[单项选择]A young man gazes intently at his mobile device, to which he is listening through earphones. He is so engrossed in his film, his television show, his computer game or whatever he is watching that he does not notice he is blocking the door of the train. Other passengers glare at him. "Do it at home," counsels the bright yellow poster on the Tokyo metro.
In 2009 some 43 % of Japan’s population watched TV on mobile phones. It is the only country apart from South Korea where the platform has become commonplace. But mobile television in Japan is not all that mobile. When broadcasts began in 2005, people were expected to use their toys to while away long commute by train or to kill time while waiting for the bus.^① Instead they mostly choose to play with them at home.
Imagine a teenage girl who wants to watch an episode of her favourite soap opera. The living-room television is being monopolised by her father, who is watching sport. Her brother is using the computer. What
A. television is better than mobile television
B. mobile television is unlikely to take off
C. mobile television has been outdated
D. new device will replace mobile TV