托福范文：电视对公众的影响

　　【注释】

　　behave v.行为举止　　　　visual adj.视觉的

　　DVD数码影音光碟(=digital visual disk )

　　media n. (pl.)媒体　　　　take the place of取代

　　tell A from B分辨A与B 　　fiction n.虚构的事

　　imitate v.模仿 　　　　　ever-increasing adj.不断增加的

　　video adj.电视影像的 　　informative adj.能增进知识的

　　There is no doubt that watching television and movies can influence the waythat people behave. Moreover, it seems that people are spending more and moretime watching some sort of visual entertainment, whether it is television, avideo tape or a DVD. Therefore, the effects of visual media cannot beignored.

　　One obvious effect of these media is that watching them induces people tobuy certain products. Television advertising is widespread and, nowadays, evenmovie theaters permit advertisements. Another way TV and the movies affectpeople is that they give people either a broader view of the world or adistorted one, depending on what type of program they watch. Those who watchnews and educational program can learn many new things while those who watchprimarily entertainment shows may come to believe that most people in the worldpossess great wealth and good looks. It may make them become dissatisfied withtheir own lives. Finally, perhaps the most susceptible viewers are children, whomay be unable to tell fact from fiction and may try to imitate acts that theysee on TV or in the movies.

　　With the ever-increasing popularity of video entertainment, society mustpay attention to these effects. Television and movies, while entertaining andinformative, cannot take the place of real experience.