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English in Current Affairs ?高级时事英语?;Unit 8 Information Highway Session Two P 414-416 Text ;Cyberspace for Kids? Childrens fascination with computers is not guaranteed to last. The Internet can be frustrating for kids if steps are not taken to ensure that they know how to use it. Mary Yasmin takes a look at the situation. ;cyberspace n. the new world of information created by the worldwide Internet which we can explore through our computers电脑空间，网络空间 cyber- 表示电脑的,自动控制的“ eg. cyberculture n.电脑化社会,电脑化文明,(对社会、政治、 文化等的)电脑化影响 cybernetics　n. 控制论;1 Giving a child a computer and a powerful modem will enable him or her to access the valuable information that cyberspace has to offer and thus zoom ahead of his/her peers. Or so parents have been persuaded to believe. But doubts are creeping in.;2 Expensive computing equipment (that children were excited by for a while) is often left to gather dust. Children describe feeling bored and frustrated by the Internet. They waste time surfing the ‘Net’ and don’t know what to do when they get error messages. ‘I used to spend hours browsing but I hardly ever found anything suitable for my age group,’ says 12 year Mark Rutherford. Many other children complain that most sites are aimed at adults.;3 Harriet Jones, 11, described another common problem. ‘Even’ when I find something interesting, I don t know how to save it or print it out.’ It seems that even when young users find potentially interesting information, they havent a clue what to do with it or how to use it in any constructive way. Parents comment that the Internet is just not user-friendly for children.;4 Computers have become like discarded toys in many homes. The picture is familiar, isnt it? You buy an exciting play things for your children and if they dont know how to use them, they, play for a while and then get bored. The key here is guidance. The Internet can only be useful for most children if they know how to use it. ‘Chil