Vocabulary

Chinese Meaning

1. insects (n)

昆蟲

2. bazaar (n)

市集

3. pretend (v)

假裝

4. astronaut (n)

太空人

5. humour (n)

幽默

6. scary (adj)

可怕的

7. trip (n)

旅程

8. neighbourhood (n)

鄰居

9. tiny (adj)

細小

10. crib (n)

貯藏箱/嬰兒床

Last night, I returned home to a quiet flat although my whole family was at home. My daughter chatted online, my son played online games and my wife updated her Facebook page. Nobody spoke!

Years ago, families did things together. They talked with each other. They visited family and friends. Now Facebook friends are more important than the real thing.

There’s nothing wrong with having online friends, but let’s spend more time chatting face to face!

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