3a What's the article about? Do you agree with it?
3a 這篇文章是關于什么的?你同意它的觀點嗎?
Advertising: pros and cons
廣告:利與弊
In the modern world, advertising is everywhere!
當今世界,廣告無處不在!
Some people think that ads are great.
一些人認為廣告棒極了
Others hate ads, saying that they make our cities and countryside look ugly.
另外一些人反感廣告,他們說:廣告是我們的城市和鄉(xiāng)村看起來很難看。
Many ads are aimed specifically at teenagers, and some young people see more than 100 advertisements a day.
許多廣告專門針對青少年的,有些年輕人每天能看,超過100個廣告。
It's true that some ads can be very useful.
有些廣告是有益的也是毋庸置疑的。
For instance, they can help you to compare two different products, so that you can buy the one you really need.
比如:它們可以幫助你比較兩種不同的產(chǎn)品,這樣你就可以買到真正需要的那種商品。
They can also help you save money.
那些廣告也可以幫助你省錢。
When prices are listed, you can go to the store with the lowest price.
當價格被列出來的時候,你可以去價格最低的商店購物。
Ads also tell you when stores are having sales.
廣告也可以告訴你什么時候商店會降價。
However, some advertising can be confusing or misleading.
然而,有些廣告也能使人感到混亂或誤導。
Sometimes the words sound good, but don't really tell you anything about the quality of the products.
又是那些廣告聽起來很棒,卻沒有真正告訴你關于產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量的任何信息。
At other times, the picture in an ad looks a lot better than the real thing.
在其他時候,廣告圖畫的產(chǎn)品要比實際產(chǎn)品好看得多。
And you have to be careful.
所以你一定要小心。
At times an ad can lead you to buy something you don't need at all.
有時候一個廣告會使你買一些你根本不需要的物品。