2013牛津译林版选修七Unit 1《Living with technology》课件pptⅢ.pptVIP

Yet，once again，most mobile phone calls are about rather small matters.When asked later what the call was about，your friend always answers，‘Oh，nothing really.’If the call was really about ‘nothing’，then why was it so important as to interrupt your conversation and waste your precious time? Of course，using the mobile phone for text messages is the worst.In one study,girls average 80 text messages a day，and boys average 30.What do people talk about in text messages？While these messages always seem important at the time，most people cannot really remember them the next day.Phones and text messages focus on building relationships with many people.However，these relationships are often quite shallow. Many teenagers say that while they have a lot of friends，they really have no best friend.The use of technology for communication rather than talking face to face is one reason why this is true.Meanwhile，real relationships are often sacrificed，and whatever personal peace one has is destroyed whenever the phone rings. The Amish in general have a higher degree of mental health than most people.They have very calm and stable lives because they value community and living in peace above all else，especially new technology.Maybe they are right.Maybe we should throw all of our phones into the dustbin，along with our cars and TVs for good measure.Maybe we should rid ourselves of modern technology and return to simpler times. What’s that? ...Sorry，I have to go. The phone’s ringing... 然而，也许阿曼门诺派教徒有个合理的观点。哪一个更像是朋友呢：是你在电话中经常交谈的某个人，还是你经常面对面地交谈的某个人？还有，如果你需要帮助，谁能更好地帮助你呢：是远方的某个人，还是与你同处一室的某个人？在一起并分享生活，其中蕴藏着某种重要的东西，而这种东西是无法通过电话线获得的。 电话还有其他缺点。例如，无论在什么情况下，当电话铃声响起时，为了能接电话，一切都要停下来。你们一家人可能正在一起吃晚饭或聊天，这却会被电话打断。然而，大多数电话不是真的那么重要。它们当然不会比与家人在一起共度时光更重要。还有, 当你专注地看一本书或者只想休息时,电话似乎总是响个不停，打破了你本来可以享有的一切安宁。可打电话的人常常只是一名推销员或拨错了号码的某个人。 有了移动电话,这样的问题就更多了。有多少次你正在与一位朋友交谈，可是仅仅为了接一个电话，你的朋友就中断了交谈呢？由于某种原因，一个平常的手机来电几乎总是被赋予比面对面交谈更多的重要性。不过，话又说回来，大部分的手机来电只涉及相 当微不足道的事情。当事后被问及来电是有关什么事时，你的朋友总是回答说：“噢，其实也没什么事。”如果来电真的是“没什么事”，那么它