有两句英文不懂,希望能有大神赐教下

有两句英文不懂,希望能有大神赐教下
1.Tempting as such claim might be,it is hardly true.
2.It seems that the more one is educated,the more one is aware of the deleterious effects that excessive television causes,and either deliberately avoid it or actually do not enjoy it.
这是李笑来185作文中的两句话,用了网上的直接翻译也不明白,我想知道这两句的意思与语法.
In a word,people nowadays have very little time for anything; television is merely among many other factors that affect communication,and is definitely not the main cause of degradation.It seems that the more one is educated,the more one is aware of the deleterious effects that excessive television causes,and either deliberately avoid it or actually do not enjoy it.
把原文也放上来吧