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Unit 3 The world online(1)
1．Social media has completely taken over(占上风；接管；控制) everyday life，affecting how
society runs and changing individuals in ways that even they can feel.
2．To teenager Bryson Lan，deleting social media helped eliminate a significant distraction in his
routine and keep up with(赶上；不落在后面) teachers.
3．For example，Lan found his interest in photography blossom(熟词生义：v.蓬勃发展) after
seeing works from other photographers on social media.
4．Although(意为“尽管”，引导让步状语从句) some people might be discouraged(vt.使灰
心；使泄气) by other artists’ impressive works，Lan is inspired to produce better photographs.
5．But we also need to have the skills to make good use of(充分利用) social media，and that
depends on each person’s efforts.
①“充分利用”的其他表达方式：make the most of；take full advantage of
②be of great use很有用,It’s no use doing sth.做某事是没有用的。
6．Similarly(adv.相似地，同样地)，parents cannot see the content that their teen is sending or
receiving on Snapchat.
7．The company says it consulted with(与……协商) safety experts and academics and
conducted focus groups with parents to develop Family Center and it plans to roll out(正式推出)
more features(n.特征，特色) in the coming months.
8．I think these platforms(n.平台) want to show that they can take steps(采取措施) to protect
kids，that they can self-regulate and that they’re capable of doing it themselves without getting
the government involved(使……参与，干涉)．
9．The QR-code menu—which you access(v.访问) by scanning a black-and-white square with
your smartphone—has taken off(突然大受欢迎；迅速流行)．
10．Research suggests that，even if(意为“即使”，引导让步状语从句) everyone resists(vt.抵
抗；对抗) the temptation(n.诱惑) to check an incoming text message，merely having a phone
out on the table makes a meal less fun for all involved.
11．The social-psychology researcher Ryan Dwyer and his colleagues randomly(adv.随机地)
assigned some people to keep (assign sb to do sth 指派某人做某事) their phone out when
dining with friends and others to put it away.
12．Struck by(被……触动) how short life was，he was fueled by a strong desire(n.欲望，渴
望) to live every day to its fullest(充分过好每一天)．
13．Since then，the pair have been making their way(前往) across borders，continents andseas，covering 25,000 miles in all.
14．Traveling always has some ups and downs(浮沉；兴衰；荣辱)．
15．Also，he had no alternative but(除了……别无选择) to patiently navigate(熟词生义：vt.
正确处理，有效应对) through various challenging situations and restrictions imposed(v.施加，
强加) in different countries.
16．Traditional friendships require(v.需要) a lot of time and emotion to maintain(v.维持，维
护)，while having a dazi means not needing to carry those burdens.
