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长篇托福口语作文新版

TheOneabout电视利弊

电视的好处:

Televisionisaconvenientsourceofentertainment,andacomparativelycheapone.Peoplewillnothavetopayforseatsinamovietheater；andlet’sfaceit,movieticketsarestillmorecostly.

Televisionkeepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandupdatedwiththelatestdevelopmentofscienceandpolitics.Television,togetherwiththemanychannelsnow,cableTVprovides,offersanendlessseriesofprograms,whicharebothinstructiveandentertaining.Alotoftelevisionprogramsintroducepeopletothingstheyhaveneverthoughtofbeforeandhaveneverheardofbefore.

WatchingTVismuchmoreentertainingthaninthepast.ForonewehavemanymorechannelsthaninthepastandthesizeoftheTVsisjustgettingbiggerandbigger.10yearsago,you’llbeluckyifyourfamilyhada29inchcolorTVthatlookedlikeahideouswoodenbox.Butnow,70inchesplasmaorLCD（LiquidCrystalDisplay）TVsthatlooknothickerthanadictionarycanbeeasilyaffordable.And,atthesametime,theprogramsonTVarejustgettingincreasinglyentertainingwiththecuttingedgetechnologiesusedinediting.Eventheused-to-be-boringcommercialbreaksarenowfullofhigh-techflavor.Sometimes,IwouldjustwaittoseemyfavoriteTVcommercialsbyAdidas,Nike,Pepsi,etc.

TelevisionmademanyliterarymasterpiecespopularastheyareadaptedtoTVseries.Anditprovidesspecialinstructiveprogramssuchaslanguageteaching,sewing,painting,cosmetics,etc.

ProgramsonDiscoveryChannel,NationalGeographicChannel,andthelike,popularizescienceamongTVviewers.Peopleallovertheworldarenolongerdistantandisolatedfromeachother.

Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone’ssitting-room.

Sointhissense,TVistearingdownnationalboundariesandculturalbarriersandbringingusintoaglobalcommunityofsharingandunderstanding.

Whenpeoplearethemostbusy,whentheyworkthehardest,weneedsomesortofpassivewayofrelaxingourselves.AndTVcomesinjusthandy.AndthetraditionalflawofTVprogramsnotbeingabletobewatchedagainismoreorlesssolvedtodayaspeopleareusingTivoorAppleTVtobookandrecordtheirfavoriteprogramsbymeansofaCableTVNetworkoriTuneStore.

电视的危害:

Televisionisagreattimewaster.Whenyou’regluedtothe“tube”,youdon’tevenrealizehowmuchtimepassesbyidly.Youfindthemoreyousloughasacouchpotato,thelessthingsyougetdoneandthelesswillingyou’reingettingthingsdone.Peoplewhodon’twatchTVarehappierthanthosewhowatchitbecausetelevisionleavestheviewersnothingtospare,nothingleft.

Inaway,whenyoureceiveinformationwithoutjudgment,you’rebeingbrainwashedandmanipulatedbyTVprograms,especiallyTVcommercials.Televisionistoblame.Childrennowadaysfindnopointsinlearningtoreadandwritelargelybecausethey’readdictedtothekindofpictureandsoundcommunicationTVpresents.AndalotofparentsuseTVasapacifierfortheirchildren.TheyplacethekidsinfrontoftheTVanddon’tcarewhetherthey’rewatchingutterlyrubbishycommercials

orscenesofviolenceandsexaslongasthechildrenarequiet.Thisisselfishlyirresponsible.Televisionobstructspeople’scommunicationbecausemanyprogramsrequireabsolutesilenceandattentionandnoonedarestoopenhismouthduringaprogram.Televisionisundoubtedlyagreatinvention,butoneofthemaincontroversiesaboutitseffectonmodernpeople’slivesisthatviewersarenotselectiveenough.Whenyouallowallkindsofinformation,usefulormeaningless,tobombardyou,youloseinitiativeintheprocess.Yousitforhourafterhourandyougetveryreceptiveandveryunquestioninganditseemstometheimportantthinginlifeistobeactive,todothings,tothinkthingsandtobeascreativeaspossible,andtelevision,inaway,preventsallthese.Televisionisdoingirreparableharm.Beforeweletthis“one-eyemonster”intoourhomes,weneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures,weusedtohavehobbies,andusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem.Weusedtoreadbooksandlistentomusicandtalktoourfamily.Butnowwerushhomejusttogulpdownourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogram.Wehaveevengivenupsittingatthetableandhavingaleisurelyeveningmeal,exchangingwhathappenedtoeachandeveryoneofusduringtheday.IthinkinawayTVismakingourmindsdull.There’salimittotheamountofcreativetalentavailableintheworld.Everyday,televisionconsumesvastquantitiesofcreativegeniusinus.Whenmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwatchthesameprogram（sometimesapoorlychoreographedone）,thewholeworldbecomesavillage,andsocietyisreducedtoapre-literatecondition.Webecomeutterlydependentonthetwomostprimitivemediaofcommunication:

picturesandspokenwords.Andwebecomesolazy,wechoosetospendafinedayinsemi-darkness,gluedtothetube,ratherthangooutintotheworld.

批评对年轻人有好处吗？

Theoneabout批评年轻人

没好处:

Firstoff,criticismbringspressuretoyoungpeople.Towakethemupandfeeltherealityofcompetitioninthesocietyandthehardshiptheyhavetofaceinordertosurvive.Thisisgood;butsometimes,givingyoungpeopletoomuchstresscanleadthemastray.Intheworstcaseofscenario,theyouthmayactouttheirpressurebydoingsomethingirresponsibleandcynical,suchasdrugabuseandpronenesstoviolence.Youngpeopleareusuallycounter-reactionaltotheirparentsconstructiveadvice.Theytendtorebelagainsttheirparents’wish.Theirparentsmaygoonewayandtheywouldgoexactlytheoppositewayinordertoshowtheiridentityandtheirdisobediencetotheirparents’authority.Sometimestoomuchcriticismwilldeprivetheyoungpeopleoftheirself-confidenceinlife.Theybecomedoubtfuloftheirabilityandthisisharmful.

Ithinkthewesternideaofeducationforyoungpeopleisalwaystoencouragethem,tobuilduptheirconfidenceinordertodiguptheirpotential.Torecognizetheirachievementandoverlooksomeofthesmalldemerits.Andthroughthis,youngpeoplebecomemoresureoftheirlifeandwillcopewithdifficultiesinlifewithmorecertainty.Thisiswithoutadoubtbeneficialtoyoungpeopleasitimprovestheirchancesofbecomingsuccessfulanduseful.Youngpeoplearegreatatimitatingtheirparents.Sowhenparentssetupanexample,theyfollowsuits.Whenaparentconstantlycriticizesakid,thechildbeginstothinkthisisnormalandcommonpractice.Andwhenheorshegrowsup,he/shewillperformthesamethingonhisorherchild.Asaresult,thisbadhabitwillcontinueintothenextgeneration,carryingwithitbitternessintherelationshipbetweenparentandchildandlossofconfidenceinlifeinthenextgeneration.

Anunhealthyparentingtraditionisformedinthefamily.That’stragic.Youngpeople,especiallythosewithhigherEmotionalQuotient,oftenfeelinsulted,ashamedandinsecurewhenthey’recriticized.Theyunderstandtheirownfeelingsandaremoreacutetoothers’opinionsaboutthem.Theybegintothinkthey’reunwantedanduselesswhentheyreceivetoomuchnegativecommentsontheirbehavior.Suchyoungpeoplewillthriveinahealthyandpositiveenvironment;andcouldwitherunderpressureandnegativekarma.

有好处:

Whenyoungpeoplereceivecriticismthey’reabsorbingexperiencefromthecritic.Thiswillbebeneficialtothembecausethey’retoldofwhat’srightandwhat’swrongbyaseniorfellow.Whenyoungpeoplegetovertheirheadsandbecomeoverambitiousandarrogant,weneedsomesortofawake-up-calltomakethemsoberandalerttotherealityagain.Criticismisrighttheretohelpthemoutinthiscategory.Lifeisnotjustsunshineandroses,thebitternesscanbeprovidedbysomeharshwords.Insteadofhurtingtheyoungperson’sfeeling,ifcontrollednicely,

criticismcanserveasatooltorestorethebalanceinourmind,andreturnustowhatwereallyare.

Truewordshurt,butthey’renotwithstandinghelpful.Youngpeoplelackself-control.Theymaydowhattheyenjoyexcessively,suchasinternetgames,drinking,watchingtoomuchTVorplayingtoomuchsports.Weneedsomeonetodisciplinethemandhelpthemplantheirtime.

Sointhissense,in-timecriticismcanpreventtheyoungfromsquanderingtime.Weonlyliveinthisworldforanaverageof75yearsorso.Ifcriticismcansaveyoufromwastingyourtime,it’sjustassavingpartofyourlife.Youngpeopleshouldgetusedtocriticismintheearlypartoftheirlifebecause,verylikely,laterintheirlife,saywhenthey’re30or40,theremaystillbecriticism.

Ifparentsnevercriticizeakid,evenwhenheorshehasdonesomethingwrong,thisisbeingover-protective.

Andthekid,consequently,willbespoiledbytheover-indulgencefromtheparents.Isthatreallyresponsibleforthekid’sdevelopment?

Whenthekidbecomestouchyatother’scriticism,thenhemaylosealotofchancesforprogress.Noonewoulddareapproachhimwiththerightadvice,justbecausehe’stoosensitiveaboutit.Theabilitytoacceptcriticism,asagoodhabitofself-improvement,shouldbeformedwhenapersonisstillyoung.Thebenefitofitwillgoonincreasingthroughouthis/herlife.Criticism,asareality-check,willmaketheyoungpeoplemoreawareoftheseriousnessoftheirproblems.Andsomeyouthmaydeveloptheirpotentialrapidlyunderproperamountofcriticism.Theybegintotakethingsseriouslyandtakemattersintotheirownhands.Undersuchafeeling,theybegintothink,“HowcanIsolvethisproblemmorecreatively.”Andintheprocess,theymayevenhitabigidea.IfIremem