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Unreality Of TV
Dr. Heinrich Applebaum recently completed a studyon the effects of
television on children. In his case,though, he wasn’t concerned1 with violence ,
buthow television gives children a false sense of reality.
Dr. Applebaum told me,“The greatest danger oftelevision is that it presents
a world to children thatdoesn’t exist, and raises expectations that can neverbe
fulfilled. ” “ I don’t understand, Doctor, ”I said. “Well, let me cite one
example. Have youever seen a television show where a person in an automobile
doesn’t immediately find aparking2 place on the very first try?” “Come to think
of it, ”I said,“I haven’t. ”
“Not only is there always a parking spot available3 but the driver doesn’t
even have to backinto it. There are two parking spaces available whenever
someone in a TV show needs one .Children are being led to believe that when they
grow up they will always be able to find aparking place when and where they want
it. Can you imagine the trauma when they discoverthat in real life you can drive
around a block for three hours and still not find a place to putyour car?”
“ I never thought of it but it’s true . What else do they show on
television which gives adistorted4 picture of the real world?” “Have you noticed
that whenever a character walks out ofa restaurant or office building or
apartment and says to the doorman,‘Get me a taxi, ’the taxiimmediately arrives?
Millions of children are under the impression5 that all a doorman has to dois
blow his whistle and a taxi will be there. I have never seen a show where the
doorman hassaid, ‘ I’m sorry. I can’t get you a taxi. You better take the bus.
’” “Of course , ”I said.“I neverknew before what bothered me about those TV
action programs, but now I do. There is alwaysa yellow taxi waiting off screen.
” “Now, ”said Applebaum,“ have you ever said to a taxi driver,‘Follow that car
and don’t lose him’?”
“Not really. ” “Well, if you had, the driver would have told you to blow it
out your ear. No taxidriver is in a mood to follow another car because that
means he ’s going to get involved.
But on TV every cabdriver looks as if he ’d like nothing better to do than
to drive 90 miles anhour through a rain-swept street trying to keep up with a
carful of hoods. And the worst thingis that the kids believe it. ”
自测题
Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with the following phrases : ( be concerned with, as
far as . . . concerned,parking lot, on the first try, under the impression)
1. Driving around for almost an hour, I finally found a_________ .
2. The study _________the effect of financial crisis on international trade
.
3._________ , jazz is a kind of classic music.
4. I find the place_________ .
5. Many of us are _________that a man with an ugly face is a bad guy.
Ⅱ. Question : List two examples to illustrate the unreality of TV.
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. parking lot 2. is concerned with 3 . As far as Iam concerned 4. on
the first try 5. under theimpression
Ⅱ. 1. Whenever and wherever you want a parkingplace , you can find it. 2.
Whenever you walk out of arestaurant, the doorman could find you a taxi.
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发表于 2016-7-11 19:06:34