聪明地看电视

字幕原文

Sam's young daughter, Ruth, loves to watch her favorite cartoon. 萨姆的小女儿露丝喜欢看她最喜欢的卡通片。

But Sam does not just leave her in front of the screen. 但是萨姆不会只是把她留在屏幕前。

He sits and watches with her. 他和她一起看。

They talk about what the characters see and do. 他们会讨论动画人物看到了什么，做了什么。

He asks her questions. Are they being kind to each other? 他会问她问题：“他们对彼此友善吗？”

Did they make a good choice? “他们做了个好选择吗？”

What do you think happens next? “你觉得接下来会发生什么？”

Sam has read about children and television, and he keeps two simple rules. 萨姆读过关于孩子和电视的文章，他遵守着两条简单的规则。

Ruth may watch only one hour a day and only shows they have chosen together. 露丝每天只能看一小时，而且只能看他们一起选择的节目。

At the start of each week, they pick those shows side by side. 每周开始的时候，他们会一起挑选那些节目。

The screen is not the enemy. 屏幕并不是敌人。

Sam simply turned it from something Ruth watches alone into something they think about together. 萨姆只是把它从露丝独自观看的东西，变成了他们一起思考的东西。