Culturally, importing foreign films and TV programs can be very beneficial, but I believe a country should attach greater importance to developing its own entertainment industry.

The exposure to foreign movies and TV programs will certainly help broaden our vision and produce two favorable results. From foreign movies and TV programs, we can learn a lot about customs and lifestyles of other countries, which provides us with excellent opportunities to reflect upon our own culture and prompts us to improve it. Meanwhile, foreign movies and TV programs can help boost the local entertainment industry by showing new possibilities in the field. One good example is a TV program called “Voice of Holland” which was originally shown in Holland, quickly re-adapted and became popular all over the world.

For all the benefits of imported movies and TV programs, we should always prioritize the development of our own. At the most basic level, as entertainment is a huge market which can create thousands and millions of jobs and generate tremendous profits, it would be a great shame to give up this industry to other countries. More importantly, far from merely means of entertainment, movies and TV programs are also carriers of thoughts and ideas, so it may result in some devastating consequences if people, especially young people, depend too much on movies and TV programs from other countries for their entertainment. Many youngsters in China, for example, no longer celebrate traditional Chinese festivals as they grow up watching too many movies produced by Hollywood. In this sense, developing the local entertainment industry is significant not only economically but also culturally.

To sum up, while we should certainly import foreign movies and TV programs, the ultimate reason for the importation is that it can help us to produce better movies and TV programs of our own.   

Culturally, importing foreign films and TV programs can be very beneficial, but I believe a country should attach greater importance to developing its own entertainment industry.

从文化上讲，进口外国电影和电视节目可能是非常有益的，但我认为一个国家应该更重视发展自己的娱乐产业。

The exposure to foreign movies and TV programs will certainly help broaden our vision and produce two favorable results. From foreign movies and TV programs, we can learn a lot about customs and lifestyles of other countries, which provides us with excellent opportunities to reflect upon our own culture and prompts us to improve it. Meanwhile, foreign movies and TV programs can help boost the local entertainment industry by showing new possibilities in the field. One good example is a TV program called “Voice of Holland” which wasoriginally shown in Holland, quickly re-adapted and became popular all over the world.

接触外国电影和电视节目肯定会有助于拓宽我们的视野，产生两个有利的结果。从外国电影和电视节目中，我们可以了解到许多其他国家的风俗习惯和生活方式，这为我们提供了反思自己文化的机会，并促使我们改进自己的文化。同时，外国电影和电视节目可以通过展示娱乐领域里新的可能性来帮助推动当地娱乐业。一个很好的例子是名为“荷兰好声音”的电视节目，它最初在荷兰播出，很快在全球被重新改编，并流行起来。

For all the benefits of imported movies and TV programs, we should alwaysprioritize the development of our own. At the most basic level, as entertainment is a huge market which can create thousands and millions of jobs and generate tremendous profits, it would be a great shame to give up this industry to other countries. More importantly, far from merely means of entertainment, movies and TV programs are also carriers of thoughts and ideas, so it may result in some devastating consequences if people, especially young people, depend too much on movies and TV programs from other countries for their entertainment. Many youngsters in China, for example, no longer celebrate traditional Chinese festivals as they grow up watching too many movies produced by Hollywood. In this sense, developing the local entertainment industry is significant not only economically but also culturally.

进口电影和电视节目虽然有这些益处，但我们应该始终优先考虑自己的发展。在最基本的层面上，由于娱乐是一个巨大的市场，可以创造数千万个就业机会并创造巨大的利润，因此将这个行业拱手让给其他国家非常可惜。更重要的是，电影和电视节目不仅是娱乐手段，而且也是思想和观念的载体，因此，如果人们，特别是年轻人过于依赖来自其他国家的电影和电视节目，可能会造成一些破坏性的后果。例如，中国的许多年轻人不再庆祝中国的传统节日，因为他们是看太多好莱坞电影长大的。从这个意义上说，发展当地的娱乐业不仅在经济上而且在文化上也是重要的。

To sum up, while we should certainly import foreign movies and TV programs, the ultimate reason for the importation is that it can help us to produce better movies and TV programs of our own.   

总之，我们当然应该进口外国电影和电视节目，但进口的最终原因是它可以帮助我们制作我们自己的更好的电影和电视节目。