1、然而far 远的adj.farther/further 更远的adj.farthest/furthest 最远的adj.social 社会的，社交的network n.网络;v.将连成网日常的play a role 扮演角色；起作用improve v.提高，改善关系spend time/money on sth.在某事上花时间spend time/money(in)doing sth.花时间做某事v.预测Mark never stops socialising with his friends online.But hes also never felt more alone.stop doi
2、ng sth.停止做的某事（正在做的）stop to do sth.停下来去做某事（还没做的）否定词+比较级：表最高级But he has also never felt more alone.但他也从未感到如此孤独.意思是已经是最孤独的状态了.I cant agree with you more.我再同意你不过了.Where am I?What am I doing?If youre one of my 500 friends online,youll always be the first to know.My phone and laptop are never out of touch
3、ing distance,so Im constantly posting updates on social media-whether Im having a coffee,on my way to school,watching TV.even when Im in the shower.As soon as I open my eyes in the morning,I check through all my social networking apps,read my emails and answer text messages.I do the same thing all o
4、ver again while Im having breakfast.the+序数词+to doout of 超出Sorry,the number youve dialed is out of service.对不起，您呼叫的号码不在服务区对不起，您呼叫的号码不在服务区。touch 触碰v.距离n.post 张贴v.是否甚至淋浴 n.as soon as.一.就.一就.all over again 再一次I live in a university dorm with a couple of great roommates.I have a never-ending flow of mess
5、ages and updates from all the people I associate with online.Yet the truth of the matter is:I feel lonely.室友宿舍 n.=dormitorytruth 真相n.never-ending adj.永不停息的The truth is:I feel lonely.matter n.事情 v.有关系Im barely the only person who feels this way.According to research,over two-thirds of young people fi
6、nd it easier to make friends online than it is in real life.Im way beyond a shy or reserved person,but Im wired up every day,like most of my friends.On the surface,I have an active social life.I attend parties and play sports but Im always distracted.They say that phones bring people closer together
7、 but in reality,my mind is always a million miles away.I obsess over exactly how many followers I have on my account,but I cant remember the birthdays of some of my oldest mates.定从n./v.研究it形式宾语to do真正宾语way+beyond 远远超出 reserve 保留v.表面n.积极主动的出席,参加v.distract v.使偏离,使分心 attract v.吸引Social networking domin
8、ates my life in so many ways.Sometimes I set deadlines for myself:I will start doing my homework at 8 pm,and aim to finish in two hours.At 7.50 pm,Im still scrolling through my friends silly posts and photos.Before I know it,its 9.30 pm and I still havent moved an inch from the sofa.I download song
9、after song,video after video,but Im not really paying attention.The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than truly enjoying it.My friends try to drag me away from my phone,but as soon as Im alone again,Im desperate to get back to the online world and the intense activity that it pro
10、vides.主宰；控制 v.截止时间aim to do 瞄准做某事滚动 v.英寸 n.下载 v.刺激 n.介词短语做表语而不是绝望的;歇斯底里的I constantly feel depressed,dissatisfied and alone.Since I spend so much time socialising online,I keep delaying things that are important in my real life:homework,tasks,connecting with my friends and family members in a meaning
11、ful way.Its funny that my friends and I chatter away online so much,but we end up having nothing to say when we meet.由于持续不断地spend time/money on sth.在某事上花时间spend time/money(in)doing sth.花时间做某事delay 推迟v./n.it is+adj.+that 强调句end up doing以而告终chatter away 喋喋不休抑郁的不满意的satisfy 使满意v.satisfied 满意的A few days
12、ago,I went out for a dinner get-together with some friends.My best friend left the table for 30 minutes because he had to take a call.Some spent the dinner bending over their phones,texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them.And the extraordinary thing is nobody thou
13、ght this was rude;its just how life is nowadays.few 几个,几乎没有(+可数n.)little 少许,几乎无(+不可数n.)get-together n.聚会right adj.正确的；右边的 n.权利；右边 adv.（地方/位置/时间）正好that On a family holiday last summer,my sister spent all her time complaining that she needed to charge her phone.When it was charged,she just spent hours
14、 reading about her favourite popstar;not once did she lift her head to enjoy the view outside her window.charge v.充电；收费；指责 n.电荷；负责once 一次；曾经否定词开头：后面句子要部分倒装-v 里的助动词要提前 What is really worrying is that no one I know,including myself,could go cold turkey.I cant even imagine going without social networki
15、ng for a week-think of all the important appointments,invitations and news updates you would miss!Alcoholics who want to quit drinking can avoid booze,but how do we give up our phones?After all,I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time.V系S从go cold tur
16、key其实表示的是“突然停止某种坏习惯(如抽烟、幽酒等);突然完全停止使用毒品”。这里的“cold turkey”更多的指的是一种状态，即人们在戒毒、戒酒或戒烟期间，脸色苍白、浑身泛冷发抖、起鸡皮疙瘩(goose bumps)的样子，看上去就像是一只冰冷的、未经料理的火鸡一样，这才有了这种说法。that What is really worrying is that no one I know,including myself,could go cold turkey.I cant even imagine going without social networking for a week-
17、think of all the important appointments,invitations and news updates you would miss!Alcoholics who want to quit drinking can avoid booze,but how do we give up our phones?After all,I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time.V系S从that想象v.imagine doing sth.imgaine thatwithout 没有约会；任命邀请新闻thatV避免,回避联系So,thats the problem with social networking.Were hard-wired in,but were more disconnected than ever.disconnect 切断联系 v.adv.曾经
