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Section Ⅴ Lesson 3
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SO CLOSE,YET SO FAR
Mark never stops socialising with① his friends online.But he's also never felt more alone.[“否定词+比较级”结构表示最高级含义]
Where am I? What am I doing? If you're one of my 500 friends online, you'll always be the first to know.My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance②,so I'm constantly③ posting updates on social media④—whether I'm having a coffee, on my way to school,watching TV...[whether引导的让步状语从句] even when I'm in the shower.As soon as I open my eyes in the morning, I check through⑤ all my social networking apps, read my emails and answer text messages.I do the same thing all over again while I'm having breakfast.
I live in a university dorm⑥ with a couple of great roommates.I have a neverending flow of⑦ messages and updates from all the people I associate with⑧ online.Yet the truth of the matter is: I feel lonely.
I'm barely⑨ the only person who feels this way.According to research, over twothirds of young people find it easier to make friends online than it is “in real life”.[“find+it+adj.+to to”结构]I'm way⑩ beyond a shy or reserved⑪ person, but I'm wired up⑫every day, like most of my friends.On the surface⑬, I have an active social life.I attend parties and play sports but I'm always distracted⑭.They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality⑮,my mind is always a million miles away.I obsess over⑯ exactly how many followers I have on my account, but I can't remember the birthdays of some of my oldest mates⑰.
Social networking dominates⑱ my life in so many ways.Sometimes I set deadlines⑲for myself: I will start doing my homework at 8 p.m., and aim to finish in two hours.At 7:50 p.m., I'm still scrolling through⑳my friends' silly posts and photos.Before I know it,[转眼之间,一下子] it's 9:30 p.m. and I still haven't moved an inch from the sofa.I download song after song, video after video, but I'm not really paying attention.The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than truly enjoying it.My