Television 电视
特快英语每周一话题，今天我们讨论的话题将是看电视对你有多重要呢？你对电视又有些什么看法呢？
有位女士说她每天会用40%的时间去看电视。她很喜欢看电视，尤其是时尚方面的节目，和明星齐聚的现场节目。她说这会让她心情放松。
有男士说他只看新闻节目。他认为这和现实联系密切。他还说这会给人们带来一些负面影响。
另一位男士说看电视是一种很棒的沟通方式。他觉得纪录片、肥皂剧、喜剧以及真实故事节目涵盖的范围都很大。
现在让我们一起来听听英国人的想法吧。
How important is telly in your life? 看电视对你有多重要？
This is what people said about the role of television in their lives:
Woman: Telly takes about 40% of my day - watching telly, especially fashion and celebrities lives. It's important for me because after school and work and everything I can relax in front of the telly. Definitely, unwinding, relaxing. Yeah.
Presenter: Generally speaking, how do you feel about TV? 一般来讲，你对电视有些什么看法？
Man 1: Personally, I don't watch that much TV, and when I do I watch the news and stuff. I think TV has conjured up like a hyper-reality and when people watch it their mind-set of things kind of changes. For instance, things like fashion. A woman watches how women are on TV and stuff and automatically feels like… oh, they want to be that kind of person. I think it has a negative effect - the negatives outweigh the positives.
Man 2: Generally speaking, I think TV is a great medium for communication. You've got things like comedy, factual programmes, documentaries, art programmes, and then things like soap operas. So it covers a broad range of interests and expression.
Did you know…?你知道吗…?
Fact
According to a survey by OFCOM, the British Media and Communications regulator, people in the US watched over 4.5 hours of TV a day, compared to people in Sweden who watched just over 2 hours a day in 2008.
Language tip
Other words for television in British English - telly, the box, the tube.
Cultural tip
The BBC TV channels which are shown in the UK do not show any advertising.