評論
打印
1. What is used as a live-in babysitter in America?
2. What does children's programming mainly turn kids into?
3. In today's cartoon David Horsey fun of the claims of "children's TV", the programming that supposedly uses entertainment to help youngsters to to read and take their first steps in the big, world outside their family.
4. The toddler in the , still at the age of pacifiers and animals, is held spellbound by the figure on the . What is the stimulating message of this creature specifically to fascinate small children?
5. At the very least, mom's for peace and quiet sets the stage for her child's into an American consumer -- and, of course, up time that could be used for other, perhaps more , transformations.
Background Information 背景信息
1906年，蘇格蘭青年貝爾德建立了一個簡陋的實驗室，立志要制造一臺電視機。經過十多年的艱苦努力，1925年他終于利用舊無線電器材、舊糖盒、自行車燈透鏡和舊電線等廢舊材料，造出了世界上最原始的電視攝影機和接收機。在實驗中，熒光屏上面顯示的圖像。1926年1月 27日，貝爾德在英國倫敦皇家學會向40名科學家表演了他的發明。他在一間屋內放電視，科學家們在另一間屋內觀看，熒光屏上出現一個人在抽煙和說話的畫面。這次表演后來被國際公認為是第一次公開播放電視。
Words & Phrases
Words
jumpy 神經質的，跳躍的
pacifier 奶嘴
periodically 周期性地
spellbound 著迷的，出神的
toddler 初學走路的孩子
youngster 年輕人，少年
Phrases
boob tube 電視機
soak up 消耗，吸收
hook on… 對……著迷
make fun of 取笑
the sooner, the more… 越早,越……
turn into 轉化為
