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有人建議大家戒掉電視一個星期。那些好看的動畫片，熱鬧的武打片，感人的連續劇，還有好多歌星的身影就要從視線里消失！你能想象沒有電視的日子會是什么樣嗎？你能耐得住寂寞嗎？不過看過下文，你自然就會做出明智的選擇。

Do you watch TV every day? Yes!So you are a TVlover.Can you think of living without TV? No? Well， you could have a try this week.

A group of Americans， TV-turn-off Network， have a good idea. From April 19 to 25， they are asking children all over the world to turn off their TVs for one week.They hope that children can find more interesting things to do. TV—Turn—offNetwork says that watching TV too much can bring children big problems with school， health and family.They want kids to watch less TV. What do you think?

Bad for your studies

American scientists had a study of 1，300 children. They watched the children for four years. They find that if children watch too much TV， they don’t do well in school. If children don’t watch TV， they can pay closer attention at school and learn well.

Bad for your health

More children are getting too heavy because they watch too much TV. Fat children become ill more easily. And studies show that when children watch TV too much， they eat more food when sitting in front of the TV.Too much TV is also bad for your eyes.

Bad for your family life

About 40％ of American families watch TV at dinner time. That means that they don’t talk very much when they eat together.

Lots of people already know too much TV is bad for them. Since 1998， about 24 million people in American have taken part in TV—Turn-off Week. If you turn off your TV for a week，maybe you can find something good to do. Maybe you can read some books， or learn to swim，or paint a picture.

If you want to learn more about this unusual week，you can go to this web site.

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關掉電視，我們將生活得更好

你每天都看電視嗎？是的！那你就是一個十足的電視迷了。你想象過離開電視嗎？沒有？那么，這個星期你就嘗試著離開它吧！

美國一個名為“關掉電視網絡”的組織想出了一個好主意。從4月19日到25日，他們要求全世界的孩子關掉電視一個星期，他們希望孩子們能發現更多更有趣的事情去做。這個組織說，過多地看電視會帶給孩子很大的問題，包括學校、健康和家庭問題。所以他們希望孩子們能盡量地少看電視，對此你有何想法呢？

對你的學習不利

美國的科學家們做了一個研究，他們選擇了1300名孩子們作為觀察對象。在對這些孩子們觀察了四年后發現，如果孩子們看太多的電視，他們在學校的表現就會不盡人意；如果不看電視，他們將在學校投入更多的注意力，而且學習也更好。

對你的健康不利

很多孩子身體越來越胖，因為他們看電視太多了。身體肥胖的孩子更容易得病。很多研究表明，當他們看電視太多時，也會在電視機前吃更多的食物。過多地看電視同樣對你的眼睛無益。

對你的家庭生活不利

大約有40％的美國家庭在晚餐時間看電視。這就意味著他們在一起吃飯時沒有更多的語言交流。

很多人已經知道，看電視太多對自己不利。從1998年，在美國大概有二千四百萬人參加過“關掉電視一個星期”的活動。如果你關掉電視一個星期，也許你就會發現，有很多有益的事情可以做。也許你能讀一些書，學游泳或者學繪畫。

如果你想更多了解這個不尋常的星期，你也可以訪問這家網站。