文档介绍：story 1209
[A Powerful Influence] Birds[bə:d] not holding to this arrangement,)
n. 影响 hesitation [,hezi'teiʃən]
(There can be no doubt at all that the n. 犹豫(the parent can take more
has made a huge difference to drastic steps dealing with a child's use of
our lives. ) the is not much different from
better ['betəmənt] negotiating any other soft of bargain
n. 更好的(Parents are worried that about behaviour.)
children spend too much time playing aware [ə'wεə]
on the , hardly ever doing ,知道(Any parent who is
anything else in their spare time.) seriously alarmed about a child's
top [tɔp] behaviour should make an appointment
(Naturally, parents are curious to discuss the matter with a teacher.)
to find out why the is so maintaining [mein'teiniŋ]
attractive, and they want to know if it ,维持(Spending time in front of
the screen does not necessarily affect a
can be harmful to their children. )
child's performance at school. Even if a
from [强 frɔm, 弱 frəm]
keen [ki:n]
(Should parents worry if
adj. 敏锐的 child is absolutely crazy
their children are spending that much about using the ,he or she is
time staring at puters?. probably just going through a phase, and
in a few months there will be something
for [强 fɔ:, 弱 fə]
else to worry about!
(Obviously; if children are )
bent over puters for hours, make [meik]
absorbed in some game, instead of doing ,构造(Family History)
their homework, then something is wrong. devotes [di'vəut] 家族史
offered [ɔ:fəd] vt. 献身于,致力于(In an age when
v. 提供(Parents and children could technology is developing faster than
decide how much use the child should make ever before, many people are being
of the , and the child should attracted to the idea of looking
give his or her word that it won ’ t eventually [i'ventʃuəli]
interfere with homework. If the child is ,终于(back into the past.
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One way they can do this is by ì opponent [ə'