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A Powerful Influence There can be no doubt at all(根本) that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly ever（几乎不） doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious（对…好奇） to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful（伤害） to their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time staring at （盯着看成） their computers? Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, absorbed（沉迷） in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should make（利用） of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word（诺言） that it won’t interfere(妨碍 with homework. If the child is not holding（坚持） to this arrangement(安排), the parent can take more drastic(严厉的，极端的) steps（采取措施） dealing with a childs use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating（协商）_ any other sort of bargain about(就(某物)讨价还价 behaviour. Any parent who is seriously（严重） alarmed about a childs behaviour should make an appointment(约定discuss（讨论） the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily（必定） affect a childs performance at school. Even if a child is absolutely（完全地） crazy about using the Internet，he or she is probably just going（度过） through a phase(阶段，时期), and in a few months there will be something else to worry about! Helen and Martin With a thoughtful sigh(长叹一声…事) of her brother. Almost without warning(预兆) , Martin had lost his job with a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in New York as a key figure in the US office. Somehow the two of them hadnt bothered(烦扰) to keep in touch and, left alone, Helen had slowly found her confidence(对…有信心) in her own judgment growing. Ignoring(不顾) the wishes of her parents, she had left university halfway through(过程中) her course and now