十万美元，想要吗？
可口可乐公司提供了这笔钱，如果有人能停止使用智能手机一年，就可以得到这笔钱。
比赛规定，参加比赛的人只能使用1996年生产的非智能手机，一年内不能使用智能手机或者平板电脑，但是可以使用笔记本电脑。
当然，如果你只能坚持6个月，也能得到1万美元。
因为现在特别是年轻人几乎需要用智能手机做一切事情，大家好像都不能想象没有智能手机的生活了。
比赛开始以后，一位29岁的纽约作家被选中，现在已经过了8个月，她决定一年结束以后也不再使用智能手机。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand / a great number |
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 可口可乐 | Kě kǒu kě lè | Coca-Cola |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 笔 | bǐ | (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of |
| 智能 | zhì néng | intelligent / smart |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) / match |
| 规定 | guī dìng | regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate / to take part / to join |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 生产 | shēng chǎn | to produce; to manufacture |
| 非 | fēi | non-; un-; in-; de- |
| 内 | nèi | within |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot / must not / should not |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 平板 | píng bǎn | slab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate / tablet computer |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) / (computing) laptop; notebook |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 特别 | tè bié | very; especially; particularly / in particular |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 几乎 | jī hū | almost; nearly; practically |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 一切 | yī qiè | every / all |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | to seem like |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 想象 | xiǎng xiàng | to imagine; to envision |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 纽约 | Niǔ yuē | New York |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author |
| 被 | bèi | used 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 |
| 选中 | xuǎn zhòng | to select; to choose; to decide on |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 结束 | jié shù | to finish / to end / to conclude / to close |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |