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Unit 7 Trends Hi Everyone! My life is crazier than ever. I’m living in New York now, and I’m working for C. I’m a trend hunter. It’s really fun, but it’s wearing me out! I have to work late everyday. Tonight, I’m working at home because I’m doing Internet research. I’m figuring out what the new fashion trends are. I found out that paper shoes are the hot new thing. Isn’t that weird? The shoes are made of thick paper. They’re cheap, but they only last a couple of weeks! You can’t wear them when you work out at the gym, because they fall apart! Last week, I had to find out what the new dining trends are. The big trend is to eat out. Did you know that 64 percent of people between 20 and 30 go to restaurant four times a week? I can’t believe how much money people spend on eating out! I’m glad I don’t spend that much eating out. You all know me: I’m a homebody. I don’t like to go out that much anyway. I like to have people over and make a big dinner. When I lived in Buenos Aires, I cooked for everyone! I miss those days. Actually, I’m feeling a little homesick right now. Does anyone want to come visit? Think it over? 大家好！ 我的生活从来没像现在这么忙碌过。我现在住在纽约，在“酷猎”网站工作。我是一名潮流猎手，这份工作非常有趣，却也让我精疲力竭。我每天都不得不工作到很晚。今晚，因为要进行一些网络搜索，所以才可以待在家里工作。我正在调查目前最新的潮流是什么，结果发现纸制的鞋子是现在最热门的东西。是不是有点怪？这种鞋子是用很厚的纸做的，非常便宜，但只能穿几个星期！如果你想去健身馆锻炼，那肯定不能穿着它，因为它会散开的！ 上周，我要了解的是什么就餐方式最流行。结果发现外出就餐是现在的潮流。你知道吗？年龄在20-30岁之间的人当中，有64%的人每周会去饭店吃4次。真不敢相信他们在这上面要花多少钱！我庆幸自己不会花这么多钱出去吃饭。你们是知道我的，我很宅，不管怎样都不喜欢经常在外面吃饭。我会请朋友到我家来，给他们做顿大餐。我以前住在布宜诺斯艾利斯的时候，饭都是我做的！真怀念那些日子。我真有点想家了。你们愿不愿意来我这里看看？好好考虑一下！ Text A Literacy and Text Messaging In the age of text messaging, where words are reduced to incomplete forms and symbols, many people question the future of literacy. But experts point out that, in fact, technology has put new emphasis on reading and writing. Timothy Shanahan, president of the International Reading Association, points to the more than 30 billion e-mail messages and 5 billion text messages that are exchanged every day as evidence