It's our guilty pleasure: watching TV is the most common everyday activity, after work and sleep, in many parts of the world.

在世界上许多地方，看电视是工作和睡觉之余最常见的日常活动，这是一种让我们感到愧疚的娱乐活动。

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The results showed that reading was the most popular activity in the United States, followed by watching TV.

调查结果显示，阅读是美国人最喜欢的活动，其次是看电视。

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On the other hand, 30% of American survey said they would rather read a book than do anything else, 21% said watching TV is their favorite activity, that's the good news.

另一方面，有30%的美国人表示他们唯一想做的休闲活动就是看书，21%的人表示看电视是他们最喜欢做的事，这是好消息。

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(Speech) Nemtsov says Mr.Medvedev could carry out his program if he demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, insisted that state TV directors lift censorship, permitted independent political activity, and most importantly,punished those who falsify election results.

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