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1、大学英语精读详解Unit4UNIT4TEXTManypeopleintheUnitedStatesspendmostoftheirfreetimewatchingtelevision.Certainly,therearemanyworthwhileprogramsontelevision,includingnews,educationalprogramsforchildren,programsoncurrentsocialproblems,plays,movies,concerts,andsoon.Nevertheless,perhapspeople
2、shouldnotbespendingsomuchoftheirtimeinfrontoftheTV.MrMayerimagineswhatwemightdoifwewereforcedtofindotheractivities.TurningoffTV:aQuietHourIwouldliketoproposethatforsixtytoninetyminuteseachevening,rightaftertheearlyeveningnews,alltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStatesbeprohibit
3、edbylaw.Letustakeaserious,reasonablelookatwhattheresultsbeifsuchaproposalwereaccepted.Familiesmightusethetimeforarealfamilyhour.WithoutthedistractionofTV,theymightsitaroundtogetherafterdinnerandactuallytalktooneanother.Itiswellknownthatmanyofourproblems--everything,infact,fromt
4、hegenerationgaptothehighdivorceratetosomeformsofmentalillness--arecausedatleastinpartbyfailuretocommunicate.Wedonottelleachotherwhatisdisturbingus.Theresultisemotionaldifficultyofonekindoranother.Byusingthequietfamilyhourtodiscussourproblems,wemightgettoknoweachotherbetter,andt
5、olikeeachotherbetter.Oneveningswhensuchtalkisunnecessary,familiescouldrediscovermoreactivepastimes.FreedfromTV,forcedtofindtheirownactivities,theymighttakearidetogethertowatchthesunset.Ortheymighttakeawalktogether(rememberfeet?)andseetheneighborhoodwithfresh,neweyes.Withfreetim
6、eandnoTV,childrenandadultsmightrediscoverreading.ThereismoreentertainmentinagoodbookthaninamonthoftypicalTVprogramming.EducatorsreportthatthegenerationgrowingupwithtelevisioncanbarelywriteanEnglishsentence,evenatthecollegelevel.Writingisoftenlearnedfromreading.Amoreliteratenewg
7、enerationcouldbeaproductofthequiethour.Adifferentformofreadingmightalsobedone,asitwasinthepast:readingaloud.Fewpastimesbringafamilyclosertogetherthangatheringaroundandlisteningtomotherorfatherreadagoodstory.Thequiethourcouldbecomethestoryhour.Whenthequiethourends,theTVnetworksm
8、ightevenbeforcedtocomeupwithbettershowsinordertogetusb
