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Hide the Television Remote and Keep a Book by the Couch

把电视遥控器藏起来,在沙发边放一本书)

There's nothing wrong with watching television. But for many of us, the TV becomes a default activity. It's all too easy to come home, slump on the couch, and reach straight for the remote without even thinking。

看电视没什么错。但对于我们许多人来说，电视成为了一项默认的活动。回到家中，窝在沙发里，想也不想就伸手拿遥控器，这一切都太容易了。

If that's a habit you're trying to break, put the remote somewhere else. Hide it in a cupboard or on a high shelf. That way, you'll have to make a real decision to watch television。

如果你想改变这种习惯，就把遥控器放在别的地方。把它藏在橱柜或者高的架子上。这样一来，你就需要慎重决定要不要看电视了。

You can go even further with this by putting a book that you want to read, or something else you want to get on with, next to the couch。

你还可以更进一步，把一本你想读的书，或者别的你想看的东西放在沙发边上。

【知识点津】

default 默认

例句：

Death, not life, is the default state of cells.

细胞的常态是死亡而不是存活。

slump 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

remote n.远程操作； 遥控器

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