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Unit4Bodylanguage

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(2020·安徽省部分重点中学高三联考)

RememberVitaminwaters“freeofrollingscreensforayear”challengethatpeopletobefreefromsmartphonesforawholeyearwillwin$100，000?Well,ElanaMugdan，aNewYorkwoman,hasbeenintoitforeightmonths,andjustfourmonthsawayfromclaimingthegrandprize.

VitaminwatermadenewsheadlineslastDecemberwhenitannounceditsuniquechallenge.Thousandsofpeopleappliedtobechosenastheperfectcandidatetospendayearwithouttouchingtheirsmartphones,butintheend,theonlypersonwhogottotryandsurvivedforanentireyearwithoutahandheldsmartphonewasElanaMugdan,a29yearoldfictionwriterfromQueens,NewYork.Eightmonthsintothechallenge,sheclaims，ithasbeenafreeandeyeopeningexperiencethatshowsherjusthowdependentshebecomesonhersmartphone.Eventhoughtherearetimeswhenshemissesherhandheldsmartphone,sheplanstogoonlivingwithoutitevenafterthechallengeends，becauseshereallydoesntwanttogobacktodayswhensheoverusedit,wastedtime,stayedupallhoursofthenightonit，andwasobsessed_

Butnothavingaccesstohersmartphonereallymadecertainsituationsalotharderthanshecouldhaveimaginedthembefore.“Manypeopledidmeafavor.However,once,Ialmostgetstranded(被滞留的)intheSeaTacAirportbecausethephonenumberIdwrittendownwaswrong,andIhadnowayofreferrngtotherightone,nowayofcallingacab,andnooneinthestatewhocouldhelpme，”theyoungwritersaid.

Anothertime,hercars“checkengine”lightturnedonwhileshewasdrivinginanunfamiliarareaatnight.ShecouldntuseherphonesGPS,orevencheckwhatthelightmeantonlineorfindanearbycarrepairshop.Butshelearnedtoovercomethesesituations.Andnowsheclaimsthelasteightmonthsofphonefreelifehavebeenoneofthebestadventuresofherlifeandthatshellkeepitforanotherfourmonths.

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