category  ['kætɪg(ə)rɪ]

n. 种类；分类

addiction [ə'dɪkʃ(ə)n]

n. 上瘾；沉溺

necessary   [ˈnɛsɪsərɪ]

adj. 必要的；n. 必需品

stem from

起源于

depression   [dɪ'preʃ(ə)n]

抑郁症

social phobia

社会恐惧症

nevertheless  [nevəðə'les]

conj. 然而

diagnose   ['daɪəgnəʊz]

v. 诊断

He argued that a new category of “TV addiction” may not be necessary if heavy viewing stems from conditions such as depression and social phobia. Nevertheless, whether or not we formally diagnose someone as TV-dependent, millions of people sense that they cannot readily control the amount of television they watch.