Has the Internet Made Us Stupid?
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ID: 3059
Upper Intermediate
Do you remember a time before smartphones, where dinnertime debates were so much more interesting? Now that everything is on our devices, we seem to have outsourced our brains to technology. Do you agree with this statement?
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 趟 | tàng | measure word for trips | |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | to develop | |
| 大幅 | dàfú | by a large margin | |
| 降低 | jiàngdī | to lower |
你这次出国几号出发要几点到机场需不需要我载你一趟
nǐ 你zhè 这cì 次chūguó 出国jǐ 几hào 号chūfā 出发yào 要jǐ diǎn 几点dào 到jīchǎng 机场xū bu xūyào 需不需要wǒ 我zài 载nǐ 你yī 一tāng 趟
What date are you setting off on this trip abroad? And what time do you have to be at the airport? Do you need me to give you a lift?
我看一下你等一下我拿手机我是后天早上八点的飞机
wǒ 我kàn 看yīxià 一下nǐ 你děng 等yīxià 一下wǒ 我ná 拿shǒujī 手机wǒ 我shì 是hòutiān 后天zǎoshang 早上bādiǎn 八点de 的fēijī 飞机
Let me see.. wait here a minute. I'll get my phone... I'm going the day after tomorrow, and my flight is at eight in the morning.
这还要查呀科技的发展果然大幅降低了你的记忆力
zhè 这hái 还yào 要chá 查ya 呀kējì 科技de 的fāzhǎn 发展guǒrán 果然dàfú 大幅jiàngdī 降低le 了nǐ 你de 的jìyìlì 记忆力
Even this you need to look up? Technological development has really made your memory deteriorate dramatically.
哈哈你说的倒是真的我还有点怀念几年前大家在餐桌上为了冷知识争论不休的日子现在各自掏出手机就结束话题了
hāhā 哈哈nǐ 你shuō 说de 的dàoshì 倒是zhēnde 真的wǒ 我hái 还yǒudiǎnr 有点huáiniàn 怀念jǐnián 几年qián 前dàjiā 大家zài 在cānzhuō 餐桌shàng 上wèile 为了lěngzhīshi 冷知识zhēnglùnbùxiū 争论不休de 的rìzi 日子xiànzài 现在gèzì 各自tāochū 掏出shǒujī 手机jiù 就jiéshù 结束huàtí 话题le 了
Ha ha! You're right there. I kind of miss the days a few years ago when we would have lively arguments around the dinner table over trivia. Now everyone just takes out their phones and the topic is over.
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