Mass media are very important tools of communication,through which information is passed to even the farthest end of the world. They enable us to communicate with each other by helping us to overcome the barriers of time and apace.

大眾媒體是非常重要的溝通工具,通過它信息可以傳遞到世界的盡頭。他們能夠使我們互相交流,幫助我們克服時間和空間的障礙。

Mass media function in various ways. Below are listed the most commonly seen.

大眾傳媒有各種各樣的功能。下列是最常見的。

First, mass media keep us well informed of the happenings of the world which would otherwise remain unknown.

首先,通過大眾傳媒,我們可以對風云變幻的世界了如指掌,否則我們就會一無所知。

Second, mass media persuade us mostly through advertisements. As we can see, newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colourful, persuasive advertisements which tempt us to buy their products.

第二,大眾媒體主要通過廣告說服我們。正如我們所看到的,報紙、雜志和電視都充滿了各種色彩鮮艷的、有說服力的廣告,引誘我們購買他們的產品。

Third, mass media give us entertainment. Television and radio broadcasting provide us with a big variety of programmes every day. Films, books, magazines, etc. give us daily amusement.

第三,大眾媒體讓我們娛樂。電視和無線電廣播每天給我們提供種類繁多的節目。電影、書籍、雜志等,給我們日常的娛樂。

In a word, mass media will be all the more important in the future and their function will enormously expand.Limited by apace, only a few examples are mentioned here.

總之，大眾媒體將在未來將變得更重要，他們的功能也將極大地擴大。空間有限，在這里之舉了少數的例子。