🇬🇧🇨🇳 television - 电视 : English Lesson

Meaning of "television" ("电视"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A television is a device with a screen that shows moving pictures and plays sound, like people talking, animals running, or cartoons jumping around. It gets invisible signals through wires or from the air, and it turns those signals into the shows and movies you watch. The word “television” can also mean the whole idea and business of sending these pictures and sounds to many homes so lots of people can watch at the same time.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to pause the television by shouting “Freeze!” but only my grandma froze in the hallway.

Our television is so old it sighs quietly before it turns on, like it’s thinking, “Again? Really?”.

My sister stood in front of the television and declared herself the commercial break.

I waved at the television during the news, just in case they could see me back.

The first regular television broadcasts began in the 1920s and 1930s—before remote controls—so people actually had to walk across the room to change the channel, like heroic couch athletes.

Anna sits on the sofa. The room is warm and bright. The television is on. The television shows a dog that runs and barks. The children laugh and point at the television. The father brings tea and watches the television too. At the end they smile and turn off the television.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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