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bridging generation gap intro: Critics of mobile phones are never short of ammunitions. But this time people are talking about the upsides as well as downsides of text messaging for kids. How is it possible for parents and children to feel closer by text messaging? Here is the report. Please read the following words carefully before listening to the news. acronym n.? a word formed from the initials or other parts of several words, e.g. NATO, from the initial letters of North Atlantic Treaty Organization 首字母缩写而成的单词 Pew Research Center 一个做民意调查的机构，网址是 upside n.? the most favorable or positive aspect of a situation or event 有利的一面 down to a science: describing something (as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge 可以系统学习的(事物) emoticon n. emotional+icon （手机中或网络聊天中）表示感情的图标 lingo n. 专业术语 Spelling Bee: 美国的一个单词拼写比赛，参加选手都是青少年学生 miss out 错过 tendency n. （有做某件事的）趋向 adolescence n. 青少年时期 intimacy n. 亲密，亲近 illusion n. 幻觉，美好却又不真实的想法 companionship n. 有同伴陪伴，和同伴在一起 a fine balance to strike: 非常难取得的平衡 face-to-face contact: 面对面的交往 social lifeline:社交的重要途径 ? Can you write down the orginal words for the following acronyms? ? ROFLL ________ (key: rolling) ________ (key: on) ________ (key: floor) ________ (key: laughing)? LOL ________ (key:laughing) ________ (key:out) loud ? TTYL ________ (key:talk ) ________ (key:to ) ________ (key:you) ________ (key:later) ? MU ________ (key:miss) ________ (key:you) GTG ________ (key:gotta) ________ (key:go) ? POS ________ (key:parents) ________ (key:on) ________ (key:shoulder) ? Please listen to the news and complete the following multiple-choice exercises. ? 1 Why are experts worried about the overuse of mobile phone communication such as text-messaging for adolescents?? A. It will cost parents too much money.B. Children are exposed to too much radiation.C. Children may ignore the face-to-face contact with each other and have the illusion of companionsh