TV： a Blessing or a Curse 电视是福是祸（中英对照）

Nowadays television plays such an important role in pepople' s life that watching TV has become part of people' s life in many families.
现在电视在人们的生活中扮演着十分重要的角色，看电视已成为人们的家庭生活的一部分。
Is TV a blessing or a curse? Obviously, television, like anything else, has more than one face.
电视是福是祸？很显然，电视像其他的事物一样，有利也有弊。
As is known to us, television presents a vivid and colorful world for people.
正如我们所知，电视为人们呈现了一个生动而丰富多彩的世界。
Through TV, people can learn what is happening across the world and are better informed of the latest development in science and technology.
通过电视，人们可以了解正在发生的事情在世界各地，并更好地在科学和技术的最新发展情况。
TV broadens people' s scope of knowledge. In this sense,TV is a blessing.
电视拓宽人们的知识范围。在这个意义上说，电视是一件幸事。
However, television can also be harmful. The rays sent out from TV screen are harmful to people.
然而，电视也可能是有害的。从电视屏幕发出的光线是对人有害的。
Furthermore, attacted by their favourite programmes, many people tend to watch TV too often or for a long time. And as aresult, their studies, and work may be neglected.
此外，很多人被他们喜欢的电视节目吸引，看电视太多或时间太长。因此，他们的研究工作可能被忽略。
Especially, ifchildren stay up too late at night watching TV, they will feel sleepy in class the next day, and thus they will fall behind in their studies.
特别是，如果孩子们晚上熬夜看电视，他们将在第二天的课上昏昏欲睡，因此他们会在学业上落后。