Pre-reading

Question: What is psychologist’s suggestion for children using electronics?

Intensive Reading

A British agency writes a report. It says that children are using electronics more and more. Some very young children have tablets. They use them over an hour a day. Some older children use their electronics for many hours a week.

一家英国机构出具了一份报告。报告称，孩子们使用电子产品的时间越来越长。一些非常小的孩子已经有平板了。他们每天使用平板时间超过一个小时。一些大点儿的孩子每周使用电子产品时间多达数小时。

A psychologist says that parents need to set rules. These rules say when and where their children can use their electronics. A mother says that her children argue with her when she asks them to get off the electronics.

一位心理学家说，父母需要制定一些规则。规定孩子可以在什么时候，什么地方使用电子产品。一位母亲说，当她要求孩子们远离电子产品时，孩子与她发生了争执。

No one knows how much time is OK for children to use electronics. However, they should not use them for very long.

没有人知道孩子使用电子产品多长时间比较合适。不过，他们不应该使用太长时间。

Notes:

1.electronics：n. 电子学；电子设备；电子电路故障可以说：a fault in the electronics。

2.psychologist：n. 心理学家；心理医生。指研究心理学或者可以治疗心理疾病的人。

3.set rules：制定规则，立规矩。没有规矩不成方圆：No rules no standards.

4.argue：v. 主张，认为；说服；争论。与某人吵架可以说argue with sb.。

Exercise:

Discuss with your classmates and ask them how long they use their tablets every week.