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阅读理解
Do you know what
couch potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in
America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a sofa watching TV.
As there are many channels(频道) to choose from, the TV can be quite interesting and very
addictive(使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours
and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except
watching TV are called couch potatoes.
In America, while
watching TV, most people often sit still with eyes looking right into the TV
set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don't take exercise
and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real
potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all
called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. Then next time
if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, "What a
couch-potato!"
