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1，描述一个电视节目里有趣的故事  TV series

the Snail （蜗居）

a story of a young girl seeking to build a home in a big city after graduation from university. she has a caring sister, a loyal boyfriend who loves her very much. but she just doesn't have money, which she needs to buy an apartment. she longs for an apartment of her own. finally she ditched/dumped her boyfriend and went out with a married man, who offers her great sums of money. i think the story reflects the current social anxiety: the conflict between the want of a property and the constantly rocketing housing price. maybe someday we will learn to cool down and live just as well in a rented apartment.

其他常用句式：

as usual , it has a happy ending.

The plot （剧情） is absorbing

it is easy to identify with the characters. （很容易融入角色中，身临其境。）

the story depicts things taking place around us everyday.（这个故事讲述了我们身边每天发生的事情。）

2，看电视好不好？

好和坏之间的常用过渡句：

however, there are still disadvantages / advantages that i should mention.

yet there is still a dark/bright side (which) we shall not forget.

advantages:

helps to retrieve information

comprehensive stimulation: visual and auditory stimulation

the best thing about TV is that you can always find something to watch. TV series, talkshows, movies, documentaries, etc..  whatever you want just name it.

disadvantages:

it is radioactive: it hurts our eyes. after long time watching, your eyes will sore.

it turns us into passive viewers: we just sit there and wait for the information to come up. it is one-way communication. we grow lazy and passive, less willing to move.

Makes us unproductive

makes us less able to think, judge and analyse.

Leads to decline of intelligence on a global level.

3，长时间看电视对老人/小孩好么？

Watching TV for too long will:

do harm to our health

make our eye sight suffer

bring overwork upon our brains

shorten our attention span: too rapid flow of information and pictures, too stimulating

4，学生可以通过电视上课么？

Well, It depends on the type of TV we are talking about.

digital TVs based on new type of TV cable network （电视有线网络） are interactive. （互动的）

Courseware （课件）