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1、ReadingMaterialWrestlingwithTelevisionPerhapsthemostironic1aspectofthestruggleforsurvivalishoweasilyorganisms2canbeharmedbywhattheydesire.Thefishiscaughtbythefisherman’slure3,themousebycheese,andmanbytheworld’smostpopularleisure4pastime,television.Mostpeopleadmittohaving
2、alove-haterelationshipwiththeTV.Theycomplainaboutthe“boobtube”and“couchpotatoes5”,thentheysettleintotheirsofasandgrab6theremotecontrol.1.ironica.讽刺的2.organismn.有机体3.luren.诱惑物；诱饵4.leisuren.闲暇；悠闲5.couchpotato终日懒散在家看电视的人6.grabvt.抓住；抢夺Theamountoftimepeoplespendwatchingtelevi
3、sionisastonishing7.Accordingtoaresearch,ontheaverage8,AmericanadultsspendfourhoursadayinfrontoftheTV,fullyhalfoftheirleisuretime.Overalifetime,that’smorethannineyears.Yet,welovetocomplainthatwedon’thavetimeforthethingswereallywanttodo.7.astonishvt.使惊讶8.ontheaverage通常；按平均
4、Therearetworeasonsweendup9watchingmoreTVthanweshould.Peoplethinktheyneeditandit’seasy.Weusuallydon’trealizehowmanyhourswe’rewatchingtelevision.Sinceit’sapassiveactivity,withfeelingsofloweredalertness10continuingevenafterthesetisoff,watcherstypicallyfindthattheirenergyand
5、concentrationarelow.Hence,thereisnomotivation11togetupanddosomethingelseonceyou’replantedonthecouch.9.endup以……告终10.alertnessn.警戒；机敏11.motivationn.动机Whenyouthinkaboutotheractivitiesthatyou’regivingupbywatchingtelevision,itcanbeaneye-opener.Don’tmakeiteasytobeapotato.Inste
6、adofbeingapassivewatcher,adoptamoreproactiveapproach.Fillyourtimewiththingsyouenjoy.Haveaplaninplaceforyourtimeanddon’twatchbeyondwhatyou’veplanned.Whenyourshowisover,turntheTVoff.TherearealsowaystomakeTVwatchingharder.MostpeoplearrangetheirlivingroomfurniturearoundtheTV
7、.ButyoumaytrytoputtheTVawayinacabinet,abackroom,orthebasement.Thenarrangeyourcouchesandchairsforconversationandreading.IfyourTVistoobigtomove,youcanremove12thebatteriesfromyourremotesothatchannelsurfingmustbedonemanually13.12.removevt.移动，取下13.manuallyad.手工地Keepalistofalt
8、ernate14activitiestapedtotheTVasareminder.Sincestudieshaveshownthatwatchingtelevisiondoesn’tloweryourst
