the talent show is a superb means of relaxing and amusing and can hugely relieve our strains. As college students, however, we could not afford to indulge in them and should be aware of the utmost importance of studies.­

      Over the past couple of years, a variety of talent shows have emerged on TV channels across the nation, from Super Girls to Happy Boys and so forth. This type of entertainment program is intensely popular, especially among young adults and has produced profound impacts on their studies and life. ­

在过去几年中，各种各样的选秀节目出现在全国电视荧幕上，从超级女声到快乐男生等等。这种娱乐节目十分流行，特别是在年轻人当中，而且已经对他们的学习和生活产生了深远的影响。

      There are a couple of reasons behind the tide. To start with, young folks need role models to learn from. So many of them are crazy for contestants participating in these programs. This gives rise to the increasing emergence of these shows because TV networks naturally need to cater to young audiences. Plus, thanks to economic and political reforms carried out by the government, this crop of young generation have more freedom and desire to express and showcase themselves. Therefore, a growing number of young people desire to get involved in these shows.

这一潮流背后有一些原因。首先，年轻人需要学习的榜样，因此他们中很多人对这些节目的参赛者很疯狂。这样就使得这些节目日益兴起，因为电视网络自然需要迎合年轻观众。另外，多亏了政府实施的经济和政治改革，这一年轻的一代有更多的自由和渴望来表达和展现自我。因此，越来越多的年轻人渴望参与到这些节目中。

      This is a divisive topic. On my personal level, the talent show is a superb means of relaxing and amusing and can hugely relieve our strains. As college students, however, we could not afford to indulge in them and should be aware of the utmost importance of studies.­

这是一个引发争议的话题。在我个人看来，选秀节目不仅是一种放松和娱乐的方式，也能大大减轻我们的压力。然而，作为大学生我们不可以沉迷于此，而应该意识到学习的重要性。