example?
你能举个例子吗？
Yes, I can. Children are led to believe that when they grow up if they use a certain mouthwash they’ll find the mate of their dreams. When they don’t find him or her after washing their mouth all night, they fall into a difficult situation and many of them never come out of it.
是的，我能。孩子们被引导相信，当他们长大成人后，如果他们使用某种爽口液，他们会找到他们梦寐以求的伴侣。当他们整晚漱口还找不到理想中的伴侣时，他们就会陷入苦闷之中，其中不少人永远也不能摆脱出来。
�【答案在课文第19段。】

10. Do our TV programmes have the same problem?
我们的电视节目也有同样的问题吗？
Yes, I think so. 是的，我想是的。

11. In what way are they different from American TV programmes?
它们与美国电视节目有什么不同？
I think they are different in cultures and languages.
我认为它们在文化和语言上是不同的。

12. Do you think TV is doing more harm than good or more good than harm to children?
你认为电视对孩子是弊大于利还是利大于弊?
I think TV is doing more good than harm to children. For example，a lot of good educational programs can provide valuable learning opportunities.
Parents should monitor and regulate their children's TV viewing habits and time.
我认为电视对孩子是利大于弊。例如，许多教育节目可以提供宝贵的学习机会。父母应该监控和调节孩子的电视观看习惯和时间。

Oral Work
口头练习
Answer all the questions on the text
回答关于课文的所有问题。

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