The Influence of Television and Movies(Joozone Note:中文参考译文见第二页:电视和电影的影响,建议用鼠标点页码右键，新页面打开后阅读，好学英文网未放首页是为了让您先读英文，在实在不懂的情况下在看中文翻译.)

There is no doubt that watching television and movies can influence the way that people behave. Moreover, it seems that people are spending more and more time watching some sort of visual entertainment, whether it is television, a video tape or a DVD. Therefore, the effects of visual media cannot be ignored. From hxw.red.

One obvious effect of the these media is that watching them induces people to buy certain products. television advertising is widespread and, nowadays, even movie theaters permit advertisements. Another way TV and the movies affect people is that they give people either a broader view of the world or a distorted one, depending on what type of program they watch. Those who watch news and educational program can learn many new things while those who watch primarily entertainment shows may come to believe that most people in the world possess great wealth and good looks. It may make them become dissatisfied with their own lives. Finally, perhaps the most susceptible viewers are children, who may be unable to tell fact from fiction and may try to imitate acts that they see on TV or in the movies.

With the every-increasing popularity of video entertainment, society must pay attention to these effects. Television and movies, while entertaining and informative, cannot take the place of real experience.

Joozone Note:中文参考译文见第二页:电视和电影的影响,建议用鼠标点页码右键，新页面打开后阅读，好学英文网未放首页是为了让您先读英文，在实在不懂的情况下在看中文翻译.