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情景交际-你有资讯癖

时间:2013-12-05 13:05:00

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   A: can't bear it, right? I've been there before. I'll feel uncomfortable if no one calls me or sends me text messages, like there is something missing.

  R: yeah, that's right. If no one sends me tect messages, I'll go crazy.
  A: actually, this is a kind of addiction1 called "information" or "information overload2".
  R: addiction? checking emails and text messages often can be called an addiction? no way!
  A: yes, it is. Do you consider a frequent check of your income emails to be an integral part of your working day?
  R: aboslutely.
  A: do you have your cell phone with you wherever you go and check text messages and phone calls from time to time?
  R: yeah, it's a must. Otherwise,I may miss important phone calls and text messages.
  A: do you open all your IM tools whenever you're using a computer?
  R: yes. MSN, QQ, Skype, Google Talk, Ali wangwang, everything, so that I'll be in touch with all friends and relatives.
  A: now I can tell you're definitely addicted3 to the overflow4 of information.

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1 addiction JyEzS     
n.上瘾入迷,嗜好
参考例句:
  • 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。
2 overload RmHz40     
vt.使超载;n.超载
参考例句:
  • Don't overload the boat or it will sink.别超载,否则船会沉。
  • Large meals overload the digestive system.吃得太饱会加重消化系统的负担。
3 addicted dzizmY     
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
参考例句:
  • 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。
4 overflow fJOxZ     
v.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出
参考例句:
  • The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
  • After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后,河水可能溢出岸来。