Itseemsthatnoonelikestowaitthesedays.Nomatterwhattheyhavetowaitfor,itseemsthatpeoplejustcan’twait.Thefactisthattechnologyhasspoiledus.TheInternet,microwaves,cellphones,fastfood,andcreditcardshaveallprovidedwonderfulconvenience,yettheyhaverobbedusofthevirtueofpatience.Whatissowrongwithtechnology?Wehavebecomelazy.Somepeopleusetheircarstotravelevenoneblocksothattheydon’thavetowalk.Therearetoomanypeoplewhocan’tcook,anddon’tgetanyexercise.Wehavealsobecomeanunhealthysociety.Heartdisease,diabetes(糖尿病),andobesityarekillingourhealth,andtechnologyisamajorcontributortomanydeaths.Theuseofcellphoneswhiledrivinghascausedlotsofaccidents,butsomanycontinuetodothateveryday.Itisnotthattheydon’thavetimetotalklaterbutthattheyjustcan’twait.Teenagerstexteachotherinclass,andfilltheirheadswithpopularmusicinthehallwaysatschool.Itisnotonlydistracting(使分心)themfromlearning,butitfillstheirneedforinstantsatisfaction.Howcanweovercomethebadeffectsoftechnology?Rememberthatgoodthingscometothosewhowait.Ifyoucandisciplineyourselfnottogetsoangryandfrustratedwhenthingsdon’thappenasquicklyasyoulike,youwillfindyourselfhappier.Takesometimeawayfromtechnology.Turnoffyourcellphoneeveryonceinawhile.Goforquietwalksonyourown.Takeyourtime,otherwiseyouwillloseit.Questions1.Doyouoftenlistentomusicinthehallwaysatschool?2.Whataretheeffectsoftechnologytopeople'slife?Everyonehastheirowndreams.Theygiveuscourage(勇气)andconfidencetokeepusgoingthroughdifficulties.Hereissomeadviceonhowtorealizeourbeautifuldreams.Nevergivingupisthekeytomakingourdreamscometrue.Wemayfailfromtimetotime,butwecanlearnfromfailure(失败),correctourmistakesandtryagainuntilweachieveourgoals.Forthatreason,nomatterwhatdifficultproblemswemeet,wewon’tfailunless(除非)wegiveupourhopes.Ourlifeislikealongjourneywhichisnotallroses.Itsometimeshaswindandrain.Webelieverainbows(彩虹)willappearafterstorms.Wewillrealizeourdreamsatlastifwedoourbest.Cooperation(合作)isalsonecessary.Everyonelikesapersonwhoisgoodatcooperatingwithothers.Besides,inoursociety,mostproblemscan’tbesolvedbyonepersonalone.Eachofusislikeasmallpartofamachine.Ifonepartisn’tinorder,themachinecannotworkwell.It'shardforapersonwhoisawayfromthesocietytohaveadeepunderstandingoftheworld.Cooperationisbecomingoneofthemostimportantwaysforpeoplelivinginthedevelopingsociety.Asasayinggoes,“Onetreedoesn’tmakeaforest.”Atthesametime,weshouldlearntoexamineourabilitiesbecauseithelpsusknowaboutouradvantagesanddisadvantagesaswellasgetafullcontrolofourselves.Thenwemaybeconfidentenoughtofacechallenges.Followthesuggestionsabove,andourdreamsaresuretocometrue.Questions:1.What’syourdream?2.Readcarefullyandtranslatetheunderlinedsentencewithyourwords.
