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嘉乐:妈妈,老师要我们找资料:为什么海水是咸的?我可以上网问谷歌吗?
mā ma lǎo shī yào wǒ men zhǎo zī liào wèi shén me hǎi shuǐ shì xián de wǒ kě yǐ shàng wǎng wèn gǔ gē ma
Jiale: Mum, the teacher wants us to find out why sea water is salty. Can I go online and ask Google?
妈妈:可以,妈妈陪你一起查。你要先想好关键词,比如“海水”和“咸”。
kě yǐ mā ma péi nǐ yì qǐ chá nǐ yào xiān xiǎng hǎo guān jiàn cí bǐ rú hǎi shuǐ hé xián
Mum: Yes, I'll look it up with you. First think of good keywords, like 'sea water' and 'salty'.
嘉乐:我打好了!哇,出来好多网站,我要看哪一个?
wǒ dǎ hǎo le wā chū lai hǎo duō wǎng zhàn wǒ yào kàn nǎ yí gè
Jiale: I've typed them in! Wow, lots of websites came up. Which one should I read?
妈妈:最好看两个不同的网站,比较一下。因为网上的东西不一定都是对的,所以要多查一查。
zuì hǎo kàn liǎng ge bù tóng de wǎng zhàn bǐ jiào yí xià yīn wèi wǎng shàng de dōng xi bù yí dìng dōu shì duì de suǒ yǐ yào duō chá yi chá
Mum: It's best to read two different websites and compare them. Because not everything online is true, you should check more than one.
嘉乐:两个网站都说,河水把石头里的盐带进大海,所以海水是咸的。
liǎng ge wǎng zhàn dōu shuō hé shuǐ bǎ shí tou li de yán dài jìn dà hǎi suǒ yǐ hǎi shuǐ shì xián de
Jiale: Both websites say rivers carry salt from rocks into the sea, so sea water is salty.
妈妈:很好,两个网站说得一样,就比较可信。对了,这里叫你填名字和地址,要填吗?
hěn hǎo liǎng ge wǎng zhàn shuō de yí yàng jiù bǐ jiào kě xìn duì le zhè lǐ jiào nǐ tián míng zi hé dì zhǐ yào tián ma
Mum: Good. When two websites say the same thing, it's more trustworthy. Oh, this box asks for your name and address. Should you fill it in?
嘉乐:不要!在网上不能告诉别人我的名字、地址和密码。
bú yào zài wǎng shàng bù néng gào su bié rén wǒ de míng zi dì zhǐ hé mì mǎ
Jiale: No! Online, I must never tell other people my name, address or password.
妈妈:答对了!还有,看到广告或者要下载东西,先问爸爸妈妈。
dá duì le hái yǒu kàn dào guǎng gào huò zhě yào xià zǎi dōng xi xiān wèn bà ba mā ma
Mum: That's right! And if you see an ad, or something wants you to download it, ask Mum or Dad first.
嘉乐:知道了。谷歌真厉害,可是我还是要自己想一想,再写报告。
zhī dao le gǔ gē zhēn lì hai kě shì wǒ hái shi yào zì jǐ xiǎng yi xiǎng zài xiě bào gào
Jiale: Got it. Google is amazing, but I still have to think it through myself before I write the report.
妈妈:说得对!古人说“尽信书,不如无书”,网上的东西也一样,要自己动脑想。
shuō de duì gǔ rén shuō jìn xìn shū bù rú wú shū wǎng shàng de dōng xi yě yí yàng yào zì jǐ dòng nǎo xiǎng
Mum: Exactly! People long ago said 'believing every word in books is worse than having no books'. It's the same online: use your own brain.