Are Online Friends Real Friends?

Modern computer technology has made a new kind of human relationship possible: online friendship. ____(1)____. Are online friendships as beneficial as face-to-face friendships? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having virtual friends? Can people form strong bonds online? Today these questions are the subject of lively debate1.

Some people believe that the Internet is the best way to make new friends. It’s convenient, it’s fast, and it allows to make contact with different kinds of people from all over the world. When you use social networking websites and chat rooms, you can easily find people with interests and hobbies similar to yours2. Information updates and photos add to the experience. Making friends on the Internet is especially good for shy people who feel uncomfortable in social situations. It’s often easier to share thoughts and feelings online. ____(2)____. They can make people feel less lonely and help them solve problems.

Although the Internet can encourage friendship, it has a major disadvantage. ____(3)____. Online friends only tell you what they want you to know. They sometimes exaggerate their good qualities and hide the less positive ones, so you can’t be sure of what they really like3. That is why you should not give personal information to anyone online unless you’re totally sure of who that person is.

Can online friendship be as meaningful as face-to-face ones? There are different points of view. Researchers at the University of Southern California surveyed 2,000 households in the United States. The results showed that more than 40 percent of participants feel “as strongly about their online buddies”as they do about their “offline”friends. ____(4)____. In contrast, there are many people who believe that it’s not possible to have deep relationships with online friends. A young Indian software engineer, Lalitha Lakshmipathy，says，“it’s good to feel connected with many people, but all my e-buddies are not necessarily my close friends. ”____(5)____. They say that it’s hard to develop feelings of trust and connection when you don’t share experiences in person4.

People continue to express different opinions about online friendship. However, most of them would agree that virtual friendships must not replace face-to-face friendships. As one life coach says, “a social networking site should only be the ‘a(chǎn)dd on’ in any relationship.”

注釋?zhuān)?/p>

1．Today these questions are the subject of lively debate.：現(xiàn)今這些問(wèn)題成了人們熱議的話(huà)題。

2．When you use social networking websites and chat rooms, you can easily find people with interests and hobbies similar to yours.：當(dāng)你瀏覽社交網(wǎng)站和進(jìn)人聊天室聊天時(shí)，你會(huì)很容易找到志趣相投的人。

3．They sometimes exaggerate their good qualities and hide the less positive ones, so you can’t be sure of what they really like.：他們有時(shí)會(huì)夸大自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)而掩蓋缺點(diǎn)，讓你看不清他們的廬山真面目。

4．They say that it’s hard to develop feelings of trust and connection when you don’t share experiences in person.：他們認(rèn)為，由于缺乏共同的經(jīng)歷，與網(wǎng)友發(fā)展信任和聯(lián)系很困難。

練習(xí)：

A．In addition, virtual friends can offer emotional support.

B．When you’re not face to face, it’s much easier to deceive people.

C．Many people would agree.

D．Researchers also found that it’s not unusual for online friends to become face-to-face friends.

E．Online friends may be of help in many ways.

F．Online friends，or virtual friends，are people who have become acquainted with each other through the Internet.

答案與題解：

1．F開(kāi)頭第一句講了現(xiàn)代計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)給人類(lèi)帶來(lái)了一種新型的人際關(guān)系，即網(wǎng)友。而這一句是對(duì)網(wǎng)友的定義，即人們通過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)認(rèn)識(shí)的朋友。第二句的開(kāi)頭online friends與第一句的結(jié)尾online friendship承上啟下，是文章寫(xiě)作的要素。

2．A本段講的是網(wǎng)上交友的有利因素：方便快捷；分享真情實(shí)感比社交場(chǎng)合容易得多。本句的開(kāi)頭in addition (另外）引出對(duì)以上有利因素的補(bǔ)充。

3．B本段講的是網(wǎng)上交友的不利因素。本段第一句是一個(gè)總括句：網(wǎng)上交友有一大不利。本句說(shuō)明這一不利是什么，即沒(méi)有而對(duì)而的接觸，人們很容易受騙，緊接著下一句講怎樣被騙：網(wǎng)友只會(huì)告訴你他們想讓你知道的信息。

4．D該句的前一句講的是：調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示，超過(guò)40%的受訪者認(rèn)為“網(wǎng)上的友誼”同“線下的友誼”一樣牢固。而這一句是對(duì)上一句的進(jìn)一步解釋?zhuān)赫{(diào)查還顯示，網(wǎng)友轉(zhuǎn)變成現(xiàn)實(shí)中的朋友也不是不尋常的。also —詞也表明了該句和前一句的關(guān)系。

5．C該句的前一句和后一句都講的是網(wǎng)絡(luò)可以使人們多聯(lián)系，但耍使人們成為親密的朋友比較難。所以，該句（很多人也認(rèn)同這一點(diǎn)）恰當(dāng)?shù)匕阉鼈冞B接起來(lái)。

譯文：網(wǎng)友算真正的朋友嗎？

現(xiàn)代計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)使得一種新的人際關(guān)系成為可能，即網(wǎng)友。網(wǎng)友，或稱(chēng)虛擬朋友，是指在網(wǎng)上認(rèn)識(shí)的人。網(wǎng)友是否能像現(xiàn)實(shí)中的朋友一樣互相幫助？交網(wǎng)友的利弊分別有哪些？網(wǎng)絡(luò)上能建立起牢固的聯(lián)系嗎？現(xiàn)金，這些問(wèn)題引起了激烈的爭(zhēng)論。

有的人認(rèn)為，網(wǎng)絡(luò)是結(jié)交朋友最好的方式。網(wǎng)絡(luò)不僅方便快捷，還能讓你聯(lián)系到全世界各種類(lèi)型的人。當(dāng)你瀏覽社交網(wǎng)站或進(jìn)入聊天室聊天時(shí)，你會(huì)很容易找到志趣相投的人，信息更新和照片也能增進(jìn)這種體驗(yàn)。在網(wǎng)上交友對(duì)于內(nèi)向的人來(lái)說(shuō)尤其有利，因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)谏缃粓?chǎng)合可能會(huì)感到不自在。在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上，分享思想和情感也變得更為容易。另外，虛擬的朋友能夠給人們以情感支持，減少人們的孤獨(dú)感，幫助他們解決問(wèn)題。

網(wǎng)絡(luò)雖然可以增進(jìn)友誼，但也存在不少缺陷。由于沒(méi)有面對(duì)面的接觸，人們很容易受騙。網(wǎng)友只會(huì)告訴你他們想讓你知道的信息。他們有時(shí)會(huì)夸大自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)而掩蓋缺點(diǎn)，讓你看不清他們的廬山真面目。正因如此，在不完全確定對(duì)方是誰(shuí)之前，不要隨便將個(gè)人信息提供給網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的任何人。

網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的朋友能和現(xiàn)實(shí)中的朋友一樣有意義嗎？對(duì)此有許多不同的觀點(diǎn)。南加州大學(xué)的研究人員對(duì)美國(guó)2000戶(hù)家庭進(jìn)行了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查，調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示，超過(guò)40%的受訪者認(rèn)為“網(wǎng)上的友誼”同“線下的友誼”一樣牢固。調(diào)查還顯示，網(wǎng)友不能轉(zhuǎn)變成現(xiàn)實(shí)中的朋友也不是尋常的。與此相對(duì)的是，許多人認(rèn)為與網(wǎng)友發(fā)展深厚友誼不太可能。拉麗莎·拉什米帕西是一名年輕的軟件工程師，她說(shuō)：“同許多人保持聯(lián)系給人感覺(jué)很好，但是我網(wǎng)上的朋友不都是我親密的朋友?！焙芏嗳艘舱J(rèn)同這一點(diǎn)，他們認(rèn)為，由于缺乏共同的經(jīng)歷，與網(wǎng)友發(fā)展信任和聯(lián)系很困難。

人們還在為網(wǎng)友的問(wèn)題爭(zhēng)論不休。不過(guò)，大部分人仍認(rèn)為，虛擬的朋友不能代替現(xiàn)實(shí)中的朋友。正如一位人生導(dǎo)師說(shuō)：“社交網(wǎng)站只能成為人際關(guān)系的助益，而不能取而代之。”

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