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Don’t Let the Cell Phone Kidnap You

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Don’t Let the Cell Phone Kidnap You

我wǒ的de生活shēng huó被bèi手机shǒu jī绑架bǎng jià了le,我wǒ不bù知道zhī dào这zhè是shì从cóng什么shén me时候shí hou开始kāi shǐ的de。

我wǒ已经yǐ jīng不bù再zài和hé朋友péng you们men进行jìn xíng真正zhēn zhèng的de交谈jiāo tán了le,我们wǒ men只zhǐ是shì在zài社交shè jiāo网络wǎng luò上shàng发fā发fā信息xìn xī、发fā发fā表情biǎo qíng。

我wǒ甚至shèn zhì都dōu很hěn少shǎo和hé家人jiā rén说话shuō huà了le,他们tā men也yě都dōu在zài各自gè zì的de手机shǒu jī上shàng有yǒu着zhe精彩jīng cǎi的de生活shēng huó,就jiù像xiàng我wǒ一样yī yàng。

有yǒu时候shí hou,我wǒ会huì突然tū rán想xiǎng起qǐ和hé家人jiā rén朋友péng you一起yī qǐ吃饭chī fàn、聊天liáo tiān的de日子rì zi,我wǒ发现fā xiàn自己zì jǐ真zhēn的dí很hěn怀念huái niàn那nà种zhǒng日子rì zi。

对duì,手机shǒu jī的de世界shì jiè很hěn精彩jīng cǎi,我们wǒ men可以kě yǐ玩wán游戏yóu xì、购物gòu wù、聊天liáo tiān等děng等děng。

但是dàn shì,我们wǒ men需要xū yào拿ná出chū更gèng多duō的de时间shí jiān和hé家人jiā rén朋友péng you相处xiāng chǔ,和hé现实xiàn shí世界shì jiè相处xiāng chǔ。

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Vocabulary 77 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
绑架 bǎng jiàto kidnap / to abduct / to hijack
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
不 bùno; not so
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
什么 shén mewhat?
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
已经 yǐ jīngalready
再 zàiagain; once more; re-
和 héand; together with
朋友 péng youfriend
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
真正 zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true
交谈 jiāo tánto discuss; to converse
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
社交 shè jiāointeraction / social contact
网络 wǎng luònetwork
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
发 fāto send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money
信息 xìn xīinformation; news; message
表情 biǎo qíng(facial) expression
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
都 dōu(used for emphasis) even
很 hěnvery; quite
少 shǎoseldom
家人 jiā rénfamily member
说话 shuō huàto speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories
他们 tā menthey; them
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
各自 gè zìrespective
有 yǒuto have; there is
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
精彩 jīng cǎiwonderful / marvelous / brilliant
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
像 xiàngto resemble / to be like / to look as if
一样 yī yàngjust like
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
突然 tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
想 xiǎngto think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
起 qǐverb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc)
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
吃饭 chī fànto have a meal / to eat
聊天 liáo tiānto chat; to gossip
日子 rì zidays of one's life
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
真 zhēnreally / truly / indeed
怀念 huái niànto cherish the memory of / to think of / to reminisce
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
对 duìright; correct
世界 shì jièworld
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
玩 wánto play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
游戏 yóu xìgame
购物 gòu wùshopping
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
但是 dàn shìbut; however
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
拿 náto hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
时间 shí jiāntime
相处 xiāng chǔto be in contact (with sb) / to associate / to interact / to get along (well, poorly)
现实 xiàn shíreal; actual / realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested