Parents often find children watch cartoons for at least three to four hours a day. Studies show that kids start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of six months and by the time they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they would like to spend much time on it. 【小题1】 Parents think if kids spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind in study.

【小题2】 It helps the working parents the most because they can do a lot of work by getting their kids involved with (涉及) cartoon programs on TV.

When they watch educational cartoons, they get to learn many things. 【小题3】 They also help to improve their language. Educational cartoons help them to try different languages. Kids can learn English well with the help of those cartoon shows. At the same time, some kids can learn about the friendship and teamwork from the cartoons. 【小题4】

So sometimes it is meaningless to stop kids from watching cartoons, but parents should make sure that their kids are watching the right things.

As a well-known Chinese TV hostess (主持人), Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. She had a great love for traditional literature (文学) from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S.A, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of the passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

“The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing,” said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

Under the slogan (口号) “Reading touches people’s hearts”, the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as a hostess and producer.

Readers became a turning point in Dong’s 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her “quite a huge challenge”.

“There is no shortcut (捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough (充分的) preparations,” said Dong. “The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.”