时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2006年


英语课

As China develops, the Internet’s presence is inescapable. But some get tangled 1 in the World Wide Web becoming addicted 2 to the Internet. 13-year old Xiao Yi paid the ultimate price for his obsession 3. He rode an elevator to the top of a 24-storey building and then jumped to his death. His suicide note explained he wanted to enter another life to meet the characters from the online games he played constantly, sometimes days in a row. “He had a kind of fixation.” Xiao Yi’s father says, “He threw himself into an imaginary world.”

Internet addiction 4 got attention in China when stories such as Xiao Yi’s popped up in China state-run press. Internet addicts 5 who died from exhaustion 6 after spending days online or murdered others in search of virtual possessions. Public outrage 7 over these incidents spurred the opening of China’s first Internet addiction treatment center.

The clinic’s military style tactics might seem harsh. But it’s a popular choice for worried parents.

"Ever since our door's opened, every bed has been full.” Says the center’s director. 20 at a time come for medical treatment and counseling. They are also kept busy with activities, designed to distract them from the lure 8 of computers.

“I’m confident this will work or I wouldn’t have come here,” explains this college student. Critics aren’t so sure. Some argue the government is exaggerating concerns about Internet addiction as an excuse to crack down on Internet cafes and domestic game sites. But for China’s estimated 2 million Internet addicts, the temptation of the wired world is a real problem. Even at the clinic, the closest Internet café is just steps away.

Celia Hatton, CBS news, BeiJing.



1 tangled
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
  • He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
  • She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
2 obsession
n.困扰,无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
  • I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
  • She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
3 addiction
n.上瘾入迷,嗜好
  • He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
  • Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。
4 addicts
有…瘾的人( addict的名词复数 ); 入迷的人
  • a unit for rehabilitating drug addicts 帮助吸毒者恢复正常生活的机构
  • There is counseling to help Internet addicts?even online. 有咨询机构帮助网络沉迷者。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
5 exhaustion
n.耗尽枯竭,疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽,详尽无遗的论述
  • She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
  • His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了,显然是太累了。
6 outrage
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
7 lure
n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引
  • Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
  • He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
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