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发表于 2006-11-16 21:12:11
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38 "In the age of television, reading books is not as important as it once was. People can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books."
Outline:
1. Segmentation (A): in some condition, it is still important for reading books in the age of television
l Reason (1): reading books can be necessary in some condition, while television can not.
² Proof example—compared with television, books is more portable; what’s more, television needs electricity working.
l Reason (2): Reading books has more selectivity than watching TV.
² Proof example---when the time, people want to learn something from TV, while television might not be satisfy his willing.
2. Segmentation (B): People might not learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books
l Reason (1): Television might not provide all the field of knowledge.
l Reason (2): For different people, they learn from television are different.
² Proof example---children watch TV always by fun, the knowledge they learned from TV can not as much as adult.
The speaker makes a threshold claim that reading books is not as important as it once was in the age of television, and then concludes that one can absorb knowledge as much by watching television as he can by reading books. In my view this statement is too extreme, I concede that television might provides us more direct-view of subject or more effective of conjoining sounds and views, which might give people more fun, but, when it comes to learning, television still can not substitute for books.
Turning first to the speaker’s threshold claim, I can not wholly agree with his opinion. Above all, in some condition, reading books is necessary and convenient for people. For example, a symphony orchestra are playing symphony, the best way here is , provide each of them with a different score. Consider that, if only television is available, does it seem too inconvenient or even strange to play the game? If so, each television must be selectively programmed first for each one. Secondly, television set are power supplied, it can not work when people meet a power off.
Another reason to make the speaker’s claim stainless is that people are always objected by television, while reading books are not, To say it normally, television is not programmed by people themselves , it is set by some certain person worked in TV station. So if someday, one needs to get something useful from television, but unfortunately , all the channel provide him only with advertisement. I don’t think he can get what he really needs.
As for the speaker’s ultimate claim, my view is, television might give people some general knowledge, but in the particular field like mathematic, engineering and so on, television is made for common people, it can not cover all the knowledge in the entire field, there must be some kind of knowledge limited for some groups. As for these groups, television can not satisfy their needs, they should turn to books. In second place, I think different kind of people can get different information from TV, but the quantity and quality they got are not equal, For example, compared with adults, children may always give more attention on the fun from television, but not actually the knowledge. So what the speaker said here is too extreme.
To sum up, television takes advantage in giving people direct-view, however, in some condition, it also has some disadvantage. Accordingly, in television age, the best way for us to get information and knowledge is to combine using the two kinds of learning skills, not only one-sidedness. |
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