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图①：妈妈喊大家吃饭了，我却还盯着平板电脑。
mā ma hǎn dà jiā chī fàn le wǒ què hái dīng zhe píng bǎn diàn nǎo
Mum calls everyone for dinner, but I am still staring at my tablet.
图②：天黑了，我的眼睛又干又涩，家人却在一旁说说笑笑。
tiān hēi le wǒ de yǎn jing yòu gān yòu sè jiā rén què zài yì páng shuō shuo xiào xiào
It is dark now; my eyes are dry and sore, while my family chats and laughs nearby.
图③：全家约定：过了晚上八点，大家都把手机、平板电脑放进篮子里。
quán jiā yuē dìng guò le wǎn shang bā diǎn dà jiā dōu bǎ shǒu jī píng bǎn diàn nǎo fàng jìn lán zi lǐ
The family agrees: once it is past eight at night, everyone puts their phones and tablets into the basket.
图④：我们围在桌边下棋、拼图，还玩纸飞机，客厅里充满了笑声。
wǒ men wéi zài zhuō biān xià qí pīn tú hái wán zhǐ fēi jī kè tīng lǐ chōng mǎn le xiào shēng
We gather round the table playing chess and doing a jigsaw, and fly a paper plane; the living room is full of laughter.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：妈妈叫大家吃饭的时候，我在做什么？
mā ma jiào dà jiā chī fàn de shí hou wǒ zài zuò shén me
When Mum called everyone for dinner, what was I doing?
答：我坐在懒人沙发上玩平板电脑，头也不抬，只应了一句“马上来”。
wǒ zuò zài lǎn rén shā fā shàng wán píng bǎn diàn nǎo tóu yě bù tái zhǐ yìng le yí jù mǎ shàng lái
I was on the beanbag playing on my tablet; I didn't even look up and only answered, "Coming!"
问：天黑以后，我的眼睛怎么样？我看到了什么？
tiān hēi yǐ hòu wǒ de yǎn jing zěn me yàng wǒ kàn dào le shén me
After dark, how were my eyes? What did I see?
答：我的眼睛又干又涩。我看见爸爸、妈妈和妹妹在沙发上说说笑笑。
wǒ de yǎn jing yòu gān yòu sè wǒ kàn jiàn bà ba mā ma hé mèi mei zài shā fā shàng shuō shuo xiào xiào
My eyes were dry and sore. I saw Dad, Mum and my little sister chatting and laughing on the sofa.
问：那一刻，我心里有什么感受？
nà yí kè wǒ xīn li yǒu shén me gǎn shòu
At that moment, how did I feel?
答：我觉得自己像个局外人，心里空荡荡的。
wǒ jué de zì jǐ xiàng gè jú wài rén xīn li kōng dàng dàng de
I felt like an outsider, empty inside.
问：全家人定了什么规矩？
quán jiā rén dìng le shén me guī ju
What rule did the family make?
答：过了晚上八点，大家的手机、平板电脑都要放进篮子里。
guò le wǎn shang bā diǎn dà jiā de shǒu jī píng bǎn diàn nǎo dōu yào fàng jìn lán zi lǐ
Once it is past eight in the evening, everyone's phones and tablets must go into the basket.
问：放下电子产品以后，一家人在做什么？
fàng xià diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn yǐ hòu yì jiā rén zài zuò shén me
After putting the devices away, what did the family do?
答：大家围在桌边下棋、拼图，还玩纸飞机，每个人都很开心。
dà jiā wéi zài zhuō biān xià qí pīn tú hái wán zhǐ fēi jī měi gè rén dōu hěn kāi xīn
We gathered round the table playing chess and doing a jigsaw, and flew a paper plane; everyone was very happy.
问：这件事让你明白了什么？
zhè jiàn shì ràng nǐ míng bai le shén me
What did this teach you?
答：玩电子产品要有节制，要多花时间陪伴家人。
wán diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn yào yǒu jié zhì yào duō huā shí jiān péi bàn jiā rén
Use devices in moderation, and spend more time with your family.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
迷上 头也不抬 不知不觉 又干又涩 模模糊糊 说说笑笑 局外人 空荡荡 约法三章 欢声笑语 沉迷 电子产品
迷上 mí shàng: to become hooked on; 头也不抬 tóu yě bù tái: without even looking up; 不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué: without realising; 又干又涩 yòu gān yòu sè: dry and sore; 模模糊糊 mó mo hū hū: blurry; 说说笑笑 shuō shuo xiào xiào: to chat and laugh; 局外人 jú wài rén: outsider; 空荡荡 kōng dàng dàng: empty; 约法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng: to agree on a few simple rules; 欢声笑语 huān shēng xiào yǔ: laughter and happy voices; 沉迷 chén mí: to be addicted to; 电子产品 diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn: electronic devices
我的眼睛紧紧地盯着屏幕，手指在上面点个不停。
wǒ de yǎn jing jǐn jǐn de dīng zhe píng mù shǒu zhǐ zài shàng miàn diǎn ge bù tíng
My eyes were glued to the screen, and my fingers kept tapping away on it.
那一刻，我忽然觉得自己像个局外人，心里空荡荡的。
nà yí kè wǒ hū rán jué de zì jǐ xiàng gè jú wài rén xīn li kōng dàng dàng de
At that moment I suddenly felt like an outsider, empty inside.
纸飞机“嗖”的一声飞过客厅，妹妹拍着手哈哈大笑。
zhǐ fēi jī sōu de yì shēng fēi guò kè tīng mèi mei pāi zhe shǒu hā hā dà xiào
The paper plane whooshed across the living room, and my little sister clapped and roared with laughter.
电子产品虽然有趣，但是不能沉迷其中。
diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn suī rán yǒu qù dàn shì bù néng chén mí qí zhōng
Electronic devices are fun, but we mustn't get hooked on them.
范文 Sample composition: 放下平板电脑以后
学校假期一开始，我就迷上了平板电脑里的游戏。
xué xiào jià qī yì kāi shǐ wǒ jiù mí shàng le píng bǎn diàn nǎo lǐ de yóu xì
As soon as the school holidays began, I got hooked on the games on my tablet.
每天一放下碗筷，我就坐在懒人沙发上，眼睛紧紧地盯着屏幕，手指在上面点个不停，常常忘了时间。
měi tiān yí fàng xià wǎn kuài wǒ jiù zuò zài lǎn rén shā fā shàng yǎn jing jǐn jǐn de dīng zhe píng mù shǒu zhǐ zài shàng miàn diǎn ge bù tíng cháng cháng wàng le shí jiān
Every day, the moment I put down my bowl and chopsticks, I sat on the beanbag with my eyes glued to the screen and my fingers tapping away, often losing track of time.
有一天傍晚，妈妈在客厅里喊：“吃饭啦！”
yǒu yì tiān bàng wǎn mā ma zài kè tīng lǐ hǎn chī fàn la
One evening, Mum called out in the living room, "Dinner's ready!"
我却头也不抬，随口应了一句：“马上来！”
wǒ què tóu yě bù tái suí kǒu yìng le yí jù mǎ shàng lái
But I didn't even look up and just answered offhandedly, "Coming!"
游戏正玩到最紧张的关头，我哪里舍得放下呢？
yóu xì zhèng wán dào zuì jǐn zhāng de guān tóu wǒ nǎ lǐ shě de fàng xià ne
The game was at its most exciting moment; how could I bear to put it down?
不知不觉，天已经黑了，月亮挂在窗外。
bù zhī bù jué tiān yǐ jīng hēi le yuè liang guà zài chuāng wài
Before I knew it, it was already dark, and the moon hung outside the window.
我的眼睛又干又涩，看东西模模糊糊的。
wǒ de yǎn jing yòu gān yòu sè kàn dōng xi mó mo hū hū de
My eyes were dry and sore, and everything looked blurry.
我揉了揉眼睛，抬起头，看见爸爸、妈妈和妹妹在沙发上说说笑笑，笑声一阵接一阵。
wǒ róu le róu yǎn jing tái qǐ tóu kàn jiàn bà ba mā ma hé mèi mei zài shā fā shàng shuō shuo xiào xiào xiào shēng yí zhèn jiē yí zhèn
I rubbed my eyes and looked up, and saw Dad, Mum and my little sister chatting and laughing on the sofa, one burst of laughter after another.
那一刻，我忽然觉得自己像个局外人，心里空荡荡的。
nà yí kè wǒ hū rán jué de zì jǐ xiàng gè jú wài rén xīn li kōng dàng dàng de
At that moment I suddenly felt like an outsider, empty inside.
那天晚上，我主动找爸爸妈妈谈心。
nà tiān wǎn shang wǒ zhǔ dòng zhǎo bà ba mā ma tán xīn
That night, I went to talk things over with Dad and Mum myself.
我们一家人约法三章：只要过了晚上八点，所有的手机、平板电脑都要放进桌上的篮子里，谁也不许偷偷拿出来。
wǒ men yì jiā rén yuē fǎ sān zhāng zhǐ yào guò le wǎn shang bā diǎn suǒ yǒu de shǒu jī píng bǎn diàn nǎo dōu yào fàng jìn zhuō shàng de lán zi lǐ shéi yě bù xǔ tōu tōu ná chū lái
Our family agreed on some simple rules: once it is past eight in the evening, all phones and tablets go into the basket on the table, and nobody may sneak them out.
我们还在篮子上贴了一张纸条，写着“八点以后”。
wǒ men hái zài lán zi shàng tiē le yì zhāng zhǐ tiáo xiě zhe bā diǎn yǐ hòu
We even stuck a note on the basket that said "After eight".
第二天晚上八点一到，我们就把手机、平板电脑放进了篮子。
dì èr tiān wǎn shang bā diǎn yí dào wǒ men jiù bǎ shǒu jī píng bǎn diàn nǎo fàng jìn le lán zi
The next evening, as soon as it was eight, we put our phones and tablets into the basket.
我们围在小桌子旁，有的下棋，有的拼图。
wǒ men wéi zài xiǎo zhuō zi páng yǒu de xià qí yǒu de pīn tú
We gathered round the little table; some played chess, others did a jigsaw.
我还折了一架纸飞机，纸飞机“嗖”的一声飞过客厅，妹妹拍着手哈哈大笑。
wǒ hái zhé le yí jià zhǐ fēi jī zhǐ fēi jī sōu de yì shēng fēi guò kè tīng mèi mei pāi zhe shǒu hā hā dà xiào
I also folded a paper plane; it whooshed across the living room, and my little sister clapped and roared with laughter.
客厅里到处是欢声笑语，我已经很久没有这么开心了。
kè tīng lǐ dào chù shì huān shēng xiào yǔ wǒ yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ méi yǒu zhè me kāi xīn le
The living room was full of laughter and happy voices; I hadn't been this happy in a long time.
一个星期过去了，我的眼睛不再干涩，和家人的感情也更好了。
yí gè xīng qī guò qù le wǒ de yǎn jing bú zài gān sè hé jiā rén de gǎn qíng yě gèng hǎo le
A week went by; my eyes were no longer dry and sore, and I felt closer to my family.
我明白了：电子产品虽然有趣，但是不能沉迷其中。
wǒ míng bai le diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn suī rán yǒu qù dàn shì bù néng chén mí qí zhōng
I understood: electronic devices are fun, but we mustn't get hooked on them.
真正的快乐，是和家人在一起的每一刻。
zhēn zhèng de kuài lè shì hé jiā rén zài yì qǐ de měi yí kè
Real happiness is every moment spent with your family.
范文二 从妹妹的角度 From the little sister's side
我的哥哥最近迷上了平板电脑。
wǒ de gē ge zuì jìn mí shàng le píng bǎn diàn nǎo
My big brother has recently become hooked on his tablet.
他一坐在懒人沙发上，眼睛就离不开屏幕。
tā yí zuò zài lǎn rén shā fā shàng yǎn jing jiù lí bu kāi píng mù
The moment he sits on the beanbag, his eyes never leave the screen.
我叫他陪我玩，他总是说：“等一下！”
wǒ jiào tā péi wǒ wán tā zǒng shì shuō děng yí xià
When I ask him to play with me, he always says, "Wait a moment!"
那天傍晚，妈妈喊大家吃饭。
nà tiān bàng wǎn mā ma hǎn dà jiā chī fàn
That evening, Mum called everyone to dinner.
爸爸和我马上站了起来，哥哥却连头也不抬。
bà ba hé wǒ mǎ shàng zhàn le qǐ lái gē ge què lián tóu yě bù tái
Dad and I got up at once, but my brother didn't even look up.
妈妈叫了三次，他才慢吞吞地走过来。
mā ma jiào le sān cì tā cái màn tūn tūn de zǒu guò lái
Mum called three times before he slowly came over.
吃完饭，他又拿起了平板电脑，一直玩到天黑。
chī wán fàn tā yòu ná qǐ le píng bǎn diàn nǎo yì zhí wán dào tiān hēi
After dinner he picked up the tablet again and played until dark.
我和爸爸妈妈坐在沙发上讲笑话，大家笑个不停。
wǒ hé bà ba mā ma zuò zài shā fā shàng jiǎng xiào hua dà jiā xiào ge bù tíng
Mum, Dad and I sat on the sofa telling jokes, laughing non-stop.
哥哥揉着红红的眼睛，看着我们，好像有点难过。
gē ge róu zhe hóng hóng de yǎn jing kàn zhe wǒ men hǎo xiàng yǒu diǎn nán guò
My brother rubbed his red eyes and looked at us, seeming a bit sad.
那天晚上，哥哥主动对爸爸妈妈说，他想少玩一点平板电脑。
nà tiān wǎn shang gē ge zhǔ dòng duì bà ba mā ma shuō tā xiǎng shǎo wán yì diǎn píng bǎn diàn nǎo
That night my brother told Mum and Dad himself that he wanted to use the tablet less.
我们一起想了一个办法：晚上八点以后，所有的电子产品都放进篮子里。
wǒ men yì qǐ xiǎng le yí gè bàn fǎ wǎn shang bā diǎn yǐ hòu suǒ yǒu de diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn dōu fàng jìn lán zi lǐ
Together we came up with a plan: after eight at night, every device goes into the basket.
我在纸条上写了“八点以后”，贴在篮子上。
wǒ zài zhǐ tiáo shàng xiě le bā diǎn yǐ hòu tiē zài lán zi shàng
I wrote "After 8" on a note and stuck it on the basket.
现在，每天晚上八点一到，哥哥就把平板电脑放进篮子。
xiàn zài měi tiān wǎn shang bā diǎn yí dào gē ge jiù bǎ píng bǎn diàn nǎo fàng jìn lán zi
Now, at eight every evening, my brother puts the tablet in the basket.
他陪我下棋、拼图，还折纸飞机给我玩。
tā péi wǒ xià qí pīn tú hái zhé zhǐ fēi jī gěi wǒ wán
He plays chess and does jigsaws with me, and folds paper planes for me too.
纸飞机在客厅里飞来飞去，我高兴得哈哈大笑。
zhǐ fēi jī zài kè tīng lǐ fēi lái fēi qù wǒ gāo xìng de hā hā dà xiào
The paper plane flies round the living room, and I laugh with joy.
我觉得，那个爱陪我玩的哥哥又回来了。
wǒ jué de nà ge ài péi wǒ wán de gē ge yòu huí lái le
I feel that the brother who loved to play with me has come back.