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Parties and social gathering no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is because of mobile-phone.
At parties, more people are on their phones than on their drinks. According to a recent International Data Corporation Study, over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it as soon as they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too many people in society are using smartphones while driving and as a result, they get into danger. 34 percent of teenagers admit sending messages while driving. People's addiction (沉溺) to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.
Just as drivers ignore the importance of focusing (集中注意力) while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the importance of human communication. When with their friends, some people aimlessly check or send messages in front of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, depending on our smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face-to-face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.
As many people risk their lives and the lives of people around them just to send a message or mindlessly check their messages, smartphones are in many ways more dangerous to people. The quality of this technology is preventing societal achievements and weakening the value of communication. Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to communicate face to face, but it is also lowering society's ability to communicate.
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Beijing's Forbidden City is a place full of wonders. From its thousands of rooms to its many beautiful artifacts, it's no wonder that it is one of China's most popular scenic (spot). But even more than 600 years after it(build), it's still managing to serve up surprises.
The Forbidden City draws visitors because of its rich history and (culture) significance, but perhaps it should add one more thing to its list of attractions: earthquake shelter. While most structures aren't made (survive) natural disasters, the Forbidden City seems to withstand anything.
To show how strong the ancient Chinese architecture really is,model of one of the Forbidden City's palaces was put to the test. It survived a simulated (模拟的) earthquake measuring 9. 5 on the Richter Scale — equal to the(large) ever recorded quake. Instead of falling apart, the model was just moved gently during the test.
According to experts, the key the Forbidden City's strength, as well as other ancient Chinese structures, (lie) in dougong (斗拱) — a centuriesold building method invented in China. Ancient Chinese craftsmen created structures were both enduring (耐久的) and elegant, (show) their advanced understanding of mathematics, architecture, materials, and structural science.
