10/16 What are the pros and cons of TV commercials?

TV commercials are what keep TV broadcasting going.
* keep somethng going: ~을 계속되게 하다.
ex> It was my father's encouragement that kept me going.

Strictly from a TV viewer's point of view, commercials can be downright annoying.
* from someone's point of view: ~의 관점에서 본다면
* downright: 철저한, 완전한, completely
ex> People who are dishonest are downright annoying.

The major Korean television networks only air their commercials between different programs.
* television network: 방송국

On cable TV channels, commercials will play right in the middle of a show.
* in the middle of:~의 도중에, 한가운데에
ex> Who's plaing the piano in the middle of the night?

Commercials encourage people to make unnecessary purchases.


@ I try to stay abreast of current issues.  시사 문제에 꾸준히 관심을 가지려는 편이야.