《创新大学英语·综合教程·2册》教学课件B2_U8_SENTENCE.pptVIP

Sentence Study Unit Eight Just sixty years ago the invention of television was viewed as a technological curiosity with black and white ghostlike figures on a screen so small hardly anyone could see them.（L.1） Just sixty years ago the invention of television was regarded as a technological innovation, with black and white ghostlike figures on a screen which were so small that it was hard to see them clearly. Today that curiosity has become a constant companion to many children. (L.3) Today television is so common that it has become a faithful companion to many children. Violent images on television, as well as in the movies, have inspired people to lie down in the middle of highways, extort money by placing bombs in airplanes, rape, steal, murder, and commit numerous other shootings and assaults. (L.6) Violent images in the movies and on television have encouraged people to commit different forms of crimes. It increases aggressiveness and anti-social behavior, makes them less sensitive to violence and to victims of violence, and increases their appetite for more violence in entertainment and in real life. (L.10) Media violence affects children in such ways that they are more likely to fight or attack others and behave in ways unacceptable to society, making them become indifferent to violence and to victims of violence, and it increases their interest in more violence in entertainment programs and in real life. Media violence is especially damaging to young children, because they cannot tell the difference between real life and fantasy. (L.14) Media violence is especially harmful to young children, because they do not know the difference between real life and fantasy. Notice that “tell the difference/distinguish between A and B” means to be able to see how one person or thing is different from another. e.g. Can you tell the difference between sparkling wine and champagne? How can you tell a fake commodity from a real one? What we do not realize though, is