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Parents all across the country have the same complaint: kids watch too much TV.
全国的父母们都有一个同样的抱怨:孩子看太多电视了。
Now there may be an answer: a TV credit card called TimeSlot.
现在可能有了个解决办法:一个叫做TimeSlot的电视信用卡。
Each kid gets a card with a limited amount of viewing time.
每个小孩都得到这样一个包含有限观看时间的卡。
The parents not only decide how much, they can block out specific times of day.
父母们不仅能决定小孩看电视的时长,还能划定出一天中的特定时间。
It also works with video games.
它对视频游戏同样起作用。
Sometimes the kids try to get around TimeSlot, but mostly they learn to double up their time by negotiating with one another.
有时候孩子们为了试图逃避TimeSlot的限制,他们通过与他人协商来使自己看电视的时间加倍。
Parents and kids alike say using TimeSlot is not that big an adjustment.
父母和孩子们似乎都觉得使用TimeSlot也没产生多大的调整。