英语作文四、六级考试万能作文 34BandJune1997（在线收听）

[00:00.00]Is Television a Blessing or a curs

[00:04.94]Now,it is generally accepted that television plays an important part in people's live

[00:12.46]But there is an ongoing heated discussion as to whether television is a blessing or a curs

[00:22.33]As is often pointed out by some people,television keeps one better informed about current events,allows one to follow the lastest developments in politics and science,and offers an endless series of programs which are both instructive and stimulatin

[00:46.71]The most distant countries,the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's roo

[01:00.40]However,other people insist that television is a curse rather than a blessin

[01:06.69]They argue that it has brought about many serious problem

[01:12.39]The major one is its effects on young peopl

[01:18.11]They are now so used to getting their information,education and entertainment from television that their literacy as well as physical ability has been greatly weakene

[01:34.75]Even worse than that,vulgar commercials and indecent programs may cultivate their bad tastes,distort their viewpoints towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be corrupte

[01:54.23]In summary,television has both advantages and disadvantage

[02:00.89]Whatever effects it has,one thing is certain,television in itself is neither good nor ba

[02:09.91]It is the uses to which it is put that determines its value to society.