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新托福口语练习材料——关于电视的讨论(1)

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1.Howtoagreestronglywithanopinion

Icouldntagreemore!

Thatsabsolutelytrue!

Absolutely!

Itakeyourpoint.

Idgoalongwithyouthere.

Imwithyouonthat.

ThatsjustwhatIwasthinking

ThatsexactlywhatIthink

Thatsgoodpoint

ThatsjusthowIseeit.

Thatsexactlymyopinion.

2.Howtohalfagreewithanopinion.

Yes,perhaps.

Well,yes.

Yes,inaway

Mum,possibly

Yes,Iagreeuptoapoint

Well,youvegotapointthere.

Theressomethinginthat,Isuppose

Eguessyoucouldberight

Yes,Isupposeso.

Thatsworththinkingabout.

3.Howtodisagreepolitelywithanopinion

Iamnotsosurereally.

Doyouthinkso?

Well.Itdepends.

Imnotsocertain.

Well.Itdontknow.

Well,Imnotsosureaboutthat.

Mmm,Imnotreallysureyoureright.

Iminclinedtodisagreewiththat.

No,Idontthinksoreally.

4.Howtodisagreestronglywithanopinion

Idisagree.

Idisagreewithyouentirely.

ImafraidIdontagree.

Imafraidyouarewrongthere.

Ireallycantagree.

Iwouldntacceptthatforoneminute.

Youcantreallymeanthat.

Iwouldntgoalongwithyouthere.

Youcantbeserious.

Youmustbejoking.

NotethatyouneedtobeverypolitewhendisagreeingwithsomeoneinEnglish,evensomeoneyouknowquitewell.Withsomeoneyouknowverywell,youcandisagreemoredirectly.

5.Howtopresentbothsidesofanargument

Ontheonehand...ontheotherhand...

Althoughitstruetosaythat...itsalsotruetosaythat...

Lesson1

DoesTelevisionPlayaPositiveorNegativeRoleintheModernSociety?

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DotheAdvantagesofTelevisionOutweightheDisadvantages?

Televisionisnowplayingaveryimportantpartinourlife.Buttelevision,likeotherthings,hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Dotheformeroutweighthelatter?

Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.Forafamilyoffour,forexample,itismoreconvenientaswellascheapertositcomfortablyathome,withalmostunlimitedentertainmentavailable,thantogooutinsearchofamusementelsewhere(1).Theydonothavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera,onlytodiscover,perhaps,thattheshowisdisappointing(2).Alltheyhavetodoispressabutton,andtheycanseeplays,films,operas,andshowsofeverykind,nottomentionpoliticaldiscussionsandthelatestexcitingfootballmatch.Somepeople,however,maintainthatthisispreciselywherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewertakesnoinitiative(3).Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgmenttohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.

Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics,andoffersandendlessseriesofprogrammeswhicharebothinstructiveandentertaining.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoonessitting-room.(4)Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisservicejustaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Wegetsousedtolookingatit,sodependentonitsflickeringpictures(5),thatitbeginstodominateourlives.

Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Thepoorqualityofitsprogrammesisoftencriticized.Butitisundoubtedlyagreatcomporttomanylonelyelderlypeople.anddoesitcorruptorinstructourchildren?Ithinkwemustrealizethattelevisioninitselfisneithergoodnorhad.Itistheusestowhichitisputthatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.

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