英语翻译原文如下Iwouldliketoproposethatforsixtytoninetyminuteseachevening,rightaftertheearlyeveningnews,alltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStatesbeprohibitedbylaw.Letustakeaserious,reasonablelookatwhatther
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Iwouldliketoproposethatforsixtytoninetyminuteseachevening,rightaftertheearlyeveningnews,alltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStatesbeprohibitedbylaw.
Letustakeaserious,reasonablelookatwhattheresultsbeifsuchaproposalwereaccepted.Familiesmightusethetimeforarealfamilyhour.WithoutthedistractionofTV,theymightsitaroundtogetherafterdinnerandactuallytalktooneanother.Itiswellknownthatmanyofourproblems--everything,infact,fromthegenerationgaptothehighdivorceratetosomeformsofmentalillness--arecausedatleastinpartbyfailuretocommunicate.Wedonottelleachotherwhatisdisturbingus.Theresultisemotionaldifficultyofonekindoranother.Byusingthequietfamilyhourtodiscussourproblems,wemightgettoknoweachotherbetter,andtolikeeachotherbetter.
Oneveningswhensuchtalkisunnecessary,familiescouldrediscovermoreactivepastimes.FreedfromTV,forcedtofindtheirownactivities,theymighttakearidetogethertowatchthesunset.Ortheymighttakeawalktogether(rememberfeet?)andseetheneighborhoodwithfresh,neweyes.
WithfreetimeandnoTV,childrenandadultsmightrediscoverreading.ThereismoreentertainmentinagoodbookthaninamonthoftypicalTVprogramming.EducatorsreportthatthegenerationgrowingupwithtelevisioncanbarelywriteanEnglishsentence,evenatthecollegelevel.Writingisoftenlearnedfromreading.Amoreliteratenewgenerationcouldbeaproductofthequiethour.
Adifferentformofreadingmightalsobedone,asitwasinthepast:readingaloud.Fewpastimesbringafamilyclosertogetherthangatheringaroundandlisteningtomotherorfatherreadagoodstory.Thequiethourcouldbecomethestoryhour.Whenthequiethourends,theTVnetworksmightevenbeforcedtocomeupwithbettershowsinordertogetusbackfromournewlydiscoveredactivities.
Atfirstglance,theideaofanhourwithoutTVseemsradical.Whatwillparentsdowithouttheelectronicbaby-sitter?Howwillwespendthetime?Butitisnotradicalatall.Ithasbeenonlytwenty-fiveyearssincetelevisioncametocontrolAmericanfreetime.Thoseofusthirty-fiveandoldercanrememberchildhoodswithouttelevision,spentpartly