The Influence of Movies
　　Nowadays, it seems that people are spending more and more time watching some sort of visual entertainment, whether it is television, a video tape or a DVD. There is no doubt that watching movies has become one of the main entertainments today and can influence the way that people behave.
　　Firstly, there are more and more advertisements before the movies. For example, I have experienced thirty minutes' advertisements before the movie began. Secondly, the movies affect people in that they give people either a broader view of the world, depending on what type of programs they choose. For instance, those who watch news and educational programs can learn new things while those who watch entertainment shows can have great fun. Finally, perhaps the most susceptible viewers are children, who may be unable to tell fact from fiction and may try to imitate acts that they see in the movies.
　　In conclusion, with the ever-increasing popularity of movies, the influence is also tremendous and overwhelming. Besides the positive influence, we should pay more attention to the negative influence.      (178 words)

some sort of 某种
there is no doubt that 难怪......
susceptible  adj.易受影响的
tell from  区分
imitate  v. 模仿
in conclusion  综上所述，最后
ever-increasing  adj. 不断增多的
tremendous  adj. 巨大的
overwhelming  adj. 势不可挡的；巨大的
pay more attention to 
更加注意......

电影的影响
　　现如今，人们似乎把越来越多的时间花在观看某种画面节目上，不管是电视、录影带或是DVD。毫无疑问，看电影已成为今天主要的娱乐方式之一，并且能影响人们的行为方式。
　　首先，电影前的广告越来越多。例如，我就经历过一次，在电影开始前有30钟的广告。其次，电影对人们的影响是，它们为人们提供更广阔的视野，这由他们选择的节目类型决定。比如，那些看新闻和教育节目的人能学到新的东西，而那些看娱乐秀的人能获得乐趣。最后，也许最易受影响的观众就是孩子了。他们也许还不能区分现实和虚构，而且可能会模仿他们在电影中看到的动作。
　　总之，随着看电影的人群日益壮大，电影的影响也变得很巨大而且势不可挡。除了积极方面的影响，我们应该注意它们消极方面的影响。

1. Nowadays, it seems that people are spending more and more time watching some sort of visual entertainment, whether it is television, a video tape or a DVD. 现如今，人们似乎把越来越多的时间花在观看某种画面节目上，不管是电视、录影带或是DVD。
2. For instance, those who watch news and educational programs can learn new things while those who watch entertainment shows can have great fun.  比如，那些看新闻和教育节目的人能学到新的东西，而那些看娱乐秀的人能获得乐趣。