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HEFEI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- DMAX, a large film screen made with Chinese independent technology, on Monday was put into commercial use in a cinema in the eastern province of Anhui, as developers hope to break the IMAX monopoly in China's booming film m

Too much screen time bad for children

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每日一词【405】screen：检查

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